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