National Newsletter – 2014 – Issue 1

Call For Articles

The Kodály Music Education Institute of Australia invites contributions for future issues of our National Newsletter. Articles that promote discussion of an issue of concern to music educators are encouraged. The articles we publish in the National Newsletter include: Feature articles …
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President’s Message

Dear KMEIA Members, I welcome you to the inaugural National Newsletter, which replaces the Australian Kodály Journal. In response to the past difficulties in obtaining academic articles, along with feedback from branches and members, the National Council of KMEIA have replaced …
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Call for Articles

The Kodály Music Education Institute of Australia invites contributions for future issues of our National Newsletter. Articles that promote discussion of an issue of concern to music educators are encouraged. The articles we publish in the National Newsletter include: Feature articles …
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Creating Rhythm Flashcards In Sibelius

Katie Wardrobe, Midnight Music You can easily make rhythm flashcards by creating a rhythm on an invisible stave in Sibelius and then copying the rhythm across to Microsoft Word as a graphic.  Copying the rhythm to Word gives you the …
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Tips, ideas, reminders, starting points to welcome in a New Year

Julia Piggin Learning names in Prep Move from speaking voice to singing voice Sit in circle, feel the beat with silent tapping on knees Also use for anecdotal assessment of beat, intonation, vocal quality (potential modeling), vocal health (be alert …
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Creating Melodic Flashcards and Za In Sibelius

Katie Wardrobe, Midnight Music Last time, we looked at creating rhythm flashcards by creating a rhythm on an invisible stave in Sibelius and then copying the rhythm across to Microsoft Word as a graphic.  This time, we’ll create melodic flashcards …
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Mucking about with modes: An introduction to modal transformation

David Banney This article explores the use of modal transformation in both musicianship classes and string teaching. It would not be an exaggeration to say that my first visit to the East Helsinki Music School (the home of Colourstrings, and …
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International Katalin Forrai Award

Anne Laskey, Kodály Center for Music Education, Holy Names University The first International Katalin Forrai Award was presented at the 21st International Kodály Symposium, held in Kecskemet, Hungary, on July 31, 2013. The purpose of the Award is to commemorate …
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South Australia Early Childhood Conference Report

Yvonne Tysoe South Australia Early Childhood Conference 8 – 9 July 2013 Overview Presenters Gaby Freer, Penny Hewson, Di Hogg and Kirsty Dent took turns to demonstrate learning activities using music for children from birth through to six years olds. …
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New do re mi Songs for beginning Lower Secondary

Deborah Smith Tired of the same old do re mi songs? Me too. So here are three more for your song collection.   Deborah is the author of “Musicianship & Aural Training for the Secondary School”: a comprehensive series of …
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1000 Active Members!

Dear Members I am pleased to share that Kodály Australia recently recorded over 1000 active members in our database. This is an incredible achievement for our community and worthy of acknowledgement.  Please know that your continued membership of Kodály Australia …
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Cuskelly College of Music Summer Music Program 2025

The Cuskelly College of Music has announced details of the 2025 Summer School Music Program to be held at St Laurence’s College in Brisbane from Monday, 6 January to Friday, 17 January 2025. An extensive and rich program is on …
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Kodály Australia Member Update

Dear Members I am pleased to provide members with an update on the recent activities of the Institute. Kodály Australia Conference 2024 Congratulations, Kodály Victoria, for hosting an outstanding Kodály Australia Conference in Naarm/Melbourne last month. It was incredibly inspiring …
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New Membership Portal

Kodály Australia has moved to a new membership database service called Wild Apricot. The change is required because our GameDay system is no longer fit for our purpose.  What does this mean for Kodály Australia members? Effective immediately, online membership applications and …
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IKS Scholarship

The International Kodály Society (IKS) offers fee waiver scholarships to support participation in Kodály-inspired professional development. The closing date for the next round is 1 November 2024. Complete information, including selection criteria and eligibility, is available on the IKS website. I …
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