Professional Development

Professional Development

Teacher Education Courses

Post-secondary institutions seeking endorsement of Kodaly courses should visit the Kodaly Certification page.

University of Alberta, Edmonton campus
Since April, 2011, this is a 3 level university credit bearing course fully certified by the Kodaly Society of Canada.
Levels 1 and 2 in 2012: July 3-13 (Undergraduate or Graduate credit)
Dr. Ardelle Ries, U. of Alberta (Augustana Campus): Conducting and Musicianship
Dr. Amanda Montgomery (U. of Alberta, Edmonton): Pedagogy and Materials level 1
Jody Stark (Edmonton): Pedagogy and Materials level 2
For more information:
www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/elementaryed/
jlstark@ualberta.ca | lries@ualberta.ca | amanda.mongomery@ualberta.ca

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo ON
“Joyous Music Making”: since 2008, this is a 3-level Continuing Education course fully certified by the Kodaly Society of Canada and co-sponsored by the Kodaly Society of Ontario. Chief instructor and organizer is Heather Morris. Joyous Music-Making 2012, Level 1, will be offered August 13 – 24; details are at www.wlu.ca/coned/joyous and 519.884.0710 x6036 | conted@wlu.ca/

Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE) certified courses.
For courses throughout the USA, visit: http://www.oake.org/EndorsedPrograms/Default.aspx

International Kodaly Society
For study in Hungary and elsewhere, visit: http://www.iks.hu/ and go to "Scholarship", "Kodaly Organizations", "Symposium" and "Related Links".

Zoltan Kodaly Pedagogical Institute of Music, Kecskemét, Hungary
http://www.kodaly-inst.hu/

A variety of offerings are now listed on the above website.

KSC National and Regional Conferences
For KSC National and Regional Conferences, see below:

BCKSC (British Columbia) http://www.bcksc.ca/

Workshops:

AKA (Alberta) http://www.albertakodaly.ca

AKA Singposium 2010 - (was held in January, 2010)

KSO (Ontario) http://www.kodalysocietyofontario.com

KSNS (Nova Scotia)

KSNS Tune up! Sing out! Fall Workshop - The Kodaly Society of Nova Scotia, in co-operation with the Nova Scotia Choral Federation, the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors and Halifax Culture Days is presenting "TUNE UP! SING OUT!". This fall workshop will be Saturday, September 25 at Dalhousie Music Department, in Room 416, with registration at 8:30 am. Our Kodaly clinicians will be Dr. June Countryman, Music Educator at University of Prince Edward Island, and Ki Adams, Music Educator at Memorial University.

2010 Winter Workshop
Contact President Louise Grinstead lgrinstead@eastlink.ca