Music Trains began as an idea introduced by Alpha Munro at a Ross and Cromarty rerun for Artsplay phase 2. She wanted to ask Doug Goodkin - international Orff Music specialist - to come to the Highlands and run some workshops.
He responded with a positive answer and came along to Caithness and Sutherland Artsplay training days - his first visit funded by HI-Arts.
Thereafter he returned every year up to 2007 delivering a series of educational workshops across all abilities and with a range of professionals working in a variety of sectors.
Both Artlink Highland and Artsplay Highland collaborated on delivering Music Trains, creating a varied programme of training workshops based around Orff Schulwerk and other types of music education.
What is Orff Schulwerk? http://www.aosa.org/orff.html This link provides a simple explanation of what it’s all about. For more information about Doug, please visit his website www.douggoodkin.com
In 2008, Artsplay Highland delivered Music Trains as an event at Eden Court incorporating cultural diversity as its central theme.
Orff Scotland is now a reality. It was officially recognised in December 2010 by the Orff Institute in Salzburg thanks to the tireless work of Moira Jakobsson, primary music specialist, Glasgow who has for many years promoted the Orff Approach to music education. Supported by the Orff Society UK in 2002 she organises the ongoing series ACCENT ON ORFF courses in Glasgow. However, there is no doubt that the success of the Carl Orff approach to Music courses initiated by Alpha Munro as part of Music Trains in 2004 -2011under the Artlink Highland/Artsplay Highland have helped in the creation of Orff Scotland.
Please see pdf for further detailed information about this series of events in the Highlands.
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