a holistic, integrated, multi-sensory approach

to teaching music to children aged 2 to 9,

devised by Nikhil Dally and

inspired by the philosophies and methods

of Kodály, Jaques-Dalcroze and Géza Szilvay

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1: Process and Product
Chapter 2: Listening and Singing
Chapter 3: Body Movement
Chapter 4: Imagination, and Putting It All Together

Instrumental Interlude

Chapter 5: Some Songs Which Exemplify the Principles Discussed So Far

Pedagogical Propaedeutics

Chapter 6: Pulse
Chapter 7: Rhythm
Chapter 8: Metre
Chapter 9: Phrasing
Chapter 10: Pitch, Melody and Scale
Chapter 11: Harmony

Chapter 12: Lesson Planning
Chapter 13: Curriculum Planning

Appendix: Song Sources
Appendix: Sources of Material and Training

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