What is the Kodály approach?

The Kodály approach of music education is based on the work of Hungarian composer, educator, philosopher and ethnomusicologist, Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967). It is now used widely throughout the world to train musicianship in children and adults. Kodály-inspired instruction uses a carefully organized sequence of musical elements and concepts taught through developmentally appropriate song materials and musical activities. Using high quality traditional folk music as the initial core musical material, Kodály-inspired musician educators engage their students in joyful, sequential, developmentally-appropriate, child-centered, and interactive sound-based instruction in which students are exposed to systematically graded, properly paced presentation to assimilate ideas organized according to the inner logic of music.

2011 Kodály courses supplied by West Music

The following is a list of Kodály certification courses for which West Music will be providing books and instruments in summer 2011.  Required and recommended materials as well as recorders will be available on site or a PDF order form will be provided for students to order directly from West Music.  For many of these workshops West Music will provide instruments, drums and unpitched percussion instruments that will be used in the classes.  These instruments will be available for sale at a discount at the end of the courses, which means these instruments will be available to you at discounted prices and free shipping when picked up at the end of the workshops!  (Please contact us no later than 3 weeks before any show to allow shipping time.)

For information regarding reserving instruments or for orders to be picked up at the workshops, please contact our workshop coordinator via email at workshops@westmusic.com or call 800-397-9378. ext 1306. See you there!

Click on the following link to find out when and where each certification course will be happening:

2011 Kodály courses supplied by West Music

Products to help with your Kodály curriculum:

	Basic Beat BB440 Tuning Fork By Basic Beat 4.75" long metal tuning fork, A=440 Round prongs Not for children under 3 years of age
	More	$4.25
	Kodály Today A Cognitive Approach to Elementary Music Education Hardcover book, 617 pages Grounded in current research in music perception and cognition Outlines the concrete practices behind constructing effective teaching portfolios Offers teachers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step roadmap for developing students' musical understanding and metacognitive skills.
	More	$45.00

To see our extensive Kodály product selection, click here!