The Kodály Method The Kodály method is a complete program of
music education that contributes to the emotional, intellectual,
aesthetic and physical development of the child, providing the
child with tools to help him/her achieve a fuller life. This
method is a structured and sequenced approach to music education
that is related to the child’s own development, physically and
intellectually. The principal objectives of Kodály musical
training are: - To develop to the fullest extent possible the
innate musicality present in all children. To make the language
of music known to children and to help them become musically
literate (able to read, write and create music, to “sing what
they see and see what they sing”). - To make the music of a
child’s own culture known to him through the folk songs of
his/her language and culture. - To make the great art music of
the world available to a child through performing, studying and
analyzing music while developing a love and appreciation for all
types of music.