The three major music education systems are Orff music education system, Kodaly teaching method, and Dalcroze music teaching system.
1. Orff music education system
In Orff’s music classroom, children have the opportunity to enter the rich art world. Music is no longer just melody and rhythm. Rather, it is connected with children's songs, rhythm, dance, drama performances and even visual arts such as paintings and sculptures. They may be guided by the teacher to focus on a specific sound source, listen, identify, and imagine different sounds from life and nature.
2. Kodály Teaching Method
According to Kodály’s view, he believes that the human voice is the best teaching tool. Singing must be unaccompanied, just like traditional folk singing.
From this point of view, as long as there are well-trained teachers and complete teaching materials, the implementation of music teaching can be implemented in cities, towns, and even the most remote areas; and its teaching The target audience is children as young as two years old and adults. They can learn music through singing.
3. Dalcroze Music Teaching System
People translate their inner emotions into music through their own movements, and the human body itself is a musical instrument. Therefore, for music training, it is not enough to just train the ears, voice, fingers, etc., one must also train the body, posture and various body movements.
It is not enough to teach children to play instruments with their fingers. They must first be inspired to enter the passion that creates music, and transform the emotions of music into specific movements, rhythms and sounds, in order to awaken their innate instincts. Instinct, cultivate the sense of rhythm that is extremely important to the human body, establish the harmony of body and mind, make emotions more delicate and sensitive, make children healthier and more lively, stimulate imagination, and promote the ability to learn in all aspects.
The main features of Dalcroz’s music teaching system
1. It is based on listening (music) and is mainly based on the teacher’s improvisational accompaniment.
2. Students are required to use various organs of the body as musical instruments to reproduce the music they hear.
3. The teaching method is mainly games. When individual students are found to be slack and distracted, they will be changed immediately to always be in a fresh state.
4. Teachers' musical attainments, "improvisational ability" in various aspects such as discovering problems at any time and timely induction are directly related to the effectiveness of teaching.
5. Students regardless of their musical background or age. This class is suitable for children as young as three years old and as old as music conservatory students and professional actors and dancers.
The above content refers to? Baidu Encyclopedia - Orff Music
The above content refers to? Baidu Encyclopedia - Kodaly Teaching Method
The above content refers to? Baidu Encyclopedia - Dalcroze music teaching system