Northern California Association of Kodály Educators
The NCAKE mission is inspired by Kodály’s vision of quality music education for all.
We nurture a vibrant community of educators, students and musicians,
by providing learning opportunities and resources that promote musical excellence
and celebrate the diverse cultures of Northern California and beyond.
Announcements
NCAKE is pleased to announce the return of the annual Children’s Choral Festival, which will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 8:30am - 12:30pm at University of Redlands (San Anselmo campus). NCAKE gratefully acknowledges the collaboration with University of Redlands and sponsorship from the Kodály Foundation for Music Education in making this Festival possible.
We are excited to work with Marni Strome as the 2024 Festival Conductor. Jeanette Tietze will be our 2024 Festival Accompanist.
2024 Festival Choirs and Directors:
Marin Girls Chorus, Brava Ensemble - Denise Wharmby, Director
Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Girls' Training IV - Nancy Linford, Director
Spring Choir - Wenbo Deng, Director
Young Musicians Chorus, B Musicum - Betsy Marvit, Director
We invite you to join us in celebrating these choirs as they perform individually and together in the culminating concert at 11:45am. Please take note of the times below, and register in advance to receive the Zoom link.
11:40am - Zoom room will open
11:45am - Concert will begin (estimated duration is 45 minutes)
Click on the Children’s Choral Festival tab to learn more!
Join the Kodály Center at University of Redlands on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 12:00pm - 4:30pm for Music Education demonstrations in pedagogy, folk traditions from Latin America, a choral demonstration and panel discussion.
Schedule:
12:00pm — Welcome, Dr. Katherine Hickey
12:10pm — Pedagogy Demonstration
1:10pm — Folk Traditions from Latin America, Lydia Mills
2:00pm — Choral Demonstration, Young Musicians Chorus (Betsy Marvit, director) & Ildikó Thész Salgado
3:15pm — Panel Discussion
Questions? Please contact kathy_hickey@redlands.edu
Inspiring Students to Create in the Music Classroom: Inquiry, Standards, and Active Music Making with Nyssa Brown
In this workshop, participants will experience a create-focused inquiry lesson that can be applied or modified for use across grade levels in music classrooms. Leave with ideas for immediate classroom implementation as well as an understanding of how to create your own inquiry-based lessons in the music classroom that keep students actively engaged in “music-ing.” This workshop will use standards as a springboard and draw on inquiry, backward design, and concept-based tools and strategies for intentional curriculum design.
Missed the workshop?
View the Zoom recording by purchasing access by April 13, 2024. Zoom recording available until April 22, 2024.
Scholarship Benefit Auction - March 24!
The Kodály Foundation for Music Education invites you to join them for their 3rd Birthday Celebration & Scholarship Benefit Auction.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Piedmont Center for the Arts
801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont
To launch the Named Scholarship effort in 2024, this event will feature an online and in-person silent auction to raise funds for student scholarships in Gail Needleman’s name.
This auction includes special items from Gail’s personal estate collection generously donated by her family including unique instruments, fine textiles, and exquisite rugs. The net proceeds from the silent auction go directly towards the KFME named scholarship fund in Gail’s honor.
Questions: Contact info@kodalyfoundation.org
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Kodály Center at University of Redlands
Attention all HNU Alums, friends of the Kodály Center and anyone interested in Kodály philosophy and pedagogy! Learn more about the MM Kodály Pedagogy and Summer Certificate offerings here.
For more info: email Dr. Katherine Hickey (kathy_hickey@redlands.edu)
#redlands #NCAKE #oake #iks #kodaly #music #education
The upcoming OAKE Conference takes place from March 6-9, 2025 in Chicago, IL. The 2025 OAKE conference theme “Musical Storytellers: Continuing Kodály’s Narrative” has a focus on being “Musical Storytellers” as a means to continue the narrative of Zoltán Kodály and the teaching approach that bears his name.
Conference Events & Special Sessions
Dr. Pamela Blackstone and Francisco Núñez, Conference Choir Conductors
More details TBA
Important Reminders:
May 1 - Session proposals due
Oct 1 - Choir auditions materials due
OAKE conferences are for music educators - Kodály training is not at all necessary, and everyone can benefit!
Engaging community building and social events
Photos from the 2024 OAKE National Conference.
PC: Robert Lee
International Kodály Society Symposium 2023
Golden Anniversary: Connecting Humanity Through Music
26th Symposium Celebrating 50 Years
The 26th IKS Symposium took place from July 31 through August 4, 2023 at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, California, USA. This biennial international event served as a platform to educate, engage, support and foster connections for aspiring and experienced music educators, ethnomusicologists and musicians internationally. This Symposium celebrated 50 years of support for the International Kodály Society, which is active in 34 countries and has Affiliated National Organizations in 16 countries.
NCAKE was proud to contribute, and found this Symposium particularly meaningful given the origin of the first Symposium at Holy Names University (then College) in 1973. NCAKE wishes to acknowledge the tremendous work that was so generously provided by the Symposium Organizing Committee, Western Division, OAKE and the IKS Board.
This occasion not only represented many distinctive ways of connecting humanity through music, but also in connecting the many generations of NCAKE leaders and members together in organizing and attending such a momentous event.
Web: www.ikssymposium2023.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ikssymposium2023
Instagram: @ikssymposium2023
Photo Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAQger
“I was so grateful to be able to attend the IKS Symposium this year. The whole symposium felt seamless and all of the workshops were so nicely executed. It was so challenging to decide which workshops to attend, but thankfully, they are all online to view from Aug. 7-Sept. 7 to review and watch at home! I especially enjoyed the workshops giving ideas for new songs and games, as well as vocal warm-ups for choirs. I also thought there were many workshops that discussed different music cultures and the conversations surrounding them. All of the concerts were also so beautiful and moving—I felt lucky to be in the presence of such amazing musicians! This symposium gave me such a feeling of connection with other music educators across the globe, and reminded me that there are so many wonderful Kodály educators to collaborate and learn from in many different ways. It was a fun, interactive, engaging, and reflective time!”
“This was my first symposium and now I am eager to participate in all the upcoming ones. It was delightful to meet other like-minded music educators from around the world and learn about their teaching practices and experiences. I thoroughly enjoyed the diverse workshops that took place each day; it was difficult to choose sometimes, but I am grateful that I can view the other presentations online. Additionally, the presenters exhibited their expertise in each of the topics and made their presentations dynamic and interactive. I left inspired and ready to start the school year, with lots of repertoire and games in different languages that I am looking forward to implementing in my classroom soon.
My favorite concerts were by: Chanticleer, Cascada de Flores, Sajt Ensemble, and LACC. And the workshops I enjoyed the most were: Music of My Hawaii, Let’s have Fun with Warabeuta, Filipino Children Games.
I highly encourage anyone who didn’t make it in person, to sign up for the virtual symposium and get to see all the recordings of all the amazing presentations and concerts.”
BRIGHT MORNING STARS ARE RISING
50th Anniversary Anthology, Kodály Center at Holy Names University
Anne Laskey & Gail Needleman, Editors
This 50th Anniversary Anthology of the Kodály Center reflects the significant role the Kodály Center has played in implementing Zoltán Kodály's vision for music education in the United States and around the world.
This collection of 26 articles explores the basic tenets of Kodály's vision:
That music is for everybody
That music literacy is a universal right and not a secret language for a select few
That singing is the most human and universal of instruments
That folk music and art music are the most beautiful and lasting of musical forms
In realizing and implementing Kodály’s vision, these articles reflect on bringing Kodály’s ideas to American classrooms, along with articles that investigate Kodály's life and thought, and what these mean for us today. The articles are complimented by writings of some of the many Hungarian master teachers who have worked with Holy Names faculty to develop higher levels of musicianship, excellent materials and clear pedagogical goals in music teacher education.
Email info@kodalyfoundation.org with any questions
NCAKE stands in solidarity with #BLM and #stopAAPIhate
Read our President’s Message here
Read NCAKE’s support of Black and AAPI communities here
Did you know? All proceeds from the April 10th workshop are to be donated to organizations dedicated to education and supporting AAPI communities in the Bay Area and beyond.
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