Janet is a certified Orff Music and Movement Specialist with a masters degree in Early Childhood Curriculum. She teaches TK-3rd grade students at Oak Grove Elementary School in Graton and Apple Blossom School in Sebastopol. Her course Orff Music and Movement in Early Childhood is offered every summer for classroom and music teachers through the San Francisco International Orff Course.
Janet’s classes for children and teachers integrate singing, rhythmic speech, creative movement, musical stories, body percussion and musical instruments. Students improvise, create and notate their own music compositions in a playful and joyful environment.
For several years she was the pre-orchestra teacher for the Simply Strings El Sistema program sponsored by the Santa Rosa Symphony and was a mentor teacher for the San Francisco Symphony Keeping Score project for classroom teachers. Janet has received numerous district grants to integrate music and movement into the K-4 Language Arts, ESL, Math and Science curricula.
Janet has shared her interest in music, language and movement by offering courses for teachers and children in Bali, Bhutan, South Africa and Thailand. She enjoys dancing and playing the harpsichord, percussion, and the accordion.
Learn about Janet’s residencies below under PROGRAM or at orffmusicandmovement.com
granite@sonic.net
707-632-5526
Residency Descriptions
Musical Stories and Singing Games TK-1st grade, Music, Movement
Through musical stories and creative movement students become: dancing balloons in the Balloon Garden, statues in the Magic Museum, conductors in the Waker and Shaker story, members of the Wiggle and Waggle families, and noisy players in Sally’s Magic Sound Sponge story. They accompany the stories with musical instruments. These stories develop music and movement skills, creativity, collaboration in a joyful and playful environment.
The Water Cycle Dance Grades 2-3 Science, Dance, Geometry, Music
Students become water molecules and dance their way through the water cycle, deepening their understanding of the three states of matter: liquid, gas and solid. By physically moving through these amazing transformations students experience evaporation, the invisible phase change from liquid to gas, create group hexagonal ice crystal shapes, choreograph their own Water Cycle Dance, and create a musical accompaniment for the dance. They work cooperatively in a trust building environment. This residency addresses multiple California Standards for Music and Dance, Common Core Math, and NGSS Science Standards.
Folk Dances and Singing Games from Around the World
Grades K-4 Dance, Music and Math
Students dance and sing their way around the world through age-appropriate line, circle and partner folk dances and singing games. Countries may include Spain, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Israel, Russia, Serbia, England, Sweden, and Austria. They experience the multi-cultural richness of the United States through African American play party games, and Appalachian line dances. Seasonal dances and games for Fall and Winter can also be included.
Through this Residency students:
* Develop an understanding and appreciation for the diversity and commonalities of many cultures
*Develop social — emotional skills of empathy, collaboration, and personal expression
*Perform rhythms from many cultures
*Have the opportunity to create their own dances
*Make math connections through patterns and number combinations.
*Develop physical coordination and skills
*Stimulate learning in other academic areas through movement
*Create a community celebration
*Have fun!
Janet Greene
707-632-5526
granite@sonic.net
Cancellation policy for a residency: 2 weeks