EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC

Discover the joy of music education with the internationally recognised Kodály and Dalcroze teaching principles. Building confident, creative young musicians through interactive, developmentally appropriate classes which use fun singing movement games and other activities to build up musical skills and understanding.
The Kodály concept is a wonderful and powerful child-centred approach to teaching and learning music. It is based on the principle of preparation, presentation and practice. Pupils spend time in activities (maybe for several months) which enable them to subconsciously internalise a musical concept before it is formally presented to them in terminology, written symbol, etc. Great emphasis is placed on developing the “inner ear” through listening, singing and fun activities. This later leads on to reading and writing music and provides a solid foundation for understanding pulse, rhythm, melody, harmony, tonality, phrasing, etc.
The Dalcroze approach emphasises feeling the music (rhythm, pitch, structure, phrasing, etc.) before formally introducing the concepts. It has a strong emphasis on kinaesthetic learning. Broader than Kodály itself, in addition to building up the inner ear for pitch, rhythm, etc., it also develops in the student an understanding of tempo, dynamics, expressive phrasing, etc.