Singing is a learned skill, and if we are lucky, we learn when we are young, through nursery rhymes, finger plays and community singing. Children generally learn to pitch accurately sometime between age two and ten.Some adults can’t sing in tune because their family didn’t sing accurately, and some because…
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An inspiring project
An ambitious collaboration between The Muse Community Music Trust and Whītau School is making sure every child in the school receives a comprehensive Music education, beginning when the children are new entrants, and supporting the children’s music learning until they graduate at the end of year six. Principal, Sandra Dentice,…
Why Kodály
Children who learn in a Kodály inspired classroom develop confidence and resilience for learning and an ease and fluency for music that is the envy of many. A Kodály inspired classroom is joyful, challenging and fun, and accessible to all students, while providing extension for those who are already on…
Why Kodaly for older learners?
The Kodály approach is used by the Conservatory High School in Sydney. Most students start Secondary School with little or no music knowledge. Many of us are working to change this situation, but for the time being, Secondary School music teachers are in a ‘make or break’ position in helping…