signs (developed by James Curwen) that  support this approach.  We also make some use of rhythm solfa (Ta, Te-te, Tiki-Tiki etc. As developed in the Conservatoires of Paris in the late 1800's) for rhythmic work.  We work hard at our music and have a good time doing so.

Musical Training at Da Capo Winds is one of our main aims.   The musicianship training that starts each rehearsal is aimed at improving underlying musical skills.  There is much use of the Kodály approach which includes singing certain elements to help them become firmly established in the musical mind before being transferred to instruments.  Through this approach we are able to work on such skills as keeping a steady pulse, general aural skills, two-part hearing, ensemble skills and many more.

As part of the delivery system for this training we make use of relative solfa (Do Re Me etc. as made popular in “The Sound of Music”) and also the hand