Music Department

Kodály Summer Institute

The Kodály Certification Institute is a graduate-level program designed for qualified educators and supervisors at every level of musical instruction from elementary, junior and senior high school through college and university. To achieve a Graduate Certificate in Kodály, participants must complete all three sequential courses in the program. The courses are taught by an exceptional  and passionate group of certified Kodály instructors in a friendly, supportive, and educationally-focused environment.

The Kodály philosophy of music education is a sequential, child developmental program based on folk songs and art music. The concept is an experience-based approach to teaching that leads to literacy through the development of basic musical skills and musicianship by reading, writing and performing music.  Participants will peer teach, perform in an ensemble, conduct, expand repertoire materials and improve personal musicianship. 

  

Kodály Levels I, II, & III

MUS 634 Kodály Method for Training Teachers Level I
This course includes pedagogy for kindergarten through grade 2. Folksongs are collected and analyzed for inherent musical concepts to be used within a sequenced curriculum for those grades. Musicianship covers the study of pentatonic scales and critical rhythmic and melodic skill development.

MUS 635 Kodály Method for Training Teachers Level II
This course includes pedagogy for grades 3 and 4. Folksongs are collected and analyzed for inherent musical concepts to be used within a sequenced curriculum for those grades. Musicianship covers the study of diatonic and modal scales and critical rhythmic and melodic skill development.

MUS 636 Kodály Method for Training Teachers Level III
This course includes pedagogy for grades 5 through 6. Folksongs are collected and analyzed for inherent musical concepts to be used within a sequenced curriculum for those grades. Musicianship covers the study of modulation, harmonic analysis and chromaticism.

Registration

SUMMER 2010
Kodály Levels I , II & III
MUS 634, MUS 635 and MUS 636 (3 credits each)

June 2010
M-F  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Roland Dille Center for the Arts (Room 144)

Please apply early, as there are a limited number of spaces available!  We expect students from a wide geographical area and have already welcomed participants from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Virginia, Colorado and Oklahoma.

Note:  Summer tuition rates for 2010 are not set at this time.


Summer Scholarships

Three $400 MSUM Graduate Student/Northern Plains Kodáy Chapter Scholarships are available each summer.  To apply, click here to download an application form which must be completed and received at MSUM by the application deadline of June 1st.

Kodály Program Faculty (click here)

Additional Information

To receive additional information and an application contact Continuing Studies, MSUM Box 82, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN 56563, at 218.477.5862; email at: contstdy@mnstate.edu

If you have further questions about the program, contact Dr. Jenny Dufault at 218.477.4607 or dufault@mnstate.edu

Admission Requirements
An undergraduate degree from an accredited institution is required for admission to the Graduate Program.

Accommodations
Accommodations will be available through campus housing. Parking and food services are available on campus at a reasonable rate and there are several restaurants within walking distance of the campus. The number of rooms is limited; reserve as early as possible!  Call 218.477.2118.

Parking
To obtain permits, contact 218.477.2675 or email the parking office at: parking@mnstate.edu

Textbooks
Required texts and supplementary materials will be available for sale onsite through West Music during first day of classes.

Institute Events
A complimentary continental breakfast will be served on the first morning of classes.  On the second Thursday evening, we will have an end-of-session dinner to celebrate the completion of our training. It will be held off-campus; participants will receive information about location and cost on the first day of classes.  We will present a concert at 2:00 on the final day of classes, and so please bring appropriate dress. We would welcome your friends and family as our guests, thereby enhancing our audience.

What to Bring

  • Folk song collection books and other resource materials
  • Recorder and/or other musical instrument
  • Binder for folk songs
  • Staff paper
  • Tuning fork A or C

  • If you have a laptop, it might also be useful.  If you are staying in the dormitory, you should perhaps bring your keyboard and a fan.

Required Book List:

Level I
Eisen, Ann and Robertson, Lamar, An American Methodology
Erdei, Peter 150 American Folk Songs
Molnár, Antal Classical Canons
Kodály, Zoltan 77 Two-Part Exercises
Kodály, Zoltan 333 Elementary Exercises

Level II
Add the following to the required texts for Level I:
Erdei, Knowles, F, and Bacon, D. My Singing Bird:  150 Folk Songs from the Anglo-American,
    Afro-American, Scottish, and Irish Traditions
Kodály, Zoltan Bicinia Hungarica
Kodály, Zoltan 15 Two-Part Exercises
Bacon, Denise 50 Easy Two-Part Exercises

Level III
Add the following to the required texts for Levels I and II:
Locke, Eleanor Sail Away
Kodály, Zoltan Tricinia Hungarica
Kodály, Zoltan 55 Two-Part Exercises

Also recommended:
Choksy, Lois, The Kodály Method 1 (3rd.ed.)
Bacon, Denise 185 Pentatonic Exercises
Choksy, Lois 120 Singing Games and Dances for Elementary Schools
Johnston, Richard Folk Songs North America Sings

Our first Certification Recipients!

The National headquarters for OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators) is located in Moorhead.