Classes are rooted in the Kodály approach to Musicianship Training and offer a creative and enjoyable approach to developing musicianship at all levels.  Teaching is grouped by age range, experience and skill level.

The aim of the course is to train musicians to “aurally visualize” or “inner hear” the songs they sing and the music they play.  To be able to “aurally visualize” a score (hear it in ones head while reading it away from an instrument) is an invaluable tool.

In the early stages, pupils engage in the singing of many songs and play a large number of singing games. At this level the focus is on playing and enjoying. Games are carefully designed in a pedagogically systematic framework, gradually introducing the student to reading and writing music as well as to music theory.  It is a practical and structured course which is both fun and challenging.

Students develop awareness and sensitivity to the sounds they make in singing, and establish a good singing technique in a relaxed and focused atmosphere.  Classes foster the creative musical impulse, encourage self-expression and improvisation, and will help students get the most, and the best, out of their musical instruments.

 What you can expect to experience and achieve.

• Sing songs, singing games
• Liberate developing voices
• Sing confidently and in tune
• Enliven inner musicality
• Sound play – improvisation with voice and classroom instruments
• Build-up clear understanding of rhythm and pulse
• Develop listening skills through “inner hearing”
• Develop a real understanding of modes and scales
• Develop a firm grasp of harmony
• Develop a feel for part-work and counterpoint
• Create your own compositions
• Develop music literacy
• Pre-instrumental training for the young musician

 Classes are led by Marek Maryniak BA, MSc, PGCE, Dip MusTh, ALCM