In this post I’ll give you take you through an approach to teaching the intervals in the pentatonic scale.
Pentatonic Intervals Read More »
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My last few blog posts have been about more complicated rhythms and how we can guide our students to discover them using a Kodály inspired approach. The most important element of the Kodály approach is singing, using our voice. It really comes into it’s own with the rhythm that appears in the sone Step Back Baby.
Step Back Baby: Teaching ti-tika and tika-ti Read More »
Microsteps to Syncopa: as easy as uno, dos, tres, cuatro…
Microsteps to Syncopa: as easy as uno, dos, tres, cuatro… Read More »
In this blog I’ll tell you how I use this song and others to introduce more complex rhythms and why I think Down the Road, in the way I teach it, is such a great song for presenting one particular complex rhythm…
Roads to new rhythms: a Kodály approach to teaching tika-tika Read More »
I think Hi Lo Chikalo is great for presenting low so and low la. Below, I’ll show you how I do it and some ideas for practising low so and la with other songs.
Going lo… teaching low so and la Read More »
We’ll explore Hi Lo Chikalo, a fun clapping game that is great for rhythm dictation and discovering something new about solfa!
Exploring Hi Lo Chikalo Read More »
Alongside the work on introducing do re mi on the white keys, we can introduce the musical alphabet which takes us down a path of learning landmark notes, tonics, clefs, the grand staff and our destination… middle C
Destination: Middle C. A Kodály approach to Letter Names and Clefs… part two Read More »
This blog will explore what it means to prepare our students aurally, physically and visually with practical suggestions for activities
Preparing Pitch: How to prepare pitch and practical ideas Read More »
I wanted the blog after beat and rhythm I wanted to discuss pitch, but the beginnings of pitch aren’t anything to do with so and mi or high and low; it’s about experiencing the voice and children determining whether something is singing or speaking. They need opportunity to play games and do activities to prepare voice types and to make them feel comfortable with using their voice in different ways.
Preparing to Sing: The Beginnings of Pitch Read More »
To prepare rhythm, we need to go through the same steps we went through with beat but with rhythm!