The Orff Method is a way of teaching children about music that engages their mind and body through a mixture of singing, dancing, acting, movement, drama and the use of percussion instruments. Lessons are presented with an element of "play" helping the children learn at their own level of understanding. Improvisation, composition and a child's natural sense of play are encouraged.

     It was conceived during the 1920s and 1930s while Orff served as music director of the Günther-Schule ; a school of music, dance and gymnastics that he co-founded in Munich. His ideas were based on his belief in the importance of rhythm and movement. Orff shared these ideas in a book titled "Orff-Schulwerk" which was later revised and then adapted into English as "Music for Children".