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I really really really love this series. If you haven't heard any, I would highly recommend listening to these little kid-friendly 5 minute podcasts. They teach me something new every time. In this one, Naomi Lewin, the writer of the podcasts, extends the Hungarian theme of the past few weeks of broadcasts with this 5 minute introduction to the Kodaly method. She describes solfege and uses examples from The Sound of Music to illustrate the syllables for solfege. She interviews a solfege instructor who describes the hand signals for the syllables. She also breaks down rhythmic elements and melodic elements. She then uses folk melodies to illustrate the Kodaly method, using the syllables. Then she extends the elements of the Kodaly method into classical music.
I love, love, love, love NPR! I am so happy that these podcasts are out there on the Web, accessible to everyone. If I had kids, I would definitely expose them to these little musical examples that cover a wide variety of classical music accessibly.
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This is very fun site. I'm glad you have discovered it!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great site, Becky! I think I am going to subscribe to it. Thanks for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI love NPR too!!! It's addictive. I listen to it when I'm driving to/from Case. I'm totally subscribing to this.
ReplyDeleteBecky, this is a great way to get kids interested, and also something fun to listen to!! Good find!
ReplyDeleteGreat find - I find it especially interesting that while this source is geared for kids, adults and educators seem to gain equally from it!
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