Levels I, II, and III run concurrently, with classes meeting from 8:00 - 4:30.
Each level includes individual courses in the following areas:
- Folk song repertoire, children's singing games, and song analysis
- Methodology and philosophy of the Kodály approach
- Musicianship and aural skills development
- Choral conducting skills
- Daily chorus class
All students begin with Level I in the first summer, then continue to next levels in future summers.
As a Level I participant, you will learn strategies for beginning lesson planning, structuring classroom activities, and introducing students to music literacy skills. Participants will also improve their musicianship competence and conducting artistry, and sing adult-level music in a concert choir. Nightly homework averages between an hour and an hour and a half.
Prerequisite for Level I: None -- although a rudimentary level of music theory is helpful, particularly for the musicianship portion of the course. Please contact Christopher Roberts at cr777@uw.edu if you have questions.
As a Level II participant, you’ll continue to explore the sequential development of musical elements through long-term and daily lesson planning with an emphasis on the middle elementary grades (2-3), focusing on analysis and organization of classroom musical materials. Your musicianship skills will expand through increasingly difficult part-work and solfege activities, and you will further develop your understanding of instructional strategies in the choral class through score analysis and conducting technique.
Prerequisite for Level II: Level I from any nationally recognized Kodály program.
For 2020! Level III Choral Track!
As a Level III participant, you will extend your knowledge of lesson planning with a focus on secondary choral settings, using a variety of materials from Western and non-Western musical traditions. Participants will also complete a system for the storage, use and retrieval of music for choir. Your musicianship skills will continue to grow through analysis, sight-reading, part-work, and dictation. Conducting skills will develop to include strategies for working with a small orchestra and choir. Each Level III student will prepare, rehearse, and conduct a piece for the final performance.
Prerequisite for Level III: Level II from the Kodály Levels Program of Seattle, and a personal focus on teaching in choral settings.
Traditional Level III will return in 2021.
For students unable to attend the full course, these options are available:
Kodály Sampler. Attend the first three days of the course to see if the Kodály approach is right for you. If you decide to stay for the complete two-week course, you switch to Level I after the second day and apply the Sampler fee to the full course cost.
Meets July 6 - 8, 2020 from 8:00 - 4:30. 20 clock hours available at an additional cost (no credits available for Sampler).
Conducting. Improve the artistry of your conducting technique, while also developing score analysis and preparation skills and instructional strategies, using children’s choral music of the highest quality. Taught in a lab setting, the course also includes participation in a daily choral experience with a master conductor.
Meets July 6 - 17, 2020 for two hours daily. Exact times to be announced. Students can choose to register for 2 credits or 20 clock hours for an additional cost.
Musicianship. Experience the internationally acclaimed Kodály approach to music literacy. By taking this course, enhance written and aural musicianship skills and progress through daily experiences in sight singing, ear training and musical dictation.
Meets July 6-17, 2020, from either 10:15 - 12:00 or 1:00 - 2:45. Students can register for 2 credits or 20 additional clock hours for an additional cost. (For credits or clock hours, students must attend another 2 1/2 hours of the course.)
E-mail Christopher Roberts at cr777@uw.edu for more information.
Workshop fees:
Level I, II, III: $795 workshop fee for registration prior to June 1, 2020; $850 after June 1, 2020.
Conducting, Musicianship, and Sampler: $275 prior to June 1, 2020; $300 after June 1, 2020.
Additional fees for credits and/or clock hours (optional):
Registering for credits or clock hours is optional; students may choose just to pay the workshop fee. For teachers interested in credits or clock hours, the costs are as follows:
Level I, II, or III: Seattle Pacific University offers 7 post-baccalaureate continuing education credits for an additional fee of $385. Alternatively, students can enroll for 70 Washington state clock hours, at a cost of $140.
Sampler: 20 clock hours are available for $40.
Conducting: 2 post-baccalaureate continuing education credits are available for $110. 20 clock hours are available for $40.
Musicianship: 2 post-baccalaureate continuing education credit is available for $110. 20 clock hours are available for $40.
Each level includes individual courses in the following areas:
- Folk song repertoire, children's singing games, and song analysis
- Methodology and philosophy of the Kodály approach
- Musicianship and aural skills development
- Choral conducting skills
- Daily chorus class
All students begin with Level I in the first summer, then continue to next levels in future summers.
As a Level I participant, you will learn strategies for beginning lesson planning, structuring classroom activities, and introducing students to music literacy skills. Participants will also improve their musicianship competence and conducting artistry, and sing adult-level music in a concert choir. Nightly homework averages between an hour and an hour and a half.
Prerequisite for Level I: None -- although a rudimentary level of music theory is helpful, particularly for the musicianship portion of the course. Please contact Christopher Roberts at cr777@uw.edu if you have questions.
As a Level II participant, you’ll continue to explore the sequential development of musical elements through long-term and daily lesson planning with an emphasis on the middle elementary grades (2-3), focusing on analysis and organization of classroom musical materials. Your musicianship skills will expand through increasingly difficult part-work and solfege activities, and you will further develop your understanding of instructional strategies in the choral class through score analysis and conducting technique.
Prerequisite for Level II: Level I from any nationally recognized Kodály program.
For 2020! Level III Choral Track!
As a Level III participant, you will extend your knowledge of lesson planning with a focus on secondary choral settings, using a variety of materials from Western and non-Western musical traditions. Participants will also complete a system for the storage, use and retrieval of music for choir. Your musicianship skills will continue to grow through analysis, sight-reading, part-work, and dictation. Conducting skills will develop to include strategies for working with a small orchestra and choir. Each Level III student will prepare, rehearse, and conduct a piece for the final performance.
Prerequisite for Level III: Level II from the Kodály Levels Program of Seattle, and a personal focus on teaching in choral settings.
Traditional Level III will return in 2021.
For students unable to attend the full course, these options are available:
Kodály Sampler. Attend the first three days of the course to see if the Kodály approach is right for you. If you decide to stay for the complete two-week course, you switch to Level I after the second day and apply the Sampler fee to the full course cost.
Meets July 6 - 8, 2020 from 8:00 - 4:30. 20 clock hours available at an additional cost (no credits available for Sampler).
Conducting. Improve the artistry of your conducting technique, while also developing score analysis and preparation skills and instructional strategies, using children’s choral music of the highest quality. Taught in a lab setting, the course also includes participation in a daily choral experience with a master conductor.
Meets July 6 - 17, 2020 for two hours daily. Exact times to be announced. Students can choose to register for 2 credits or 20 clock hours for an additional cost.
Musicianship. Experience the internationally acclaimed Kodály approach to music literacy. By taking this course, enhance written and aural musicianship skills and progress through daily experiences in sight singing, ear training and musical dictation.
Meets July 6-17, 2020, from either 10:15 - 12:00 or 1:00 - 2:45. Students can register for 2 credits or 20 additional clock hours for an additional cost. (For credits or clock hours, students must attend another 2 1/2 hours of the course.)
E-mail Christopher Roberts at cr777@uw.edu for more information.
Workshop fees:
Level I, II, III: $795 workshop fee for registration prior to June 1, 2020; $850 after June 1, 2020.
Conducting, Musicianship, and Sampler: $275 prior to June 1, 2020; $300 after June 1, 2020.
Additional fees for credits and/or clock hours (optional):
Registering for credits or clock hours is optional; students may choose just to pay the workshop fee. For teachers interested in credits or clock hours, the costs are as follows:
Level I, II, or III: Seattle Pacific University offers 7 post-baccalaureate continuing education credits for an additional fee of $385. Alternatively, students can enroll for 70 Washington state clock hours, at a cost of $140.
Sampler: 20 clock hours are available for $40.
Conducting: 2 post-baccalaureate continuing education credits are available for $110. 20 clock hours are available for $40.
Musicianship: 2 post-baccalaureate continuing education credit is available for $110. 20 clock hours are available for $40.