2020 Kodály Australia Virtual Summit



Program

For the full program including presentation abstracts and presenter biographies refer to: https://www.kodalyaustraliaconference.org.au/past-conferences/virtual-summit-2020/

Time (AEST) Item Details
8:30 am Pre-program
Choral performance recordings		 Exaudi
Fusion
9:00 am Official commencement Joel Copeland (Conference Convenor)
Dr Jason Goopy (President)
9:20 am Keynote messages Dr Arpad Toh (Hungary)
Dr Anita Collins (Australia)
Dr Laszlo Hemes (Hungary)
10:00 am Break #1
Live choral performances @ CGGS		 Gabriel Singers & Chamber Vocal Ensemble
10:30 am ACT Recorded Session Musicality and aesthetics in the primary music classroom
Katharine Finlayson
10:45 am ACT Q&A Live Katharine Finlayson
11:00 am SA Recorded Session Musicianship for the lower secondary classroom
Stephanie Eaton
11:15 am SA Q&A Live Stephanie Eaton
11:30 am Break Out Rooms #1
Topic: Remote learning		 Early Childhood: Julie Logan (NSW)
Primary: Katharine Finlayson (ACT)
Secondary: Dr Jason Goopy (QLD)
Ensembles: Mark O’Leary OAM (VIC)
12:00 pm Lunch Break
Choral Performance Recordings		 Sydney Conservatorium High School
Exaudi
Fusion
12:30 pm QLD Recorded Session Cultivating digital musicians in the singing-based secondary classroom
Dr Jason Goopy
12:45 pm QLD Q&A Live Dr Jason Goopy
1:00 pm VIC Recorded Session The choral excellence jigsaw – fitting all the pieces together to create great choirs
Mark O’Leary OAM
1:15 pm VIC Q&A Live Mark O’Leary OAM
1:30 pm Break Out Rooms #2
Topic: Remote learning		 Early Childhood: Julie Logan (NSW)
Primary: Katharine Finlayson (ACT)
Secondary: Dr Jason Goopy (QLD)
Ensembles: Mark O’Leary OAM (VIC)
2:00 pm Break #3
Choral Performance Recordings		 The Promise
ACT Primary Concert Choir
2:30 pm NSW Recorded Session Imitation, independence and self-regulation in early years music
Julie Logan
2:45 pm NSW Q&A Live Julie Logan
3:00 pm WA Recorded Session Singing games: The heart of learning, development and culture
Rosalie Scott
3:15 pm WA Q&A Live Rosalie Scott
3:30 pm Wrap Up Joel Copeland (Conference Convenor)
3:45 pm Event concludes

2020 Kodály Australia Virtual Summit

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