Mr. Vernon J. Fant, Jr.
Mr. Fantastic is the leader of the hero team, the Fantastic Four... sorry, wrong bio... Mr. Fant is a native Memphian and product of Memphis City Schools. He and his musical abilities have been at "the Belle" since its installation in 2013. Students say they always learn more than music in his class and love to stay. His favorite quote with the students is, "you never know what you like, until you what... try it."
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What is Orff Music?
This approach to learning, developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman, builds musicianship through singing, playing instruments, speech, and movement. Active music making is the core of this philosophy, supporting both the conceptual and affective development of children. Active learners develop more thorough and better long-term understanding of the material and ideas involved. Children who regularly improvise and create their own dances and musical settings are uniquely prepared to solve problems in many other contexts.
http://aosa.org/about/what-is-orff-schulwerk/
http://aosa.org/about/what-is-orff-schulwerk/
Elemental music is never just music. It is bound up with movement, dance and speech, and so it is a form of music in which one must participate, in which one is involved not as a listener but as a co-performer." - Carl Orff