01494nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260003200043100001600075245009800091856014900189300001400338520094900352020004701301       2021                            d  c2021///bTaylor and Francis1 aR. Harrison00aAn introduction to the kodály method: Credited by UNESCO as an intangible: Cultural heritage  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104311010&doi=10.4324%2f9780429276392-25&partnerID=40&md5=f7d3424d8de361bd2e7eed26a81a4c1d  a298-305, 3 aThere is a strong argument to be made that the Western world tends to teach students how to play instruments from the wrong perspective: starting with how to read notation, and then developing significant musicianship and ‘musical’ playing several years later. Music is an aural art form because the main aim of the performer is to please the listener, so the focus should be primarily on sound rather than sight. The foundational principles of the Kodály philosophy lead to the development of a mind that thinks musically. This is done through developing an aural understanding of the various elements of music before teaching the reading of these elements. Kodály-inspired teaching takes the perspective that all initial music education should move from sound to symbol rather than the traditional Western perspective of symbol to sound. As a result of this, musicians will understand the symbol to sound process in a more creative way.  a9781000357455 (ISBN); 9780367226893 (ISBN)