by Melissa Stouffer | Jul 19, 2022 | All, Curriculum/Planning, Kodaly
As we get to back to school time and everyone starts thinking about planning out their curriculum for the year, there are lots of questions about different elements to the curriculum. If you don’t know how to set all this up, you end up in what a lot of music...
by Melissa Stouffer | Nov 30, 2021 | All, Grades: PreK-2, Kodaly, Rhythm
Steady Beat Listening These are some great songs to listen to that have a really solid steady beat. They are great for playing instruments, body percussion or locomotor/non-locomotor music. Some of these are available in Kidzbop versions. Hoe-down from “Rodeo”...
by Melissa Stouffer | Nov 16, 2021 | All, Grades: PreK-2, Kodaly, Rhythm
The big one. The ultimate music ed concept. This one is SO important. I’d argue that this concept is more important than a good number of other musical concepts that we teach because this one really as a life long impact on our students. This concept is Steady...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jul 6, 2021 | All, Improve Your Skills, Kodaly
I’ve just gotten back from my third Kodaly level in Oklahoma, and I’m SO excited that I finally have my levels done! Shoutout to the amazing teachers I’ve had through the three levels in Mt. Pleasant, Portland and Norman. I am so appreciative of all...
by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 2, 2021 | All, Improve Your Skills, Kodaly
I field lots of questions about Kodaly teaching and how to get started in it. I thought doing a post about getting started in Kodaly teaching would be a great way to answer some burning questions. What is the big deal? So. There are lots of ways to approach a...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 15, 2020 | All, Kodaly, Solfege
This 3-part post was drawn from my presentation for the Michigan Kodaly Educators in September of 2019. Missed Part 1 on common solfege questions and older beginners? Part 2 talks about prepare-present-practice and solfege terms for kids. If all you took in your...
