Ep. 8 - A Chat with a Renowned Orff Schulwerk Teacher - Christoph Maubach, Part 2
Welcome to Music PodcastShow Notes
Thanks for joining our ‘Welcome to Music’ Podcast, Episode #8 where I’ll be chatting with Christoph Maubach, who is an internationally recognized music educator, Orff Schulwerk Practitioner and community singing leader. He divides his time as workshop facilitator and music and movement teacher between Germany and Australia.
Christoph retired as a senior lecturer in music education from Waikato University, NZ and before that was lecturer in music education at ACU in Melbourne. In Germany he provides vocal workshops for Acappella groups and teaches music and dance at the Youth Music Organization ‘Verspielt’ (Playful) in Berlin. Christoph is an active Board member of the International Orff Schulwerk Forum Salzburg (IOSFS). He also conducts workshops in Taiwan, Europe, Australia and New Zealand where he leads the 2024 North Island Singing Tour.
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