Anne J. Laskey received the 2008 Outstanding Educator Award from the Organization of American Kodály Educators at the OAKE National Conference held in Denver, CO, March 27-29, 2008. The award is given to an OAKE member who has demonstrated years of superior music teaching in which the Kodály philosophy has been used extensively and has produced students who exhibit outstanding music skills. Ms. Laskey is director of the Kodály Center for Music Education at Holy Names University.
April 17, 2008
Anne Laskey receives OAKE Outstanding Educator Award
Anne J. Laskey received the 2008 Outstanding Educator Award from the Organization of American Kodály Educators at the OAKE National Conference held in Denver, CO, March 27-29, 2008. The award is given to an OAKE member who has demonstrated years of superior music teaching in which the Kodály philosophy has been used extensively and has produced students who exhibit outstanding music skills. Ms. Laskey is director of the Kodály Center for Music Education at Holy Names University.
March 31, 2008
Program for 40th Anniversary Celebration (tentative)
"Music For Everyone: Envisioning a Musical Culture"
40th Anniversary Opening Ceremony
Keynote: Dr. Jerry Jaccard
Alumni choir rehearsals/performance
Judit Hartyányi
The Music Educator as a Fieldworker: Discoveries in the Field
Miriam Factora
With the existence of diverse ethno-linguistic groups in many countries and of course in the Philippines, the question could be posed whether the Kodály Concept can truly be successful in schools where students are a product of diverse cultural backgrounds. The lecture, which includes a video-clip presentation, will discuss multiculturalism and how countries wishing to adapt the Kodály Concept have dealt with the issue.
The melodic world of Kodály’s Psalmus Hungaricus
Erzsébet Hegyi
The composition unites marvelously the 16th century text with Kodály's 20th century Hungarian melodic world. The Rondo-theme appears 6 times with different variations. The Episodes sounding between the Rondo-themes have a certain relationship with the principal melody but still accomodate to the text. Our aim is to become acquainted with the theme and with the Episode-melodies and formal construction of the piece through active singing.
"Hidden Treasures" - A search for Australian folk music to be used in Australian classrooms
Judith Johnson
The initial search resulted in the discovery of a collection of field recordings which had been given to the University of Queensland in the 1950s and promptly forgotten. This paper gives some of the detail of how that collection is being collated and analysed.
3rd grade demonstration with Oakland’s new charter school—The Conservatory of Vocal and Instrumental Arts (COVA)
Kate Offer
Panels:
40th Anniversary Opening Ceremony
Keynote: Dr. Jerry Jaccard
Choral performance by: Chanticleer
Alumni choir rehearsals/performanceJudit Hartyányi
The Music Educator as a Fieldworker: Discoveries in the Field
Miriam Factora
With the existence of diverse ethno-linguistic groups in many countries and of course in the Philippines, the question could be posed whether the Kodály Concept can truly be successful in schools where students are a product of diverse cultural backgrounds. The lecture, which includes a video-clip presentation, will discuss multiculturalism and how countries wishing to adapt the Kodály Concept have dealt with the issue.
The melodic world of Kodály’s Psalmus Hungaricus
Erzsébet Hegyi
The composition unites marvelously the 16th century text with Kodály's 20th century Hungarian melodic world. The Rondo-theme appears 6 times with different variations. The Episodes sounding between the Rondo-themes have a certain relationship with the principal melody but still accomodate to the text. Our aim is to become acquainted with the theme and with the Episode-melodies and formal construction of the piece through active singing.
"Hidden Treasures" - A search for Australian folk music to be used in Australian classrooms
Judith Johnson
The initial search resulted in the discovery of a collection of field recordings which had been given to the University of Queensland in the 1950s and promptly forgotten. This paper gives some of the detail of how that collection is being collated and analysed.
The Kodály Concept of Music Education in Practice
Sarolta Platthy
Presentation of the DVD published by the Foundation for the Kecskemét Kodály Institute in 2007. The DVD contains a representative selection of demonstration class videos from kindergarten to secondary school and methodology lessons.
Hearing in Color: Case Studies of Musicians with Absolute Pitch
Ivy Ward
Individuals with absolute pitch identify pitches by their "chroma," or tonal color. While it is relative pitch that is indispensable to understanding music, a look into the world of those with absolute pitch gives us additional insights into how music is perceived and invites us to reflect on how music is taught.
Pre-school demonstration (ages 4-5)
Helga Dietrich will work with children who are students of HNU alum Jeff Luna-Sparks in his music studio in Albany, CA.
Sarolta Platthy
Presentation of the DVD published by the Foundation for the Kecskemét Kodály Institute in 2007. The DVD contains a representative selection of demonstration class videos from kindergarten to secondary school and methodology lessons.
Hearing in Color: Case Studies of Musicians with Absolute Pitch
Ivy Ward
Individuals with absolute pitch identify pitches by their "chroma," or tonal color. While it is relative pitch that is indispensable to understanding music, a look into the world of those with absolute pitch gives us additional insights into how music is perceived and invites us to reflect on how music is taught.
Pre-school demonstration (ages 4-5)
Helga Dietrich will work with children who are students of HNU alum Jeff Luna-Sparks in his music studio in Albany, CA.
3rd grade demonstration with Oakland’s new charter school—The Conservatory of Vocal and Instrumental Arts (COVA)
Kate Offer
Assessment
Rita Klinger
Rita Klinger
Panels:
Dialogue: Gail Needleman, Jerry Jaccard
Looking back: Sr. Mary Alice Hein, Erzsébet Hegyi, Pierre Perron
Moderator: Anne Laskey
Music in the Schools: Victoria Schmidt, Valerie Abad, Jutka Kadas
Moderator: Anne Laskey
Music in the Schools: Victoria Schmidt, Valerie Abad, Jutka Kadas
Moderator: Nancy Linford
Higher Education: Rita Klinger, David Xiques, Georgia Newlin
Moderator: Anne Comiskey
General forum--priorities, direction for future:
Moderator: Anne Comiskey
General forum--priorities, direction for future:
HNU President Rosemarie Nassif, OAKE President Georgia Newlin, Judit Hartyányi, Anne Laskey
Moderator: Gilbert de Greeve
Moderator: Gilbert de Greeve
January 14, 2008
HNU Alums Take Part in 2007 IKS Symposium
HNU’s Kodaly Center was well-represented at the 18th International Kodaly Symposium held in Columbus, Ohio in August of 2007. Dr. Jerry Jaccard (HNU ’78, and vice president of the International Kodaly Society) gave the opening keynote entitled “The Kodaly Un-Method of Musical Education.” Dr. Miriam Factora (HNU ’84) presented a keynote address: “The Music Educator as a Fieldworker: Discoveries in the Field.” Both also offered sessions during the symposium, along with HNU alums Anne Comiskey, Hsiao-Shien Cheng, Judith Johnson and Yu-Chuan Yao. Judit Hartyányi, visiting Hungarian faculty at Holy Names and also a vice president of the IKS, introduced the IKS’s newest publication, Music: A Universal Language—Songs of Nations with Gilbert de Greeve, president of the IKS. Other alums in attendance included Joy Nelson, Hélène Matters, Gemma Arguelles, Merlyn Katechis, Jeanette Tietze, Danelle Johnson, Gail Homan, Kathy Rausch, Anna Mlynek-Kalman, Maria Isaak, Rita Lu and Georgia Newlin and Anne Laskey.
January 7, 2008
Tides Foundation Grant
The HNU Kodaly Center received a recent grant in November, 2007 of $4,000 from the Tides Foundation in San Francisco to provide a technology upgrade for its music library. This generous and unexpected grant will be used to purchase two new computer stations for student use and for maintenance of the American Folk Song Collection website (http://kodaly.hnu.edu). It will also provide funding towards a video station for students to view teaching videos, as well as equipment to transfer videotapes to DVD format.
40th Kodaly Center Anniversary Celebration - July 24-27, 2008
Music For Everyone: Envisioning a Musical Culture
We will celebrate 40 years of professional training for music teachers during our 2008 HNU Kodály Summer Institute, scheduled for July 7-26. The summer faculty will include Gemma Arguelles, Judit Hartyányi, Erzsébet Hegyi, Anne Laskey, Helene Matters, Ildikó Salgado and Fran Smith. Those who attend this year’s Institute will receive complimentary registration for this historic 3-day celebration. The Center was founded in 1969 by Sr. Mary Alice Hein, whose encounter with Zoltán Kodály in 1966 inspired a lifelong devotion to bringing his vision of music education to the United States.
The celebration will start with a 3 day symposium from July 24-26, and end with an outing to Angel Island on July 27. Daily concerts and demonstrations will showcase the accomplishments of Holy Names alumni and those who share Kodály’s vision of ‘music for everyone’. Current and past faculty will present sessions and panels that reflect their contributions to the Kodály movement in the U.S. and abroad. Returning American faculty will include Edward Bolkovac, Rita Klinger, and Ivy Rawlins and David Xiques. Hungarians Judit Hartyányi and Erzsébet Hegyi, who will teach in the 2008 institute, will be joined by Sarolta Platthy, Helga Dietrich and László Matos who will return to help celebrate this anniversary. Judith Johnson and Anne Comiskey, from Australia, will also participate. In addition to recognizing the achievements of our faculty and alums, we will address “The Role of Music in Education” as we look forward to the next 40 years.
Because of the international importance of Holy Names as a center for Kodály studies, Gilbert de Greeve, president of the International Kodaly Society, will also be present. In 1973 Holy Names was the site for the first Kodály International Symposium, directed by Sr. Mary Alice and Erzsébet Szőnyi, then Director of Music Education at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. The symposium led to the founding of the International Kodály Society, in 1975. At the most recent IKS symposium, held in Columbus, OH in August, Holy Names alumni presented two of the keynote addresses and numerous sessions, and contributed a large group of delegates.
We invite all alums and friends of the Kodály Center, as well as those new to Holy Names, to attend this exciting celebration of one of the most influential Kodály training centers in the United States. Check back soon for a more detailed program of events. For more information please call 510-436-1234 or email laskey@hnu.edu.
We will celebrate 40 years of professional training for music teachers during our 2008 HNU Kodály Summer Institute, scheduled for July 7-26. The summer faculty will include Gemma Arguelles, Judit Hartyányi, Erzsébet Hegyi, Anne Laskey, Helene Matters, Ildikó Salgado and Fran Smith. Those who attend this year’s Institute will receive complimentary registration for this historic 3-day celebration. The Center was founded in 1969 by Sr. Mary Alice Hein, whose encounter with Zoltán Kodály in 1966 inspired a lifelong devotion to bringing his vision of music education to the United States.
The celebration will start with a 3 day symposium from July 24-26, and end with an outing to Angel Island on July 27. Daily concerts and demonstrations will showcase the accomplishments of Holy Names alumni and those who share Kodály’s vision of ‘music for everyone’. Current and past faculty will present sessions and panels that reflect their contributions to the Kodály movement in the U.S. and abroad. Returning American faculty will include Edward Bolkovac, Rita Klinger, and Ivy Rawlins and David Xiques. Hungarians Judit Hartyányi and Erzsébet Hegyi, who will teach in the 2008 institute, will be joined by Sarolta Platthy, Helga Dietrich and László Matos who will return to help celebrate this anniversary. Judith Johnson and Anne Comiskey, from Australia, will also participate. In addition to recognizing the achievements of our faculty and alums, we will address “The Role of Music in Education” as we look forward to the next 40 years.
Because of the international importance of Holy Names as a center for Kodály studies, Gilbert de Greeve, president of the International Kodaly Society, will also be present. In 1973 Holy Names was the site for the first Kodály International Symposium, directed by Sr. Mary Alice and Erzsébet Szőnyi, then Director of Music Education at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. The symposium led to the founding of the International Kodály Society, in 1975. At the most recent IKS symposium, held in Columbus, OH in August, Holy Names alumni presented two of the keynote addresses and numerous sessions, and contributed a large group of delegates.
We invite all alums and friends of the Kodály Center, as well as those new to Holy Names, to attend this exciting celebration of one of the most influential Kodály training centers in the United States. Check back soon for a more detailed program of events. For more information please call 510-436-1234 or email laskey@hnu.edu.
December 6, 2007
Alumna Miriam Factora Receives Doctorate
Congratulations to Miriam Factora, class of '84, who received her PhD in Music from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.Title of Dissertation: A Model of a Sequential Music Teaching Utilising Philippine Vocal Materials
The study responds positively to the Philippine’s Department of Education’s indigenization and localization program which aims to revive local and indigenous materials for classroom use as a way to heighten cultural awareness. It is a pioneering research written in the Philippines for the purpose of designing a pedagogical structure to present rhythmic and melodic concepts to young learners nationwide. It lays out the foundation towards a national approach to music education specifically at the elementary level.
To arrive at a plausible teaching sequence to be used in the context of Philippine culture, the following steps were undertaken: a.) Collection of materials in different areas of the Philippines; b.) Translation of these materials into English to get the message of the song; c.) Transcription of the materials into notation using a computer notational software; d.) Analysis of the materials; e.) Translation of selected materials into Filipino, the national language; f.) Systematization of these materials and g.) Sequencing of rhythmic and melodic elements to teach music literacy as derived from the systematized materials.
Two hundred of the Philippine’s folk or traditional children’s songs, spoken rhymes and/or musical games were selected for this study out of a total sample size of 1,500 that were mostly collected by the researcher in 15 regions of the Philippines from 44 ethno-linguistic groups.
To arrive at a plausible teaching sequence to be used in the context of Philippine culture, the following steps were undertaken: a.) Collection of materials in different areas of the Philippines; b.) Translation of these materials into English to get the message of the song; c.) Transcription of the materials into notation using a computer notational software; d.) Analysis of the materials; e.) Translation of selected materials into Filipino, the national language; f.) Systematization of these materials and g.) Sequencing of rhythmic and melodic elements to teach music literacy as derived from the systematized materials.
Two hundred of the Philippine’s folk or traditional children’s songs, spoken rhymes and/or musical games were selected for this study out of a total sample size of 1,500 that were mostly collected by the researcher in 15 regions of the Philippines from 44 ethno-linguistic groups.
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