We are delighted to welcome Rosalie Scott (WA), Maree Hennessy (QLD), and Andrew Pennay (QLD) as key presenters for Spring into Kodály 2025!

Join us for a day of Kodály-inspired professional learning.

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PRESENTERS:

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.

Andrew Pennay

Andrew Pennay is Director of Creative Arts at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. He has lectured in music education at a tertiary level and presented nationally and internationally on popular music education, musicianship, upper secondary teaching methodology, and teaching for creativity and curiosity.

For 12 years, he was a performer and Assistant Conductor with The Australian Voices, touring new Australian choral music globally. Andrew has received a National Award for Excellence in School Music Education (2011) and an Award for Excellence in Australian Kodály-inspired Music Education (Innovation) in 2022. He is currently undertaking doctoral studies in songwriting pedagogy.

Maree Hennessy

Maree is a recognized educational leader, professional development facilitator, and mentor with extensive experience in teaching and leadership in schools, in early childhood, higher education, and in community settings.

Maree is a lead facilitator for Kodály education teacher training courses in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. She currently teaches at Brisbane Boys’ College (Brisbane) in the Music Every Day program.

Melissa Mason

Melissa Mason is a Primary Music Teacher at Dayton Primary School, where she teaches Kindy Year 6 and runs a Junior and Senior Choir. Melissa also co-conducts the Smalley ensemble of Western Australian Young Voices (WAYV) and teaches piano students after school. She has completed Primary 1-3 and Secondary 1 AKC levels and is deeply passionate about promoting best practice in music education

Session Title: Making Learning Stick: Merging Kodály and Weekly Review for Musical Mastery

Freya Petersen

Freya Petersen studied viola performance before beginning her music education training. She attended the Kodály Institute in Hungary and completed her Australian Kodály certificate training in Primary Music Education in Perth and Brisbane. Freya teaches Early Childhood and Primary music and Strings at St Mary’s AGS.

Session Title: Pocketful of Posies

Ashleigh Slater

Ashleigh Slater has worked in secondary music education for more than a decade, with extensive leadership experience in Australia and the U.K. After recently returning from London, she has taken up the post of Head of Performing Arts at Prendiville Catholic College. A former Vice President of KMEIA WA, she holds the AKC, and is passionate about engaging students through authentic, inclusive music education that fosters creativity, confidence, and a love of music, rooted in Kodály pedagogy

Session Title: Getting started with composition; strategies for lower secondary

Veronica Akse

Veronica Akse teaches Music from Pre-Primary to Year 10 at Bethel Christian School in Albany, implementing a Kodály-informed program. Holding Kodály and Feierabend certifications, she is passionate about helping students develop their own musical identities through inclusive, engaging experiences that inspire a lifelong connection to music.

Session Title: Compose, Create, Connect: Engaging Students through Minecraft Music