Carl Orff devoted much of his life to the development of a philosophy of"Music for Children", based on his belief that music is the natural out come of speech, rhythm and movement. His ideas and pioneering work have had a major influence on music and dance education throughout the world and today that work continues under the guidance of leading teachers andeducators in many countries. The five basic German volumes of "Music fo r Children" by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman were published between 1950 and 1954. Editions have since been published in Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Ghana, Great Britain (includi ng a special Welsh edition), Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin-America,the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and the USA. In 1952 t he first edition in translation appeared an English language adaptation by Doreen Hall and Arnold Walter for their Canadian and American students. A few years later, Margaret Murray independently developed a
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