Music Education Philosophy

Each person on this earth can feel a connection with music. Each of us has our own soul music that we like to move and groove to. Music contributes to our emotions and can cause us to feel happy, sad, joy, excited, somber, and many more feelings. My philosophy for teaching music to grades PreK-8 is based on music and movement using methods of Kodaly music education. In the music classroom there is not much time for sitting. Through solfege, students learn songs and how to match pitch. We also explore the world of orff instruments, bucket drumming, and string instruments: Ukulele and Guitar.