Kodály Level II - Summer 2018
Level II Materials
In Level II Materials class each student chose a culture/area/practice they researched in-depth. Each prepared a “packet” that was shared electronically with the others (see below for those projects). This included on-line websites, resources to be incorporated in lesson plans, context, issues that must be considered (and of which we should be considerate: ethical issues), etc. This packet includes (in most cases) two game/action songs, two lullabies, and two other songs of their choosing. They also included a detailed listening activity/lesson plan as part of the packet.
• Ariana - BRAZILIAN MUSIC: DIVERSITY, DANCE, AND PLAY
* Chantel - India
• David - French Canadian Folk songs
• Jocelyn: Caribbean Music ( Calypso, Reggae, Steel Pan)
• Soon-Young - Korean Musics
• Laura - Scottish Gaelic
• Rachael - Polka Culture
Level II Materials
In Level II Materials class each student chose a culture/area/practice they researched in-depth. Each prepared a “packet” that was shared electronically with the others (see below for those projects). This included on-line websites, resources to be incorporated in lesson plans, context, issues that must be considered (and of which we should be considerate: ethical issues), etc. This packet includes (in most cases) two game/action songs, two lullabies, and two other songs of their choosing. They also included a detailed listening activity/lesson plan as part of the packet.
• Ariana - BRAZILIAN MUSIC: DIVERSITY, DANCE, AND PLAY
* Chantel - India
• David - French Canadian Folk songs
• Jocelyn: Caribbean Music ( Calypso, Reggae, Steel Pan)
• Soon-Young - Korean Musics
• Laura - Scottish Gaelic
• Rachael - Polka Culture
Kodály Certification Program
Levels I and II
In this two-week intensive program, participants will strengthen their personal musicianship and pedagogical skills, with content grounded in a contemporary understanding of the philosophy inspired by Zoltán Kodály.
Participants will engage in supportive musically educative opportunities through singing, reading, writing, moving and creating to build personal skills and knowledge to assist in classroom music teaching and learning.
July 2-13, 2018
(Level I and Level II certifications are available.)
Schedule:Monday, July 2, 2018
8:30 a.m.: registration and collection of materials (meet in the lobby of the Don Wright Faculty of Music)
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.: Classes (detailed schedule will be distributed the first day of the course)
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 – Friday, July 13, 2018
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.: Classes
Please note:
- There will be a mandatory cultural gathering on Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Details and location to be announced.
- Additional course information will be sent to registrants in mid-June.
- No classes will be held on Saturday, July 7 or Sunday, July 8, 2018.
Participants can expect to:
- Strengthen their understanding of a Kodály-based pedagogical sequence for primary grades (Level I) and junior grades (Level II), upon which the Ontario curriculum is based,
- Experience joy in exploring activities to assist children’s growth in singing, playing, reading, writing, moving, listening and creating music,
- Strengthen their personal musicianship skills through singing and conducting,
- Immerse themselves in a variety of folk music from Canada and around the world,
- Acquire a body of music literature for use in classroom and community teaching.
Level II builds on the learning in Level I and is open to those who have successfully completed a KSC or OAKE certified Kodály Level I course.
For further information contact Dr. Kim Eyre – aeyre@uwo.ca
Click here to Register online
Faculty:
Dr. Cathy Benedict
M.Mus. Holy Names University - Kodály
M.Ed. Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College Columbia University
Ed.D. Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College Columbia University
Don Wright Faculty of Music – Director of Research, Assistant Professor
Dr. Kim Eyre
M.Mus. Holy Names University
Diploma Kodály Pedagogical Institute Hungary
Ph.D. University of Toronto
Faculty of Education, Western University, Assistant Professor
Dr. Eila Peterson
B.Mus. Honours Music Education, Western University
B.Ed., Western University
M.Mus., Music Education, University of Calgary
Ph.D., Music Education, Northwestern University
Course Fee:$795.00 ($703.54 + $91.46 HST)
This course is also available for graduate credit. If you are interested in this option please contact the Graduate Assistant: Audrey Yardley-Jones at ayardley@uwo.ca.
Biographies: Cathy Benedict joined the music education faculty at Western University in July 2015. She has taught undergraduate and graduate classes such as Elementary Pedagogy, Orff, Curriculum Design, Critical Readings in Music Education and Music Education and Special Needs Students Her scholarly interests lay in facilitating music education environments in which students take on the perspective of a justice-oriented citizen, to this end her research agenda focuses on the processes of education and the ways in which teachers and students interrogate taken-for-granted, normative practices. She has presented multiple workshops to both national and international audiences on topics as varied as pedagogy and pride, thinking transitions rather than classroom management, the interrogation of classroom rules as policy, the social contract and utopian visions, and music in the elementary classroom and integrated practices. She has written numerous chapters and published in such journals as Philosophy of Music Education Review, Music Education Research, and Research Studies in Music Education, Music Educators Journal, Canadian Music Educator, and most recently co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice and Music Education (Oxford University Press). Previous to her college teaching she taught elementary music for 15 years, studied choral conducting with Dr. George Lynn of Westminster Choir College, Doreen Rao, and conducted various children's choirs, including the 2015 Miami Dade All County Elementary Chorus and the most recent 2015 Training Choir during The Singing Network – Newfoundland.
Kim Eyre is enjoying her new status as a musically engaged private citizen as she continues her passionate advocacy for music education. She was privileged to serve as a music educator for 32 years in elementary schools in London, ON, The Faculty of Education, Western University and concluded her career at The Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University. Her degrees include: Doctor of Philosophy (University of Toronto), Diploma (Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music, Kesckemét, Hungary), Master of Music (Holy Names University, Oakland, California), and Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Music (University of Western Ontario). Kim is a Past-president of the Kodály Society of Ontario and the Kodály Society of Canada. She is a frequent presenter at local, provincial, national and international music conferences. She has also instructed at summer courses at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Alberta. Kim’s primary research interests include identity formation and reformation of pre-service and in-service elementary specialist and generalist music teachers and a reimagining of Kodály music education in Canada.
Eila Peterson has studied Kodály methodology with Ilona Bartalus, Miklós Takács, László Vikár, Lois Choksy, Erzsébet Szönyi, and Katalin Forrai and she has taught Musicianship for summer Kodály programs at the universities of Calgary and Victoria. Dr. Peterson currently teaches Music Theory and Aural Skills courses at The King’s University in Edmonton. She holds B.Mus. and B.Ed. degrees (Western University), M.Mus. (University of Calgary,) and a Ph.D. in Music Education (Northwestern University).
Accommodation and food are the responsibility of the participants. Various places to stay on and off campus are available at a reasonable cost. For more information, visit our Map and Directions page.
London, Ontario
Located in the centre of southwestern Ontario, London is approximately two hours driving distance from Toronto and Detroit. The London International Airport offers direct flights to Toronto, Newark, Chicago, Ottawa and Calgary, as well as many other connections to several Canadian destinations.
For details about the region visit: http://www.londontourism.ca/
For more information, visit our Maps and Directions page.
Directions to Western:from VIA Rail Station
from Greyhound Bus Station
from London International Airport