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…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Interview conducted by Brent Gault The Legacy of Sr. Lorna Zemke In November of 2023, I had the great honor of spending some time with the legendary Sr. Lorna Zemke. Sr. Lorna was a founding member of OAKE, served as OAKE’s President in 1980, and is a recipient…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Leaf Fund Committee The OAKE Leaf Fund currently has two projects in progress. The first is a publication called “Era un cocotero: Hispanic Child-play & Lullaby Folk Songs”. Mirna Cabrera is the artist organizing the publication, which will include folk songs and lullabies that are of Hispanic origin,…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
EASTERN DIVISION VOKE: Virginia Organization of Kodály Educators VOKE, the Virginia Organization of Kodály Educators, is enjoying another year of singing, playing, and learning together. At our Fall Workshop, Georgia Newlin shared” Strategies in Part-Singing”. VOKE partnered with Christopher Newport University for this workshop, reaching future music educators…
Posted on April 1, 2024 in Issue 3: Spring, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Brigham Young University InterMuse Academy for Kodály Certification BYU InterMuse Academy for Kodály Certification invites you to join us this summer for a European Music Tour. Dates: June 10-21, 2024 (Final Concert the evening of June 21st)Location: The beautiful campus of Brigham Young University, Provo, UtahLevels I, II,…
Posted on January 1, 2024 in Issue 2: Winter, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Kevin Pearson “The Longer the childhood, the more harmonious and happy will be his adult life.” This quote by Zoltán Kodály appeared in Vol. I, No. 1 of the Kodály Envoy back in March 1974. It is a sentiment that bears repeating. Our children are growing up faster…