Mary Walton
PEAK Presenter
Based in:
Perth, WA, AustraliaMary Walton is an Australian Orff-Schulwerk presenter who has gained her skills and interests over thirty years of study and participation. In 2014/15, she travelled to the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria and successfully completed the Advanced Studies in Music & Movement, Orff-Schulwerk. She has completed her Levels in Australia and USA.
She has worked with children of all ages and abilities, lectured to university students and is a popular presenter to teachers and support staff around Australia.
Mary’s aim is to share the Orff-Schulwerk approach of creative music and movement to as many people as possible in the community. She believes all people can make music together successfully no matter their age and ability.
In 2020, along with a group of parents, she started the Eton Farm Primary School on her farm in Serpentine. It has grown rapidly, beginning with 9 children and in 2024 it has 50 full-time students and around 25 part-time students. She is the Principal and Music Teacher.
In 2022 the school became an Associated International School with the International Orff-Schulwerk Forum which is the first and only school in Australia.
She is looking forward to encouraging all participants to immerse themselves in the improvised and having fun during this Conference in Perth.