A Comprehensive Path to Kodály-Inspired Teaching

Jumpstart your Kodály-inspired teaching with this curated collection of professional development courses. Designed in short, practical segments, Quick Kodály Bites provides ready-to-use strategies to bring more singing, movement, and creativity into your classroom—all while strengthening lesson design, classroom management, and musical literacy. 

$100 | Self-paced | 7+ Hours

SKU: MCPDC-QKB

Summary

This collection offers 13 focused mini-courses that blend research-based practices with hands-on activities. From encouraging vocal confidence and pitch accuracy to designing effective lessons, incorporating play, and building inclusive classroom communities, each course equips you with strategies you can implement immediately. With engaging visuals, movement activities, folk dance resources, and literacy-building tools, you’ll develop a comprehensive approach to teaching music through the Kodály philosophy. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this collection, you will be able to:

• Encourage singing and vocal development across all ages.
• Use effective warm-ups, pitch activities, and kinesthetic movement strategies.
• Create structured, engaging lesson plans that support student growth.
• Foster inclusive classroom communities through music-making and collaboration.
• Incorporate folk dance, visuals, and play into daily lessons.
• Strengthen student ear-training, literacy, and understanding of new concepts.
• Build a classroom culture where routines, creativity, and student success thrive.

Course List

Part 1: Why We Sing: Exploring the Benefits of Vocal Music – Answer the question, “Why sing?” and apply strategies to encourage singing in your classroom.

Part 2: Five-Minute Voice Lesson – A quick, step-by-step way to get any age of student participating vocally.

Part 3: Tune Up: Activities for Pitch and Voice Development – Activities and tips for pitch accuracy and healthy vocal technique.

Part 4: Musical Play: The Foundation of Learning – Discover research-based foundations of play and how music enhances learning.

Part 5: Lesson Design 101: Building Effective Learning Experiences – Learn lesson planning strategies with sample templates.

Part 6: Let’s Folk Dance! – Explore folk dance resources and classroom management tips for success.

Part 7: Building a Well-Managed Classroom: Strategies for Success – Create routines and classroom culture where students thrive.

Part 8: Finding Our Voice Together: Building Community in the Music Classroom – Build an inclusive music space for expression and connection.

Part 9: Easy Movement Activities to Enhance Music Learning – Use kinesthetic activities to prepare students for musical concepts.

Part 10: Tune In! Active Aural Preparation for Musicians – Develop engaging ear-training preparation activities.

Part 11: Engaging Visuals in the Music Classroom: Activities and Ideas – Create effective visuals to support musical concept learning.

Part 12: Unlocking Musical Understanding: Effective Presentation Techniques – Learn when and how to make new learning conscious.

Part 13: Developing Musical Literacy: Practical Activities and Strategies – Explore hands-on practice activities for building musical literacy.