Posted on June 30, 2023 in Issue 4, Kodály Envoy, Volume 49
Tom Michalek, OAKE President Elect I have been privileged to work in a Kodály certification program these past few weeks, and I am inspired and uplifted by the teachers with whom I’ve been fortunate to “teach.” I put that word in quotation marks, as I’m not sure who…
Posted on June 30, 2023 in Issue 4, Kodály Envoy, Volume 49
Thank You! Educators and countless students across the country have benefitted from OAKE conferences. Nancy Johnson has committed over 20 years organizing the logistics, details, and people that make the conference such a win for OAKE members and their classrooms. We know Nancy is looking forward to more…
Posted on June 30, 2023 in Issue 4, Kodály Envoy, Volume 49
Eva Floyd Story #1: I was an assistant conductor for a SSAA collegiate choir when I was in grad school. Part of my job responsibilities included helping to prepare program notes for the choir’s performance at the National ACDA Conference in New York City. One of the pieces…
Posted on April 10, 2023 in Issue 3, Kodály Envoy, Volume 49
Sandy Knudson, OAKE Member OAKE 2023 in Jacksonville, FLA, was filled with the joys of choral music. As a music educator who loves the choral art, I find many sessions that inspire and find new music and ideas for my ensembles. If you weren’t able to join us,…
Posted on February 15, 2023 in Issue 2, Kodály Envoy, Volume 49
The Harmonia Mundi Task Force was charged with gathering member feedback about the transition away from Harmonia Mundi as OAKE’s signature song, then guiding the OAKE community toward a new piece, ideally to be in place by the 2024 Conference. After articles in the Envoy, multiple rounds of…
Posted on November 1, 2022 in Issue 1, Kodály Envoy, Volume 49
This edition of Choral Connections is about my experience at the World Choral Expo (part of the International Federation of Choral Music) in Lisbon, Portugal September 3-7, 2022. Supplementing the Choral Expo, “Exchange” sessions (hosted by the Singing Network) offered workshops focused on foundations of choral music and…