Join us for Spring into Kodály 2026: Enacting a Singing-First Curriculum.

In response to the new WA Arts Curriculum, this event will feature an excellent lineup of WA teachers sharing practical ideas and strategies to support our members in approaching the new curriculum in a Kodály-inspired way. 

$80 for Kodály Australia members. 

$160 for non-members (ordinary membership included)

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PRESENTERS:

Jason Boron

Jason Boron is a Lecturer in Music Education at Edith Cowan University, where he coordinates undergraduate and postgraduate units in early childhood and primary music education. Jason’s teaching draws upon over 15 years of leading music education programs in higher education, school and community settings. Jason is currently the President of Kodály Australia and is an accredited lecturer of the Australian Kodály Certificate. He currently facilitates the delivery of the Musical Foundations professional development package offered as part of the Music Education Strategy for the Department for Education in South Australia. Jason is also President of the Academic Staff Association of ECU and serves on the University Education Committee. Jason is a past recipient of the Sarolta Kodály Scholarship awarded by the International Kodály Society and in 2020 was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award for Innovative Teaching. His Master of Arts thesis investigated the first International Kodaly Seminar and he has been part of collaborative research projects attracting over $250,000 in funding. Jason is published in The Australian Educational Researcher. Jason maintains regular work with children as a choral conductor for the West Australian Young Voices (WAYV).

Dr Jason Goopy

Dr Jason Goopy is Lecturer and Coordinator of Secondary & Instrumental Music Education at Edith Cowan University and a specialist in Kodály-inspired pedagogy. He experienced Kodály-inspired music education throughout his own primary and secondary schooling and completed his undergraduate and master’s studies at the University of Queensland at a time when it had a Kodály emphasis. He holds the Australian Kodály Certificate (Secondary) and has lectured in AKC courses in Brisbane, Sydney, and Perth. Jason’s tertiary teaching draws upon 15 years of teaching music in Queensland combined primary and secondary schools, where he led highly effective Kodály-inspired music programs. He was previously Head of the Arts & Choral Coordinator at Ambrose Treacy College and prior was a Highly Accomplished Teacher at Brisbane Boys’ College, where he established the P-3 Music Every Day program. His doctoral studies investigated the contributions of Kodály-inspired class music to students’ musical identity construction, for which he received the Callaway Doctoral Award. Jason is the current President of the Australian Society for Music Education, Education Committee Convenor and Immediate Past President of Kodály Australia, and an advisory board member of the national advocacy project Music Education: Right from the Start.
Rosalie Scott

Rosalie Scott is an experienced music teacher with over 16 years in the classroom teaching students from three years of age through to adults. Rosalie is passionate about sharing Kodály’s philosophy with colleagues and students alike. She is currently working in regional Western Australia at John Paul College and the International School of Music, Kalgoorlie.

An Australian Kodály Certificate accredited lecturer in Primary and Secondary Music Pedagogy with an interest in the transformational power of Music Education, Rosalie welcomes every opportunity to engage with colleagues in sharing ideas and expertise across all areas of Music Education.

Peter Shanhun

Peter Shanhun has over 20 years of diverse teaching experience in Western Australia, including Classroom Music from K – 12 in Government, Independent and Catholic systems. Peter taught Voice for IMSS for 7 Years, and has taken Choirs in numerous contexts. Peter served as president of the Kodály Music Education institute of Australia, WA Branch from 2016 – 2017. He has completed the Australian Kodály Certificate and a Masters in Kodály Music Pedagogy at the Kodály Institute of the Liszt Academy in Kecskemet. Peter has served in Music Coordinator, Head of Arts, and Head of Secondary positions, and is a past recipient of the Sarolta Kodály Scholarship awarded by the international Kodály Society.

Melissa Mason

Melissa Mason is a Primary Music Teacher at Dayton Primary School, where she teaches Kindy to Year 6 music, and runs a Junior and Senior Choir. Melissa also conducts the Smalley ensemble of Western Australian Young Voices (WAYV) and teaches piano students after school. She has completed the Australian Kodaly Certificate in Music Education (Primary) and is deeply passionate about promoting best practice in music education.

Hayley Burns

Hayley is a dedicated music educator in Western Australia with extensive experience teaching students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. She currently teaches Music and conducts four choirs at St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School, Perth. Hayley has completed a Master of Music in Kodály Pedagogy, the Australian Kodály Certificate, and has completed levels in Orff Schulwerk. She has presented workshops at the Kodály Australia Conference and Orff National Conference and regularly participates in professional learning, conferences, and courses exploring a range of music education philosophies from around the world. Hayley believes that every child deserves access to a high-quality music education. She is committed to continually developing her own teaching practice and sharing ideas with others to help create engaging, inclusive and meaningful learning experiences for all students

Celia Christmass

Celia holds a Certificate in Music Education from the Kodály Intezet in Hungary, a Masters degree in Music Education with Kodaly Emphasis from Holy Names College in the United States in America and an ASG National Excellence in Teaching Award. Celia has taught for over three decades as a member of the music department staff at Perth Modern School where she teaches for classroom music, directs choirs and ensembles. Celia is an Honorary Life Member of Kodály Australia

Rebecca de Haan

Dale Pointon

Dale Pointon is the Coordinator of Ensembles with the Education Department of WA. He also lectures in Music Education at Edith Cowan University. Dale earned his Masters of Music in Conducting from the University of Illinois (USA), a Bachelor of Music Performance (UWA) and a Graduate Diploma of Education (ECU). Dale is an active community ensemble director, clinician and adjudicator. He offers various conducting and ensemble related workshops and Professional Development opportunities. Dale adjudicates at various Australian festivals and eisteddfods; he also serves as an examiner for the Australian Music Examination Board WA. Dale is a permanent conductor with the West Australian Youth Orchestras Association (WAYO), is the past director of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at WAAPA and has served as the Vice President of ABODA (WA). Dale has toured extensively with ensembles to China, USA, New Zealand and throughout Australia.

Selena Sanzana

Selena is a passionate, experienced music educator who has worked across K-12 school settings and tertiary pre-service teacher education. She is a current member of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority’s Curriculum Advisory Committee and has undertaken a Masters in Education Research, with the findings offering recommendations to provide more children with access to a high-quality music education. Selena is a Level 3 classroom teacher with the WA Department of Education and sessional academic at Edith Cowan University.