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The Hearts of our Spanish Speaking Students: Kodály Music Education in Spanish for Teachers

Posted on January 1, 2025 in , ,

By Lydia Mills “Si tú quieres conocer, cómo es, cómo es, Kodály en español, ¡ven a conocer!” Text improvisation on a traditional game song from Ecuador Educadores de música, ¡les traigo buenas noticias!  Music teachers, I have exciting news!Taking Kodály Levels in Spanish is now a reality! For those of…

Deep Dive: Dulcimer Jubilee: The Joy of Playing the Mountain Dulcimer in the Kodály-Inspired Classroom

Posted on January 1, 2025 in , ,

By Nina Kindt Wilson As a girl growing up in Winfield, Kansas, home of the Walnut Valley Festival where bluegrass, folk music, and amazing acoustic instrument national championships occur, I’ve been a folk music nerd for a long time. My first folk song book, Carl Sandburg’s The American…

Choral Connections: NextWorks: Commissions for Public Domain 

Posted on January 1, 2025 in , ,

By Eva Floyd I recently learned about Yale Glee Club’s open-access choral resources entitled NextWorks. These new works are commissions for public domain. Commissioned composers include Melissa Dunphy, Stephen Feigenbaum, Coty Raven Morris, Ayanna Woods, Reginal Wright, and Yiran Zhao. The mission of the project as stated on…

Deep Dive: From the Known to the Unknown: Using Children’s Play Songs to Foster Learning Among K-2 Pupils in Uganda

Posted on October 1, 2024 in , ,

by George Kitaka One of the unique teaching experiences I boast of in my teaching career is to have taught at all levels from kindergarten to university and college. Regardless of the level I am teaching, two of my teaching philosophies always cut across – being learner-centered and…

Choral Connections: Reality Check: What the Students Have to Say About Musicianship, Modes, and Bartok’s Mikrokosmos

Posted on October 1, 2024 in , ,

by Eva Floyd Reality Check: What the Students Have to Say About Musicianship, Modes, and Bartok’s Mikrokosmos Have you ever read an article from the Envoy promoting pedagogical suggestions/materials and wonder about how it actually plays out in real-life teaching?  This edition of Choral Connections is a follow…