Since the mid-twentieth century, Zolt n Kod ly\'s child-developmental philosophy for teaching music has had significant positive impact on music education around the world, and is now at the core of music teaching in the United States and other English speaking countries.
Both have presented papers both nationally and internationally on aspects of music theory, music history and Kod ly studies and perception and cognition..
Miche l Houlahan and Philip Tacka are co-authors of: Kod ly Today: A Cognitive Approach to Elementary Music Education and From Sound to Symbol: Fundamentals of Music published by Oxford University Press, the Sound Thinking Series published by Boosey & Hawkes, including Music for Sight-Singing and Ear Training Volumes I & II and Sound Thinking: Developing Musical Literacy Volumes I & II , Zolt n Kod ly: A Guide to Research (Garland Publishing Inc.), and numerous articles published both here and abroad.
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Scholarly yet practical and accessible, this volume is sure to be an essential guide for Kindergarten and early childhood music teachers everywhere.
Over 100 children\'s books are incorporated into Kod ly in the Kindergarten Classroom , as well as 35 detailed lesson plans that demonstrate how music and literacy curriculum goals are transformed into tangible musical objectives.
Although the book uses the Kod ly philosophy, its methodology has also been tested by teachers certified in Orff and Dalcroze, and has proven an essential guide for teachers no matter what their personal philosophy and specific training might be.
In addition, Kod ly in the Kindergarten Classroom promotes critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration skills.
The methods outlined in this volume encourage greater musical ability and creativity in children by teaching kindergarteners to sing, move, play instruments, and develop music literacy skills.
Houlahan and Tacka use the latest research findings in cognition and perception to create a system not only appropriate for kindergarteners\' particular developmental stages but also one which integrates vertically between Kindergarten and elementary music classes.
Through six years of field-testing with music Kindergarten teachers in the United States, Great Britain, and Hungary (the home country of Zolt n Kod ly), authors Miche l Houlahan and Philip Tacka have developed a methodology specifically for 21st Century classrooms.
Kod ly in the Kindergarten Classroom provides teachers with a step-by-step road map for Developing children\'s performance, Creative movement, and literacy skills in an organic and thoughtful manner.
Kod ly in the Kindergarten Classroom is the first comprehensive handbook to update and apply the Kod ly concepts to teaching music in early childhood classrooms.
Since the mid-twentieth century, Zolt n Kod ly\'s child-developmental philosophy for teaching music has had significant positive impact on music education around the world, and is now at the core of music teaching in the United States and other English speaking countries
