Fauna Woolfe

Orff-Schulwerk, Jazz, Integrated Arts, Recorder 

Name

Fauna Woolfe has taught elementary music for 26 years and currently teaches K-5 music at Woodburn Elementary in the Camas School District. She teaches recorder for levels courses and presents workshops nationally. She has presented for the AOSA National Conference and International Orff-Schulwerk Forum Salzburg conference, and has multiple articles published in the AOSA Reverberations. She was elected to the AOSA National Board of Trustees and will serve as a Region I Representative from July 2023 – 2026. She served on the International Sunday Sharing USA team, and is Past – President of Portland Orff. Fauna achieved National Board certification in 2003, 2013, and 2023 and facilitated National Board cohorts to support teachers through the certification process from 2005-2013. Fauna received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Oregon, where she also studied saxophone performance. She received her Masters in Education from Lesley University with an emphasis in Arts Integration, and took her Orff Levels at Seattle Pacific University, The San Francisco Orff Course, and the UNLV Orff course.

Fauna Woolfe founded the Portland Orff Course in 2018 and is the Course Director.

Orff Schulwerk Levels Certification

SF Jazz Course 2011

Workshops

“The Art in Play”
Come and play for the day with creative connections in music, movement, literature, and visual art. Together we will share beautiful experiences exploring these connections that foster musical learning through unusual manipulatives, beautiful books, and fun music! Be prepared to move, sing, play recorder, and explore the art in play! 

I like to include some work with Jazz and Visual art in my teaching. I include recorder playing as a part of the Schulwerk, not from a method book, with a focus on improvisation and foundational skills to build technique for beautiful playing.

Associated Projects

Fauna is an active advocate in multiple regional and national music education associations, and the founder and Course Director of the Portland Orff-Schulwerk Levels Course!

NBT Representative

Past President,
Levels Course Founder and Director

Member

Collaborative Board Member

Presenting Experience

  • November 2023 – AOSA Conference Session Presenter 
  • October 2023 – Reno Orff Chapter
  • August 2023 – Indiana Orff Chapter
  • July/Aug 2023 – Portland Orff Course Recorder Level I, II, III
  • July 2023 – San Diego Orff Course Recorder Level I, II
  • June 2023 – West Chester University Orff Course Recorder Level I, II, III
  • May 2023 – Boston Orff Chapter
  • October 2022 – Evergreen Orff Chapter
  • September 2022 – Arkansas Orff Chapter
  • July/Aug 2022 – Portland Orff Course Recorder Level I, II, III
  • July 2021 – International Orff Forum Conference session Presenter
  • June/July 2022 – Kent State University Orff Course Recorder Level I, II, III
  • November 2021 – AOSA Conference Session Presenter 
  • July/Aug 2021 – Portland Orff Course Recorder Level I, II, III
  • July/Aug 2019 – Portland Orff Course Recorder Level I, II

Fauna flies out of PDX (Portland) International Airport

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