Posted on July 1, 2024 in Issue 4: Summer, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Tanya LeJeune and Carrie Nicholas We have been enthusiastically attending OAKE national conferences for many years. Each time we come away excited, renewed, and proud to embrace Kodály-inspired teaching in our classrooms. This year, we left the conference in Chicago particularly inspired. We were both struck by the…
Posted on July 1, 2024 in Issue 4: Summer, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Equity Committee Check out the new OAKE Equity website! Where can I find the site?From the OAKE Main Page, tap on the Resources tab and tap on Equity Why the site?A quick, easy, and friendly location for equity-related OAKE resources and more! Upstander ResourcesConversations around topics of diversity,…
Posted on July 1, 2024 in Issue 4: Summer, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
EASTERN DIVISION The Eastern Division of OAKE is excited to announce our upcoming Fall Tune-Up Conference. The conference theme is: Ear, Mind, Heart and Hand: Coming Together Again. This year’s conference will be at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) from October 25-26, 2024, and the Conference Headliner will…
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…