Music education in the United States schools. The Kodaly Method was developed in Hungary by Zoltan Kodaly. The Orff-Schulwerk Method was developed by Carl Orff, the German composer who wrote Carmina Burana. The Dalcroze-Eurythmics Method was developed in Switzerland by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, who was teaching at the Geneva Conservatory at the time. All three methods place an emphasis on activity and learning by doing. The Kodaly Method is known best for its use of solfege syllables and corresponding hand signals. The Orff-Schulwerk Method is most famous for its use of varying sizes of xylophones and glockenspiels, known as "Orff instruments." The Dalcroze-Eurythimics Method's most visible characteristic
Zachary Gordin and others. Some of his notable concert repertoire includes Bach’s Cantata #82 “Ich Habe Genug”, Monteverdi’s "Magnificant", Mahler’s "Kindertotenlieder", Mozart’s "Coronation Mass" and "Requiem", Pergolesi’s "Stabat Mater", and Handel’s "Messiah". Orff’s "Carmina Burana" has become a signature piece for Gordin, who has performed the work numerous times. Maestro Michael Morgan of the Oakland Symphony stated that Gordin is “the ideal baritone for "Carmina Burana"…this is the best singing of the high, sensual music that I have ever heard. This is as good a rendering of those solos as one is ever likely to encounter.” Gordin’s celebrated vocal technique has won