Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
This Beautiful Community of OAKETom Michalek, OAKE PresidentSpring, 2024 It is my great honor to serve as the 28th president of the Organization of American Kodály Educators, a vibrant community for which I hold a deep passion. I’ve been a public school elementary music teacher since 1991, currently…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Tom Michalek, Planning & Development Committee Chair Your Strategic Plan in Action: Community & Sustainability: Tremendous Progress! Our twenty-three OAKE Member Committees have been extremely active during this first part of 2024, driving us to reach our strategic priorities of The committee work helps us convey to the music…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
INTERNATIONAL KATALIN FORRAI AWARD Committee: Mary Place – Chairman (UK), Helga Dietrich (Hun), Kelly Foster-Griffin (USA), Gail Godfrey [Aust), Mary Stouffer (Can)Under the auspices of the International Kodály Society March 2024 The Committee is delighted to announce the seventh Presentation of the International Katalin Forrai Award. Naomi Chinen…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
By Eva Floyd Changing voice workshops and articles are most often associated with teachers of middle school-aged students. However, these topics are relevant for elementary teachers as well, as they often hear voices changing in their 5th or 6th grade classes. High school teachers also crave this information…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
By Melissa Fuller Flores Pictured Above: Melissa Fuller Flores leads a session at the 2024 OAKE National Conference in Chicago, IL If you have ever heard of any Filipino folk dance, you have likely heard of Tinikling (Tin-ick-ling). Even though it’s considered by many as the National Dance…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
By Susan Brumfield No matter where you go, there’s one thing that people everywhere have in common: the passing of time. Every culture has its own ways of marking special days of the year with food, festivals, music, dance and other traditions. “May Day” is a calendar custom…