Lesson Planning in a Kodaly Setting

Lesson Planning in a Kodály Setting – A Guide for Music Teachers is a practical guide to provide music teachers with a means to develop their lesson planning skills by providing guidelines and structure for creating flowing, musical lessons.

 

Additional areas covered within the book include:

Value statements of teachers committed to Zoltán Kodály’s philosophy of music;

Long-term planning considerations;

Assessment and evaluation;

Goals in lesson planning;

Strategy planning and sequencing skills;

Developing a song materials list;

The three “P’s” – preparation, presentation and practice;

Designing a focus that includes a review, point and reinforcement;

Sample presentation lesson;

Transition types with examples;

Sample lesson planning forms and flow charts.

 

There are five appendixes:

Sample Lesson Plans for Grades 1 -3;

Practice Objectives for Rhythmic Skill and Melodic Skill Development;

Rhythm Duration Syllables;

Bibliography of Selected Song Materials and Suggested Readings;

Discography.