Reach Inside: Learning Through Music

Duration: 29

Year Published: 1973

Creator: Bradley Wright

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Observes the application of the philosophies and teaching techniques of Zoltan Kodaly and Carl Orff to classes of trainable and educable mentally handicapped children. Shows music educators using instrumental and vocal games to help build self-esteem in the children, as well as sensorimotor, conceptual, and language skills. Contrasts these approaches, stressing the need for creativity and self expression, with the conventional approach which gauges success through musical proficiency.