Meaning & use
Kodály
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Meanings
proper nounpropermusic
Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), Hungarian composer and music teacher, famous for his method of teaching music in schools.
Grammar: Used as a name, so it takes no article: 'Kodály wrote…', not 'the Kodály wrote…'.
Patterns
- Zoltán Kodály
- the Kodály method
- Kodály's music
Zoltán Kodály collected thousands of folk songs from Hungarian villages.
The choir performed a short piece by Kodály.
Kodály's teaching ideas spread to music schools around the world.
adjectivebefore a nounmusic
Relating to Kodály or to the music-teaching method named after him.
Grammar: Comes before a noun and is usually capitalized: 'the Kodály method', 'Kodály exercises'.
Patterns
- the Kodály method
- Kodály approach
- Kodály training
Many primary schools use the Kodály method to teach singing.
She took a Kodály course during the summer holidays.
Kodály hand signs help children feel the pitch of each note.
Common combinations
- the Kodály method
- The Kodály method starts with singing before any instrument.
- Kodály hand signs
- Children learn Kodály hand signs to show high and low notes.
- Zoltán Kodály
- Zoltán Kodály was born in Hungary in 1882.
- a Kodály choir
- He sings in a Kodály choir every Wednesday.
Commonly confused: Kodály or Kodak?
Kodály vs Kodak
Kodak is a camera and film brand; Kodály is the Hungarian composer. They sound similar but are completely unrelated.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'Kodály' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Kodály is a composer, and the method named after him is real, so option A fits. Option B confuses it with the camera brand Kodak. Option C wrongly adds 'the' before a person's name. Option D invents a place name.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Kodály”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.