Kodály Ireland Online Summer Course 2021 (9th - 11th July)

Kodály Ireland invites you to attend its annual international summer course: "Active Music Making". The online course aims to give each participant the opportunity to:

• Develop as a musician and as an educator

• Learn new teaching tools and strategies

• Find new ways to think about music

• Discover strategies that will facilitate teachers in bringing students to understand music as an artistic language which will in turn nurture the human spirit

Active Music Making

Classes include musicianship (solfège) and music pedagogy workshops. All levels of musical ability welcome from professional musicians to amateurs and including beginners. Suited to:

• Early Years teachers
• Primary teachers
• Post-primary music teachers
• Third-level music lecturers
• Vocal and instrumental teachers
• Musicianship teachers in music schools
• Music students
• Conductors, singers and performers

Activities

The KI summer course is designed to develop all participants' musicianship skills and to support teaching and learning in all music learning environments (early years, primary, secondary, third level, vocal/instrumental, choral)

Small classes are structured in a way such that participants of any musical level will benefit in an appropriate and encouraging environment.

• Graded solfège (musicianship) classes
• Teaching methods

Benefits

Personal development in music, improved aural awareness, sight-reading, choral singing, ensemble skills and stylistic knowledge. Professional development in music teaching and performance, new ideas, resources and repertoire.

For more information, visit www.kodaly.ie