3860: Kodály Based Musicianship
3860 A (Fall 2017)
3861 B (Winter 2018)

Dr. Cathy Benedict
Gabriela Ocadiz

Course Description, Goals and Objectives:
When music education students graduate, and become active in the field of teaching, whether that be general music, choral, instrumental and even studio, music theory will be at the heart of all that they do. GIM I and II prepare students with a level of basic musicianship that lays the framework for higher levels of theoretical engagements.
 
The purpose of Kodály Based Musicianship is to build on these fundamentals with the goal of engaging the pre-service music educator in advanced music literacy development (aural, reading and writing) through a systematic, sequential and integrative process through singing, inner hearing and movement/gesture. As students participate in this sequential learning and teaching process pre-service music educators will also be internalizing a method of teaching they will be able to incorporate into their future community, elementary, choral and instrumental teaching settings.
 
This section will maintain compatibility and equivalence with GIM III and IV. Keyboard Harmony skills will continue to be taken outside of this class and 1/4 of your grade in this class will be based on your work in that class.
This course is designed to address the continual development of musicianship and teaching:
  • By reflecting on the teaching learning process in multiple music contexts
  • By teaching students to integrate their musicianship skills in order to best model them to future students
  • By constant formative assessment processes in each class
Click here to view an end of year prezi presentation I made to the Western Theory Faculty
Student Websites- demonstrating work in class:
Danielle Di Piatrantonio
Carole Palattao
Ali Battersby
Adam Jahanghiri
Naomi Simpson
Ashley England
Marjia Ristic
Aylicia Baxter
Rachel Wohlmegut
Kelly Lin
Victoria Morrish
Michale Ippolito
The Lollipop Group
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Danielle flying through her exercises - check out the chord progressions near the end!
One can never have TOO MANY GOOD HOUSEWIVES!   :)
Ali
Naomi
Ashley
Class
Ali did this with great ease! I, on the other hand, took hours to get this in tune! Beautifully done, Ali!
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Bela Bartók Ne menj el (Don't Leave Me) 2 part solfege Kodály Based Musicianship Fall 2017
Rachel Wohlgemut
Adam Jahanghiri 
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First Annual Kodaly Based Musicianship sing along! 
Adam and Naomi's recording of Classical Canons #34 Caldara
Focusing on moving from singing solfege to singing musically!
Naomi reflects and revisits as she sings through a Caldara Canon
Ashley 2 hand rhythm exercise
Ali and Naomi improvising on a I chord - syn co pa practice
Hand signing and singing in canon: Ashley
Moving from major mode to minor or minor to major: Ali, Naomi, Kelly, Rachel
I absolutely understand that some music should not be broken down as exercises. But the goal of this particular exercise was to have them experience figuring out solfege to a 3-part folk song they might want to write out to teach. They are having to listen to chord structure as well - to use their ears. Even listening to this I notice that Naomi isn't convinced of the placement of the sol and fa - work to be done :)
Listening to each other, thinking together and making music together!
 Class Assignment to compose, and then teach, using few verbal instructions, a canon in mixolydian. These are beautiful! Students will be finding text to add. Below is Naomi's composition (sung by Naomi) Singing this together in class was remarkable -  one of those aesthetic moments where everyone is in this same glorious space - after which I asked, "Wasn't this feeling better than getting a grade?" To which she took too long to reply.... But then an email!

Hi Cathy,
Thank you for yesterday!  I felt that you set up a supportive environment where I could experiment, discover, and grow.  I learned so much more than I would have if I had received a grade.  
It was an awesome learning experience, and I left class feeling engaged and excited about teaching! ☺

Naomi

Billy Joe's Longest Time
Naomi Classical Canons Brahms #226