Posted on July 1, 2024 in Issue 4: Summer, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Joan Litman, author. This is a transcript of the Conference Keynote Address presented by Joan Litman at the 2024 OAKE National Conference in Chicago, Illinois: It’s an honor to stand with you this evening. It really is. I want you to know that I do so as one…
Posted on July 1, 2024 in Issue 4: Summer, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Brent GaultOAKE President, 2006 – 2008 One of the immense privileges I have had as a part of the 50th anniversary celebration of OAKE was to request reflections from our organization’s past presidents. Many of us have felt the impact of these individuals via workshops, teacher education and…
Posted on July 1, 2024 in Issue 4: Summer, Kodály Envoy, Volume 50
Bethany Houff The 2024 OAKE National Conference in Chicago was filled with inspirational choral singing. As both a singer in the Participant Choir and an audience member at the National Choir Concerts, I witnessed brilliant teaching, sequencing, rehearsing, and performing throughout my five days in Chicago. I arrived…
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 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…