I am interested to know when teaching basic musicianship skills, either in a group or to an individual, how many of you use Kodaly or Dalcrose methods. I'm thinking not only for school teaching or singing, but for individual instrumental lessons. I have found over the last 15 years of using these methods Kids of all ages develop basic musicianship skills quickly and in a way that makes great sense to them. It seems to me to be the ideal way of instilling a good sense of pitch and rhythm and helps Kids with other elements of music such as improvisation and reading notation. Our motto at Exeter Young Strings is "aiming for a greater understanding and enjoyment of music". I hope I am correct in thinking these methods are still gaining in popularity. My ideal would be for all music teachers to be trained in Kodaly and Dalcrose methods.