A number of days ago I had the privilege of attending a workshop presented by KMEIA and the wonderful Robyn Stavely - a researcher and lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney. The workshop was looking at the connections between neuropedagogical research and the Kodaly philosophy of music education. The core idea was that we receive information about the world around us through our whole body - all of our senses teach us everything we know about the world and we simpl

Whilst for many, the term folk dancing may conjure images of wizened Morris dancers with silk scarves, they are still relevant today and are a fantastic element of a well-rounded music program. Not only do they get students up and moving, cover dance aspects of a Performing Arts curriculum (if you are hired to teach all Performing Arts and not just music), offer a chance to expose students to a variety of repertoire and, perhaps most importantly, folk dances are absolutely gr

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the KMEIA Victoria Autumn Seminar as part of my school-mandated professional development. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with other Kodaly teachers and musicians in my area (as the only music teacher in my school, it can often feel pretty lonely!) as well as learn some new songs, games and choral techniques. We also had a chance to brush up on the basics of Kodaly philosophy (check out this post if you'd like more info on w