Tis the season for music, and this season I am exploring options in preschool music education. My qualifications for a program? It has to be fun and instill a love of playing with music, not just playing music. Our small local university has a great continuing education program, and one of the classes is Kodaly-Orff. This program introduces musical dynamics (loud and soft) and musical phrasing, which means that the children learn how to think about musical “sentences,” not just single notes. The children also learn about intervals and rhythm and progress towards reading and writing music. Generally, Kodaly-Orff classes … Continue reading →