GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING KODALY APPROACH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGING ABILITY AND COMPOSE MUSIC FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STUDENTS

Abstract

        This article aims to present the Guidelines for Applying Kodaly Approach in The Development of Singing Ability and Compose music for Preschool children of Early Childhood Education Students in two topics as follows: 1) Guideline for student instructors, and 2) Guide for students.

        Guidelines for student instructor are as follows: Preparation steps are: 1) Instructors  should  study  the  methods of teaching according to the Kodaly Approach deeply, Prepare media documents, musical  note  devices, and cover various  musical  content and able  to organize  learning  experiences in early  childhood classes, and 2) The instructor should study the background of the singing  ability and the  composition of the students  before beginning to design  activities in order to create a plan and a manual  for developing the singing ability and music composition of students. Teaching steps are: 1) Instructors  should  design  instructional activities so that the atmosphere in the classroom is warm, can learn fully  through the activity arrangement based on The Kodaly Approach, 2) The instructors focus on teaching  singing to students well before teaching music compositions because Kodaly emphasizes teaching  easy  to difficult matters, 3) Instructor should have a clear scope for the activities, and 4) Kodaly emphasizes  the use of folk songs in their own culture in teaching music. Therefore, instructors should select Thai folk songs that are suitable for Early childhood used to organize activities first, then use folk songs of other countries appropriate.

        Guide for students are as follows: Preparation steps are: The students should study Kodaly Approach, review children’s song in organizing learning experiences in early childhood. Practice steps are: 1) Students should study the methods of teaching according to the Kodaly Approach deeply. Keep practicing  singing and review various songs Music content, Music creation and music composition until being able to bring learning experiences in the Early childhood class, and 2) When students encounter problems in  their activities, they should immediately consult  the instructors to listen to suggestions and solve problems.