Skip to content
View menu
Music ConstructED
Log in
On-Demand PD Calendar view

Kodály-Inspired Music Education


Class
Quantity
For someone else
Music ConstructED Online Learning
Quantity
For someone else
Purchase for $30 or enter access code

Prepare, Present, Practice, and Prove through PLANNING

$30 | 3 hours

SKU: KIME-ODPDS

 

Summary

This on-demand course offers a practical and comprehensive guide to implementing Kodály-inspired music education in your classroom. Grounded in the sound-before-sight philosophy, you'll explore the four essential stages of musical concept development: Prepare, Present, Practice, and Prove. Each stage is supported by research-based strategies and classroom-tested activities that honor the natural progression of musical learning.

 

Course Structure:

  1. Prepare & Present
    • Prepare: Learn how to introduce musical concepts through engaging musicianship activities such as singing games, movement, instrument play, and iconic notation. These activities help students internalize musical elements physically and aurally before encountering formal notation.
    • Present: Discover how to introduce new concepts using interactive music-making and visual representations. This stage bridges experiential learning with conceptual understanding.
  2. Practice & Prove
    • Practice: Explore a wide variety of activities that reinforce newly presented concepts. You'll learn how to design meaningful repetition that deepens understanding while keeping students musically engaged.
    • Prove: Implement assessment strategies that allow students to demonstrate mastery in authentic and joyful ways. You'll examine both formative and summative approaches that support individual growth.
  3. Planning
    • Learn how to integrate the Prepare–Present–Practice–Prove sequence into your curriculum through sample yearly, monthly, and daily lesson plans. This section includes an interactive discussion on scope and sequence, helping you align your teaching with student development and school expectations.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply the four stages of Kodály-inspired instruction to their music teaching practice.
  • Select and sequence folk songs and activities that support musical literacy.
  • Design lesson plans that build skills progressively across the school year.
  • Implement assessment strategies that reflect student understanding and musical growth.
  • Maintain a joyful and student-centered approach to music education.

 

Here is the class outline:

Introduction

Begin your comprehensive journey through Kodály methodology by meeting your instructor, understanding the complete course structure, and establishing your learning foundation across all four stages of the Kodály teaching sequence.

4 sections
Welcome to Kodály-Inspired Teaching
Meet the Presenter - Carly Schieffer
The Kodály Philosophy - Foundations
The Four P's Framework - Your Teaching Roadmap

Prepare and Present - Laying the Foundation

Master the first two stages of Kodály teaching by learning how to sequence musical learning through physical, aural, and visual preparation, followed by conscious presentation of musical concepts.

8 sections
Module 1 Overview
The Three Stages of Preparation
Movement and Rhythm with Beethoven's 7th Symphony
Preparation in Action – Bee Bee Bumblebee
The Present Stage - Theory and Purpose
Hogs in the Cornfield
Module 1 Summary
Reflecting on Preparation and Presentation (Optional)

Practice and Prove - Developing and Assessing Skills

Explore the practice stage through part work, memory games, improvisation, and listening activities, then learn effective assessment strategies to document student growth in the prove stage.

13 sections
Module 2 Overview
Creative Movement - Beethoven's "Für Elise"
Initial Practice - Reading and Writing
Part Work - Complete Demonstration
Advanced Part Work Strategies
Memory and Inner Hearing Games
Improvisation Foundations
Improvisation in Practice
Connecting Practice to the Masters
Understanding Assessment in Music Education
Specific Assessment Strategies
Module 2 Summary
Reflecting on Practice and Prove (Optional)

Planning - Creating Comprehensive Curriculum

Learn to plan systematically at yearly, monthly, and daily levels using practical templates and organizational systems that bring the Four P's framework into sustainable classroom practice.

12 sections
Module 3 Overview
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
The Three Levels of Planning
Curricular Objectives by Developmental Level
Lesson Plan Components
Yearly Planning in Practice
Organizing Your Song Literature
Planning Performances
Monthly Planning - The Secret Sauce
Daily Planning - Your Detailed Script
Module 3 Summary
Reflecting on Planning (Optional)

Conclusion

Celebrate your accomplishments, synthesize your learning across all four stages of Kodály teaching, and create your roadmap for continued professional growth within the Music ConstructED community and beyond.

6 sections
Course Completion
Your Implementation Roadmap
Resources
Check for Understanding
Course Feedback
Instructor's Final Message

Completion

The following certificates are awarded when the class is completed:

Music ConstructED 3-hour PD Certificate of Completion
Back to top