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2008 HNU Kodaly Summer Institute - July 7-26
The Kodaly Summer Institute offers an introduction to Kodaly philosophy, including musicianship training, conducting, curriculum development, pedagogical techniques, and materials for teaching. Endorsed by the Organization of American Kodaly Educators, HNU provides Certification for Levels I, II and III. Level I course work can also apply towards the masters degree in music education.
Faculty for this summer's course: Gemma Arguelles, Judit Hartyanyi, Erzsebet Hegyi, Anne Laskey, Helene Matters, Ildiko Salgado and Fran Smith. To download the 2008 Kodaly Summer Institute brochure, go to http://www.hnu.edu/academics/documents/2008_Kodaly_Summer_Broch_WEB.pdf.
For more information, email laskey@hnu.edu.
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Kodaly Center 40th Anniversary Celebration - July 24-27, 2008
HNU will celebrate 40 years of professional training for music teachers during our 2008 Kodály Summer Institute. Those who attend this year’s Institute will receive complimentary registration for this historic celebration.
The 40th Anniversary Celebration, Music for Everyone: Envisioning a Musical Culture, will take place from July 24-26, and end with a final concert by institute participants and alums on the evening of the 26th. Daily concerts and demonstrations will showcase the accomplishments of Holy Names alumni. Current and past faculty will present sessions and panels that reflect their contributions to the Kodály movement in the U.S. and abroad. Returning American faculty include Edward Bolkovac, Rita Klinger, Ivy Rawlins and David Xiques. Hungarians Judit Hartyányi and Erzsébet Hegyi, who will teach in the 2008 institute, will be joined by Sarolta Platthy, Helga Dietrich and Laszlo Matos. Judith Johnson and Anne Comiskey, from Australia, and Pierre and Margaret Perron, from Canada, will also participate. The celebration will end with an outing to Angel Island on July 27.
We invite all alums and friends of the Kodaly Center, as well as those new to Holy Names, to attend this exciting celebration of one of the most influential Kodaly training centers in the United States. For more information, visit http://kodalyhnu.blogspot.com or email laskey@hnu.edu
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Tides Foundation Grant - November, 2007
The HNU Kodaly Center received a recent grant of $4,000 from the Tides Foundation in San Francisco to provide a technology upgrade for its music library. This generous and unexpected grant will be used to purchase two new computer stations for student use and for maintenance of the American Folk Song Collection website. It will also provide funding towards a video station for students to view teaching videos, as well as equipment to transfer videotapes to DVD format.
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