A Comparative Study on the Most Popular Music Teaching Approaches since 20th Century: the Orff, Kodály, and Suzuki

Abstract

Music teaching approaches are systematic teaching methods music educator use in music classrooms. The famous ones are the Orff approach, the Kodály approach, the Suzuki approach, and the Dalcroze approach. This article looks at the Orff approach, the Kodály approach, and the Suzuki approach in depth, starting with a brief review of each approach, followed by the comparison of the three from aspects of Zone of Proximal Development theory, movements, speech and language, team-work and cooperation, process of music learning, and specialties. Both the positive and negative implementations are provided from the point view of students and families, and teachers.