Development of polyphonic skills and part-singing based on the
Kodály - Ádám
Énekes könyv (Singing Books) series
Book 5 (age 10-11)
Summary of musical concepts learnt through the folksong repertory Kodály-Ádám Singing Books, Book 5.
Rhythmic elements, metre:
- dotted rhythm patterns: “tam-ti”, “ti-tam”
- 3/4, 3/8 metre
- changing metre: 2/4 + 4/4, 2/8 + 3/8
Melodic elements and scales:
- pentatony: “la”, “so”
- pentachords: “la”, “do”
- hexachord: “do”
- modes: aeolian, dorian, mixolydian, phrygian, major
- minor
Two-part rhythm exercises
Rhythm canons
Example 105
Example 106
Rhythm exercises for practising dotted rhythms
Example 107-109
Rhythm exercises for practising 3/4 metre
Example 110-112
Example 113-115
Example 116-118
Rhythm exercises with changing metre
Example 119-121
Rhythm exercises for practising 3/8 metre
Example 122-125
Simple two-part intonation exercises
la-pentatony
Example 126
Example 127-128
Example 129
do-pentatony
Example 130-134
Example 135
Example 136
so-pentatony
Example 137
Example 138
Aeolian mode
Example 139
Example 140
Mixolydian mode
Example 141
Example 142
Example 143
Dorian mode
Example 144
Example 145
Example 146
Example 147
Major
Example 148
Example 149
Two-part folksong arrangements
Example 150
Two-part material, imitative counterpoint
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Canons
Example 151
Example 152
Example 153
Example 154
Example 155
