KM 853 - Kodály Materials, Level I

(1-3.00 cr.)

Restricted to Kodály music program students. Participants research, collect, and learn American rhymes, folk songs, and singing games that support Kodály methodology for preschool through grade two. They learn the principles of folk song analysis and create a retrieval system to organize their materials for the sequential teaching of tonal, rhythmic, and formal skills. They also learn basic principles of accompanying children's singing with folk instruments, with an emphasis on playing the Appalachian dulcimer.