Links
Organization of American Kodaly Educators- The national organization of which AWAKE is a state affiliate. http://www.oake.org
K-12 Music Educators' Resources - An impressive collection of links and helpful information for any Music Educator. http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
Playparty Games from the Ozarks- from the publication bittersweet. http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/fa78j.htm
Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/
Who Was Stephen Foster?- A musical mystery in which clues can be found on the internet. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/liststephenmr1.html
Efolkmusic- Modern folk music & musicians-sample mp3s & CD sales. http://www.efolkmusic.com/
A Musical Timeline for kids- http://kids.infoplease.com/ipka/A0775741.html
Dances of Galanta- Program notes on these compositions as presented by The ProArte Chamber Orchestra of Boston. http://www.proarte.org/notes/kodaly.htm
Classical net- a cornucopia of links, listservs, and information for the classical music enthusiast. http://www.classical.net/music/welcome.html
Kodaly Institute- Pages for the Zoltan Kodaly Pedagogical Institute of Music in Keckemet, Hungary. http://www.kodaly-inst.hu/
Educationline- A tribute to Sr. Lorna Zemke, and a concise explanation of some of the philosophies of the Kodaly methodology. Level one through three concepts are also spelled out here. http://www.educationline.com/teacher.html
American Music Education Initiative- awards grant money to teachers who submit lesson plans which use American music. These lesson plans are then available at no charge to other teachers through their web site. 2000 is the third year of this innovative competition. http://www.nmc.org/amei.html
Nasonville School Composer Project- Here is a recipe for sixth grade students who are required to write a "composer report". The information is available to students at school, home & public library. No more excuses of "I forgot to bring it home to work on it." http://www.marshfield.k12.wi.us/nasonville/composer_bio_instructions.htm
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In the fall of 2005, AWAKE reproduced our Favorite Singing Games into a DVD. The DVD is formatted so you can choose the individual song that you wish to view instantly.
34 songs sung are included for the cost of $30 plus $2 shipping and handling.
Last updated on: March 16, 2007
The Association of Wisconsin Area Kodaly Educators - 2006-2007