The German educator Gunild Keetman (1904–1990) was the primary originator, along with Carl Orff, of the approach to teaching music known as Orff Schulwerk. Keetman was responsible for most of the actual teaching that was done in the early stages of the movement, perhaps most prominently as the teacher for the radio and television broadcasts that popularized the Schulwerk throughout Germany in the 1950s.
Keetman was a prolific composer, and the five volume "Music for Children" contains many of her pieces. In addition, there are several volumes of music for recorder and percussion.
Gassenhauer, a short piece associated with Carl Orff, is credited to Keetman on at least one recent release of the Schulwerk.[1] It has been used multiple times on television, radio, and in films, including the films Badlands,[2]
Much of the Orff-Schulwerk scholarship prior to the 1990s did not give attention to Keetman's extensive contributions, but that is being remedied through many recent publications (see Additional references). Keetman was normally credited, along with Orff, on LP recordings of the Schulwerk compositions.