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AuthorChoral Director Position, Peninsula Girls Chorus
Now embarking on it’s 20th year of “helping young girls find their voices”, The Peninsula Girls Chorus, a 220-member distinguished and innovative choral program for young women, has opened a search for a choral director for its beginning level choir, Repertoire, beginning September 2013. Repertoire is the first of five levels of choruses offered at the PGC.
Board Member Profile: Sarah Cane
Greetings to all at NCAKE! I am pleased to be rejoining the board after a long hiatus.
President’s Message Spring 2013
Greetings, and welcome spring! Things heat up at this time of year, with spring concerts, graduations, assessments, retreats, and plans for summer. Our third and final workshop is here, the OAKE national conference in Hartford is upon us, the HNU Choral Festival is just around the corner, and summer holds many possibilities, including a choral camp at HNU in conjunction with the summer course, and the 45th anniversary of the summer course with an alumni reunion.
Julie Haydon Reports on a Conducting Master Class with René Clausen
Last month, I had the opportunity to conduct in an outstanding master class in New York City, through the organization DCINY (Distinguished Concerts International New York).
HNU Kodály Center News
Kodály Center Director Anne Laskey reports on the Summer’s activities at HNU.
“Sing, Swing and Ring” Showcases Dynamic, Creative Teaching
NCAKE’s Fall 2012 workshop was a great start for the school year, brimming with creative musical activities, as NCAKE teachers Gemma Arguelles, Gretchen Klaubert and Nancy Linford presented “Sing, Swing and Ring: Singing Games, Dances and Chimes.”
HNU Kodály Center News
Kodály Center Director Anne Laskey reports on the activities and events including performances by the HNU Chamber Singers, the Children’s Choral Festival and what’s in store for the Summer Institute.
President’s Message – Winter 2013
Greetings, and I hope that your holidays were pleasant and restful, and gave you an opportunity to recharge. We started off the year with an amazing presentation that helped us realize how much we all have to share with each other and the power of collaboration.
Social Networking: The Kodály Way
Kodály music teachers have taken social networking like ducks to water and are standing by to save the day, if you know where to find them. So the next time you need a good song for your school’s annual Peanut Butter Festival, try some of these online resources.
Board Member Profile – John Eros
John Eros is the interim chair of the Department of Music at California State University, East Bay (Hayward), where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in music education and oversees the music credential program.