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The Kodály concept emphasizes music literacy based on singing and
folk music. Musical concepts are taught through a developmental sequence
of skills. Techniques include solfege syllables, Curwin handsigns and
rhythm syllables.
The
Kodály I and Solfege I courses will focus on pedagogy
for preschool through early elementary. American folk songs will be analyzed
for inherent musical concepts that can be used with sequenced curriculum.
The solfege concentration is based on pentatonic scales.
Kodály
II and Solfege II will focus on pedagogy for the intermediate
elementary grades. American folk songs will be analyzed for musical concepts
used in the sequenced curriculum. Ear training and sight singing will
focus on the extende d pentatonic scales.
Kodály
III and Solfege III teaches pedagogy for the upper elementary
grades with in-depth analysis of songs for those grades. The solfege concentration
is on diatonic and modal scales.
Up to four hours of graduate or undergraduate credit per level is available
to course participants through Nebraska Wesleyan's University College.
Students may elect to participate in Solfege I , II or III only. Those
who elect this option m ay receive one hour of undergraduate or graduate
credit.
The summer courses will be held on the Nebraska Wesleyan campus in the
Rogers Center for Fine Arts building, 50th Street and Huntington Avenue.
The Nebraska Wesleyan campus is located in the heart of a residential
community, called University Place, in Lincoln, Nebraska (population 225,581).
The beautiful campus includes a 50-acre arboretum with many trees and
flowering shrubs. Lincoln, the state capital, has many fine arts performances,
theatres, museums, shopping centers, and recreational parks and lakes.
Upon receiving the course application and deposit, registrants will be
sent a list of books. Textbooks will be available for purchase on site
courtesy of West Music.
Kodály
and Solfege participants: Please bring your personal copies of folk song
books. 
The summer graduate programs at Nebraska Wesleyan are offered for:
- $800 per person,
noncredit, full curriculum (4 hrs)
- $200 per person,
noncredit, Solfege only (1 hour)
- $1100 per person,
grad credit, full curriculum (4 hrs)
- $275 per person,
grad credit, Solfege only (1 hour)
(NOTE:
The choral application program is included at no additional charge)
A
non-refundable registration deposit of $50 will be credited to the fees
due on the first day of classes.
Registrations
are requested by May 15.* The balance of the cost is due on the first
day of classes. (*Registrations will be accepted after this date, but
space is not guaranteed)
Kodály & Solfege participants may stay in the residence halls
on the Nebraska Wesleyan campus, which are located with walking distance
of the Rogers Center for Fine Arts. Participants should bring their own
bedding, pillow and towels. There are many motels located within a few
miles of the Nebraska Wesleyan campus.
Food service may be purchased at the Wesleyan Student Center.
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PROGRAM FACULTY
KODÁLY I
Elizabeth Arcaro of Columbus, Ohio, teaches music to grades
1 – 5 in the Dublin City School System. She holds a Master of Arts in
Integrated Teaching and Learning degree from Ohio State University. She
received her Kodály training at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio,
and Kecskemet, Hungary, where she studied with Peter Erdei. Ms. Arcaro
is the past advertising editor for the Midwest Kodály Music Educator
of America Bulletin.
KODÁLY
II
Linda Hulsey is the Supervisor of Music Education K-12 for Omaha Public Schools in Omaha, Nebraska. Previously to this position, she taught K-4 vocal music and chorus in Pennsylvania and was the founder and director of the Cantilena Children's Choir (grades 4-8). Linda holds a B.S. in Music Education and Masters of Music Education degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Kodaly Certification from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, and Administrative Certification in Supervision of Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hulsey is a past regional representative on the OAKE Board and served as curriculum/instruction coordinator for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association from 1997-2000.
KODÁLY
III
Thomas Michalek
has been an Elementary General Music Specialist for 17 years, currently
with the Hastings Public School System in Hastings, Nebraska. Tom received
his Kodály certificate from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2000,
and serves as Advertising Editor for the Kodály Envoy. From 2002
to 2004, he served as Regional Representative on the OAKE Board of Directors.
He earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree and Master of Music degree
from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For ten years, Tom was a member
of the artistic staff of the Nebraska Children’s Chorus. He has taught
music education methods courses for the University of Nebraska-Omaha and
Hastings College, and has presented Kodály related in-services
for the Nebraska Music Educators Association, the Nebraska Choral Directors’
Association, the Omaha Public Schools, Millard Public Schools, and the
Organization of American Kodály Educators.
Solfege I
Katalin Virágh teaches theory at the Hartt
School of Music, University of Hartford. A native of Budapest, Hungary,
she received her music education at the Ferencz Liszt Academy of Music
in Budapest, where she studied violin and pedagogy. She also holds a degree
in violin and theory from the Bela Bartok Conservatory of Music in Budapest.
Her honors include a Ferencz Liszt University Scholarship and First Prize
of the Hungarian National Violin Competition. Professor Viragh is the
first violinist of the Hartford Symphony and founder of the Viragh Trio,
which performs throughout the New England area.
Solfege II & III
Gábor Virágh is associate professor of music at Hartt
School of Music in Connecticut, where he teacher Kodály-based Solfege.
A native of Budapest, Hungary, Viragh graduated from the Liszt Academy
and the Bela Bartok Conservatory of Budapest, and has attended Boston’s
Berklee College of Music. Prior to joining the faculty at Hartt, he served
on the faculty of the Kodály Center of America. He is a former
member of the board of directors of the Organization of American Kodály
Educators (OAKE).
Conducting I & II
Phillip Schorg teaches elementary music in the Omaha Public Schools. He received his Kodály Certificate from Nebraska Wesleyan, and is past president of the Plains States Kodály Organization (PSKOR).
Conducting III
Dr. William A. Wyman has been Director of Choral Activities at Nebraska Wesleyan for 32 years. His choirs have toured nationally and internationally. Dr. Wyman has studied conducting with Robert Shaw, Wilhelm Ehmann, and Eric Ericson.
Program
Administrator
Dr. Jeannette Young is chair of the music department at
Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln. She is past president of PSKOR
(Plains States Kodály Organization). Young received her Kodály
Certification from Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, Wis. Prior to joining
the Wesleyan faculty she taught K-12 vocal music for 23 years in Nebraska.
She recieved her Ph.D. in Administration Curriculum and Instruction from
the Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln in May 2002.
10th ANNUAL NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
CHILDREN'S CHOIR CAMP
JUNE 15-20, 2008
In
this one week camp, talented young singers will have the opportunity to
improve their voccal skills, meet other student musicians and work with
Elaine Quilichini, director of the Calgary Girls Choir, and one of Canada's
finest choral conductors, recognized for her exceptional musicianship
and acclaimed work with choral ensembles. Students 10-14 years of age
with unchanged singing voices are eligible and must receive teacher recommendation
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