Kodly: Literacy

Goal: Literacy and audiation

(inner hearing)
Musical materials: Folk songs,
singing games, chants
Principle Experiences: Singing
a cappella and directed
listening, folk dance, singing
games, reading/writing
Tools: Curwen hand signs and
rhythmic mnemonics

Movement
Solfge
Listening
Improvisation

Movable Do: Solfge

Folk songs
Chants
Movement

All Three
Movement
Solfge
Improvisation
Teaching musical concepts
Ideally start young

Orff: Creativity
Goal: Music through experience;
music creation (improvisation)
Musical materials: Folk songs,
childrens melodies
Principle Experiences: Chants and
speech, movement, singing,
instrumental performance,
improvisation
Tools: Orff instruments, recorder,
timpani, small percussion

Movement
Solfge
Improvisation

Dalcroze: Expression
Goal: Expression of music through the
body; improvement of aural skills
Musical materials: Improvisations on
the piano
Principle Experiences: Eurhythmics,
solfge (fixed do), improvisation
Tools: Primarily piano

L. Dunbar, Fall 2012