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nafmeadminAs I put in a previous forum, I am currently a band director at a small private school that has been offered a full time position as head over the entire music program. I would teach K-12 Music. I have been researching as well as asking advice on here, but the Kodaly Curriculum seems very appealing. Any experiences, good and bad, with this program? Recommendations?
nafmeadminHello, I am a music education student at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. I have gone through several Kodaly workshops and worked with many educators trained in Kolday throughout my time in university and have had nothing but wonderful experiences with it. I have used a combination of both the Orff and Kodaly methods in my pre-service teaching with general music and orchestra. If you are interested in Kodaly, I would also highly suggest you look into the Gordon method, as some people find that even more useful or better suited to their pedagogical methods and ideas, particularly when a general music program flows into band programs. I hope this was useful and best of luck with your venture into general music!
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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