Episode 2: Kodaly in the Orchestra Classroom

Show Notes

• The Chrome extension Transpose is great for transposing online audio/video recordings into a key that works for your students' repertoire. This is helpful for adding to Kodaly-recommended listening libraries or play-along tracks in class.

• I mention Chapter 9 in The Child as Musician - a Handbook of Musical Development when discussing the idea of musical "button pushers." Find the book here.

• Sight Reading Factory is a great online teaching tool for your students, as it generates sight reading examples based on criteria of your choosing. But you can also use it yourself if you want to improve your own solfege/sight-singing skills!

• Find the Conversational Solfege level 1 teacher guide here.

References​

Benedict, C. (2010). Methods and approaches. In H. F. Abeles & L.A. Custodero, (Eds.), Critical issues in music education: Contemporary theory and practice. Oxford University Press, (pp. 194-214).

Burnsed, V., & Fiocca, P. (1990). Bringing general music techniques to the instrumental class. Music Educators Journal, 76(6), 45. https://doi-org.library.lakeland.edu/10.2307/3400967

Howard, P. M. (1996). Kodaly strategies for instrumental teachers. Music Educators Journal, 82(5), 27. https://doi-org.library.lakeland.edu/10.2307/3398929

Lane, A. M. (2006). A comparison of two methods for elementary music teachers. Canadian Music Educator/Musicien Educateur Au Canada, 48(1), 39-43.

Mills, J., & McPheson, G. E. (2016). Musical literacy: Reading traditional clef notation. In G. E. McPherson (Ed.), The child as musician: A handbook of musical development (2nd ed. pp. 81-101). New York: Oxford University Press.

Thibeault, M. D. (2018). Learning with sound recordings: A history of Suzuki’s mediated pedagogy. Journal of Research in Music Education, 66(1), 6-30. https://doi-org.library.lakeland.edu/10.1177/0022429418756879