APPLY NOW28th International Summer School
8th - 15th August 2010
University of Leicester Conference Centre, Oadby, Leicester LE2 2ND
Also in this section:
Welcome | Costs (Tuition, Accommodation & Meals) | University of Leicester
Tutors | Kodály Approach | Springboard | Core Musicianship
Kodály Methodology | Conducting Skills | Singing Lessons
Kodály Approach
What is the Kodály Approach?
Kodály training focuses on discovering music through the experience of singing. This does not mean that one must be 'a singer' to enjoy or benefit from this form of music making. The teaching and learning of music through use of the singing voice enables the most direct of musical responses, provides the opportunity for musical understanding at the deepest level and has no requirement for the kind of technical problems which instruments demand. Summer School students are taught to work with rhythm, structure and style in music - and to understand pitch by using a relative pitch system (solfa), which uses pitch syllables (e.g. do, re, mi, fah, soh, etc.) to develop keen aural discrimination. This is central to Kodály training and provides a stimulating and challenging means of improving personal musicianship and musical awareness.
See also our 'Kodaly Approach' section