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Beyond the Solfège and the Hand Signs An Intro to
Kodály-Inspired Teaching
Dave Verno, presenter PMEA Districts 1 & 5 Fall PD
Workshop
Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquense University November 20,
2018
[email protected] http://MrVerno.weebly.com
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My Music Education JourneyInspired by My Music Teachers
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Long-Term Substitute Positions
2/3 K-5 Position @ Hempfield
Full Time K-4 @ Gateway
Capital University (Columbus, OH)
Master of Music in Music Education
with Kodály Emphasis and Certification
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Myth Busting Time
Kodály-inspired teaching is NOT…
…a method.
…only singing.
…only for reading and writing music.
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My Elevator Speech
Kodály-inspired teaching is a joyful, active music making
approach to music education that purposely
and sequentially fosters musical fluency and promotes life-long
independent musicianship, utilizing the folk music of the culture
or cultures present in a school’s
community as a pathway to fluency.
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Who was Zoltán Kodály?• Born in Kecskemét, Hungary in 1882 •
Composer • Ethnomusicologist • Linguist • Educator • Philosopher •
Nationalist
“The making of my destiny was as natural as breathing. I sang
earlier than I talked, and I sang more than I talked.”
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Kodály-Inspired Teaching
Conception
Philosophy
Methodology
Tools of the Method
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Conception Music for Everyone
Joy of Music
“Music belongs to everyone and is the treasure of all.”
“To sing and to make music are both a daily necessity.”
Kodály-Inspired Teaching
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Conception Music for Everyone
Joy of Music
Philosophy Singing
Begin Very Early Folk Music
Quality Music Quality Teaching
“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-Inspired Teaching
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Conception Music for Everyone
Joy of Music
Philosophy Singing
Begin Very Early Folk Music
Quality Music Quality Teaching
“A child’s music education should begin nine months before his
birth.”
Kodály-Inspired Teaching
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Conception Music for Everyone
Joy of Music
Philosophy Singing
Begin Very Early Folk Music
Quality Music Quality Teaching
“The compositions of every country, if original, are based on
the songs of its own people. That is why their folk songs must be
constantly sung, observed, and studied.”
Kodály-Inspired Teaching
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Conception Music for Everyone
Joy of Music
Philosophy Singing
Begin Very Early Folk Music
Quality Music Quality Teaching
“The pure soul of the child must be considered sacred; what we
implant there must stand every test, and if we plant anything bad,
we poison his soul for life.”
Kodály-Inspired Teaching
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Conception Music for Everyone
Joy of Music
Philosophy Singing
Begin Very Early Folk Music
Quality Music Quality Teaching
Methodology Child Development
Sequencing
Kodály-Inspired Teaching
“Music must not be approached from its intellectual, rational
side, nor should it be conveyed to the child as a system of
algebraic symbols, or as a secret writing of a language with which
he has no connection. The way should be paved for direct
intuition.”
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Conception Music for Everyone
Joy of Music
Philosophy Singing
Begin Very Early Folk Music
Quality Music Quality Teaching
Methodology Child Development
Sequencing
Tools Tonic Solfa
Curwen Hand Signs Rhythm Syllables
Stick Notation Iconic Notation
Kodály-Inspired Teaching
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Kodály-Inspired Teaching
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Suggested Sequence of Rhythmic and Melodic Concepts
Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th
Grade
tuneful singing
fast/slow
loud/soft
high/low voices
smooth/jerky
steady beat
high/low pitch
word rhythm
rhythm vs beat
quarters & eighths
ffffffhfhfhfhhhfall other
ta/ti-ti patterns
staff
so mi
quarter rest
la so la so mi
so mi la so mi
2 meter
2
tie qq
half note
d
do (so-mi-do)
(so-do) do clef
4 sixteenth notes
j
re
4 meter
4
pentatonic scale
1 eighth, 2 sixteenths
s
low la (la,)
la pentatonic
2 sixteenths, 1 eighth
k
low so (so,)
so pentatonic
split eighths
ii
anacrusis
syncopation
ui
high do (do’ )
whole note
c
fa & Bb
dotted quarter, eighth patterns
ri ir
low ti (ti,) & F#
dotted eighth, sixteenth patterns
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major scale
dotted half note
d .
3 meter
3
minor scale
compound meter and its rhythms
16th-8th-16th
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altered tones si & fi
modes Dorian
Mixolydian etc.
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Sequence
Teaching Each Individual Concept or Element
Preparation Presentation
Practice (Assess)
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PreparePhysical / Kinesthetic Aural Visual
A motion or movement that allows students to unconsciously feel
the new element
Students demonstrate that they hear the new element
A symbolic representation of what students have been hearing
that is very close to the actual notation
IDEAS: Imaginitive motions suggested by the text, clapping the
rhythm, stepping to the beat, using hand staff, body staff, or hand
signs, showing melodic contour, playing a rhythmic or melodic
instrument, performing an ostinato using the new element
IDEAS: As the teacher sings, students signal when they hear the
new element. Teacher sings patterns; students respond with hand
signs or body staff to show they hear the new sound. Echo clap
clap/sing/sign patterns with the new element.
IDEAS: Iconic notation, text written to show number of sounds on
a beat, text or stick notation written spatially to show contour,
visual patterns to show the new element, flashcards, use chairs as
beats and children as number of sounds, notate patterns with
icons
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PresentMake the New Element Conscious
Name the new element, including its solfa syllable and hand sign
or rhythm syllable, and its staff placement or symbol. Especially
for younger elements students, it is useful to present a new
element using some sort of story that allows them to connect old
knowledge with their new knowledge.
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PracticePhysical / Kinesthetic Aural Visual
Students now consciously move to feel this element.
Students demonstrate that they hear this element
Students read stick or staff notation that includes this
element.
Immediate or Early Practice Middle Practice Late Practice
Sing and read the song from stick or staff notation in the
presentation song using rhythm syllables or solfa and hand
signs.
Students aurally recall the new element in at least one other
familiar song.
Read, write, or inner hear the new element in the presenation
song or another familiar song.
Sing, play, read, derive, write, or inner hear this element in
many other familiar songs similar to the presentation song.
Sing, play, read, etc. new songs containing this element.
Compose and improvise using this element.
Use this element in all musical skill areas including part-work
and dictation.
This element should now be a part of the students’ musical
vocabulary.
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PlanningLong Range Plan
(Curriculum)Concept Plan
(Teaching Strategies)Mid-Range Plan
(Year Plan)Short-Range Plan
(Lesson Plan)Details a scope and sequence of concepts for all
grade levels that you teach, Reflects what will be taught and when
it will be taught
Specifically details how to prepare, present, and practice each
concept, Includes 4-6 songs containing the concept and how you will
use them
Written for each grade level, Schedules out how many lessons are
taught and the timing to prepare, present, and practice each
concept
Written according to the timing of the year plan and using
strategies contained in the concept plans, Have specific objectives
sequenced week-to-week
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Planning
Repertoire Concepts & ElementsMusical Skills
Curricular Objectives
Behavioral Objectives
Activities & Procedures
Folk songs Singing games Art music Exercises Quality composed
music
Rhythm Melody Form Harmony Style Vocabulary
Sing Play Move Listen Audiate Read Write
What the students will learn
What the students will do with what they learn
Exactly how the students will demonstrate their skills
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PlanningWarm-Up
High Concentration
Change of Pace
Moderate Concentration
Closing
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What should we do?Concept Plan
Techniques for Preparing a Concept
Folk Song Retrieval
Good Songs for Certain Elements
See a Short Lesson
Questions?
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Beyond the Solfège and the Hand Signs An Intro to
Kodály-Inspired Teaching
Dave Verno, presenter PMEA Districts 1 & 5 Fall PD
Workshop
Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquense University November 20,
2018
[email protected] http://MrVerno.weebly.com
Y][poiuydo
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mi
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