The DaCapo Approach
Background
DaCapo's dynamic music education programme draws on the methods of Kodaly and Dalcroze Eurhythmics.
Starting Young
Children benefit from starting music-making when they are very young with activities that are suitable for the age group. Research shows that musical activities contribute to a vast array of developments, emotional, cognitive and socialinging.This allows pupils to develop their musicianship skills without the added difficulty of the technical demands of the instrument.
Maintaining Musicianship
Once children have started learning an instrument we maintain a high level of musicianship. All of the children who learn with us play in ensembles. Our Integrated Music Programme ensures that children gain a sophisticated level of musical understanding.
Singing whilst accompanying oneself by using movement or percussion stretches the pupils beyond what they will be achieving on their instrument in terms of musical content, ability to listen and tune to one another and multi-tasking as they are required to demonstrate (play and sing) two or parts at once.
Our Philosophy
We do not single out musically talented individuals but use our expertise to equip everyone with the tools to enjoy and explore music to the depth they would like, and to stretch them to the extent of their individual ability.
