Music the Kodaly Way
September29
“If we ourselves sing often, this provides a deep experience of happiness in music. Through our own musical activities, we learn to know the pulsation, rhythm, and shape of melody. The enjoyment given encourages the study of instruments and the listening to other pieces of music as well.”(Kodály, 1964)
Kodály-based music classes are active, engaging, fun, and pedagogically sound.
Your child will-
- sing
- dance
- play games, including listening, reading, and folk song games
- read rhythms
- read notation
- engage in solfège for ear training and sight singing
- play percussion instruments
- play pitched instruments
- develop memory
- improvise
- learn and listen to music ranging from folk song to music of the masters
For a more detailed explanation of Kodály music experiences, visit The Kodály Organization of American Educators. https://www.oake.org/the-kodaly-concept/