Kodály Music Education

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The American Kodály Institute at Loyola University Maryland provides an engaging and nurturing environment that allows music educators to thrive and reach their peak potential. Graduate students master 21st century applications of the Kodály philosophy and Music Learning Theory. This program applies the latest music education research with the goal of music literacy for all. AKI faculty are master teachers with current classroom experience teaching musicians from birth through adulthood, inspiring our students to become artists, pedagogues, and scholars of the highest caliber.

What is Kodály Music Education?

Kodály-inspired teaching is a sequential philosophy that promotes active music making, musicality, literacy, and expression while fostering communal strength and cultural understanding. The American Kodály institute's program emphasizes materials, methods, and sequencing appropriate for students in American schools and is endorsed by the Organization of American Kodály Educators. It includes training in vocal development and pedagogy, movement, application of current research into how children learn music, and basic accompaniment skills on Appalachian dulcimer, guitar, and ukulele.

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