Kodály Association of Southern California
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Professional Development for Music Educators
Upcoming workshops Theme 2024-2025:
CULTURAL RELEVANCE THROUGH
MUSIC LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES
Workshop #1: Culturally Responsive Teaching through Black Music Aesthetics
Date: Saturday, September 21st, 2024
Registration: 9:00 a.m.- 9:25 a.m.
Workshop: 9:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
In Person or Online via Zoom
Location: St. Paul's Lutheran Church
5244 Tujunga Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Description:
What does the Cupid Shuffle and Earth, Wind and Fire have to do with teaching elementary general music? Find out with us as we explore culturally responsive teaching and Black Musical Aesthetics (BMA). BMA are structural characteristics and musical processes that tend to be common among Black musics. In other words, it is what we do and how we do it. So let's sing, dance, and play with Black Musical Aesthetics!
About the Clinician:
Loneka Wilkinson Battiste is an international scholar with over 20 years of experience teaching music in school and community settings. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Education (Music Concentration) from Dillard University, a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph. D. in Music Education from Louisiana State University. Her scholarly interests include culturally responsive teaching and Black musical aesthetics. Her work has been published in the Choral Journal, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, Journal of General Music Education, Proceedings of the International Society for Music Education, and General Music: Dimensions of Practice.
She has presented several papers and sessions at local, national, and international conferences and symposia. She is also an active clinician who presents workshops on culturally responsive teaching and Black musical aesthetics. She has been a featured clinician for the Texas Music Educators Association conference in San Antonio, Texas, and was the featured mini-conference presenter for the Organization of American Kodály Educators national conference.
Before entering higher education, she was the Pre-K through 12 elementary general and choral instructor at Southern University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She served as Assistant Minister of Music at Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church for ten years and was music director for several community theater productions. In addition, she co-created and led a summer performing arts program for children in the Baton Rouge community. Loneka Wilkinson Battiste is committed to ensuring all students experience a sense of belonging at the center of school music programs.
Clinician: Dr. Loneka Battiste
Workshop #2: Making Cultural Connections through Philippine Songs, Spoken Rhymes, Games, and Dance
Clinician: Dr. Miriam Factora
Date: Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
Registration: 9:00 a.m.- 9:25 a.m.
Workshop: 9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
In Person or Online via Zoom
Location: Azusa Pacific University
901 E Alosta Ave
Azusa, CA 91702
Description:
This workshop will highlight Dr. Factora’s ongoing project in her home country of the Philippines that she has been working on for many years now. She will address the 'disintegration of the Filipino identity' resulting from an education steeped in Eurocentrism. She has committed herself to promoting a music education that truly reflects the Filipino identity. Miriam will share samples of materials that she has collected through first- hand field work research. These materials comprise indigenous and Western influenced traditional/folk songs, spoken rhymes and musical games for children and adults. Some are musical oral traditions tied to specific celebrations, gathered from real-life contexts during significant events. Furthermore, not only will she engage participants in the playful steps of the famous bamboo dance—Tinikling—but she'll also share her special choral arrangement of its accompanying song.
Miriam will utilize these unique materials from the Philippines as a springboard, fostering connections and sparking conversations with other cultures of the world. She will take this opportunity to also share some highlights of her research in her recent school community in California as a way to demonstrate cultural connections in the music classroom. She will demonstrate meaningful and enjoyable teaching strategies on how to use these materials, give ideas on how music educators can do their own research starting from their own musical culture and tapping cultural bearers from the school communities where they teach.
This workshop will indeed be an opportunity to encourage music educators to explore the issue of ‘musical mother tongue’ with their respective students. Starting from the context of their own core families, they will branch out to the bigger surrounding communities before finally gaining insights from diverse global perspectives.
About the Clinician:
Miriam B. Factora, Ph.D., was born and raised in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Educated
within a colonial system, she has developed a strong interest in fieldwork research to discover
pedagogical materials that better reflect student cultures. This led her on a groundbreaking and innovative journey to revitalize the indigenous and local culture - essentially giving back what is uniquely Filipino. Her quest to ‘decolonize’ the music education program in the Philippines has led to the publication of numerous folksong collections.
Dr. Factora is a fervent advocate for cultural relevance in education. As an esteemed music educator, international speaker, and clinician, she has shared this passion through keynote speeches, workshops, paper presentations, and training sessions for university students and teachers in different parts of the world.
Currently, Miriam is serving as one of the Board of Directors of the International Kodály Society
and is a co-chair of the International Kodály Society Lászlo Vikar Folk Music Research Forum. She has been a consultant for the Kodály Society of the Philippines for so many years. She retired from the California Public School System due to her decision to make a major move to Washington State to focus on research and writing.
Workshop #3: Nurturing Cultural Understanding through Experiencing Chinese Music
Date: Saturday, February 8th, 2025
Registration: 9:00 a.m.- 9:25 a.m.
Workshop: 9:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
In Person or Online via Zoom
Location: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
9812 Hamilton Ave
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Description:
Living in a multicultural society, it is vital to understand and appreciate each other’s cultural backgrounds. Music and Culture are closely related. Music is an expression of culture and culture influences music. Traditional songs carry with them rich cultural knowledge to transmit socio-cultural values and customs to the new generation. Learning music of a culture can be a powerful means of helping students to develop awareness, understanding, and consequently, to respect unfamiliar cultures. Studying music of the diverse cultures of our students can also allow them to express their cultural identities.
The aim of this workshop is to provide participants with research-based lesson plans and instructional strategies on Chinese music that will enhance students’ cultural understanding. Through applying World Music Pedagogy, teachers will be able to design comprehensive and creative music lessons that are age-appropriate and motivating to student learning. Please come to join me in singing, playing, dancing and creating with Chinese music!
About the Clinician:
Lily Chen-Hafteck is currently Professor of Music Education at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Herb Alpert School of Music where she serves as the Chair of Music Education and Special Assistant to the Inaugural Dean for Curricular Reform. Originally from Hong Kong, she holds a Ph.D. in music education from the University of Reading, U.K. and received postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and University of Surrey Roehampton, U.K. She is a Fulbright Scholar, having published numerous journal articles and book chapters, and is featured in Oxford Handbook of Music Education and Oxford Handbook of Children’s Musical Cultures. She has held leadership positions of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) as a former member of its Board of Directors, former chair of its Young Professionals Focus Group and Early Childhood Commission, and is currently chairing its Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission.
Clinician: Dr. Lily Chen-Hafteck
Workshop #4: World Music Pedagogy in the Kodály Classroom
Date: Saturday, April 5th, 2025
Registration: 9:00 a.m.- 9:25 a.m.
Workshop: 9:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
In Person or Online via Zoom
Location: Harvard-Westlake Upper School
3700 Coldwater Canyon Ave
Los Angeles, CA 91604
Description:
In this workshop, we will explore connections between the Kodály approach and World Music Pedagogy (WMP) as we address logical and sequential strategies for implementing culturally diverse music in the PK–12 classroom. Starting with immersive listening and moving toward participatory musicking activities (singing, playing, moving, dancing), the WMP approach aligns with the Kodály philosophy while gradually developing teachers’ and students’ comfort with musical traditions beyond the Western folk canon. In this workshop, participants will discover classroom-ready strategies for incorporating singing, playing, improvisation, composition, and arranging activities in an engaging, ethical, and thought-provoking manner.
About the Clinician:
Will Coppola is Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the USC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles, CA. He is co-author of World Music Pedagogy, Volume IV: Instrumental Music Education (Routledge, 2018) and World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII: World Music in Higher Education (Routledge, 2020). His latest book, Egotism, Elitism, and the Ethics of Musical Humility, is slated to be published with Oxford University Press in late 2025.
Before moving to the west coast, Will was the music director at P.S. 31Q: The Bayside School in Queens, NY, where he taught PK–5th grade music, choir, band, bucket drumming, and the annual musical. He received his Kodály certification from NYU in 2012 and served as the Vice President of the Kodály Organization of New York (KONY). www.WilliamJCoppola.com
Clinician: Dr. William Coppola
Workshop Prices
OAKE (KASC) Members: $30 (members receive coupon code for $10 off)
Non-members: $40
4 Workshop Package Deal- Get access to 4 workshops for a discounted price (for current members only): $90
Full-Time College Students and Administrators: FREE
FREE Full-time students:
If you are a full-time student and want to attend our workshops for free, then become a FREE member of OAKE with KASC as your chapter! Be sure to select "full-time student" as your membership type.
https://www.oake.org/become-a-member/
(Current student members will receive a coupon code for free admission via email 2 weeks before each workshop. If you become a full-time student and haven't received the coupon code, email us at kascmail@gmail.com.)
District Workshop PAckage
We are excited to announce we are now offering a special "District Workshop Package" deal where a school district can pay a total of $750, which will allow up to 10 participants to attend each of our workshops through the year. If your district is interested in a package deal, please contact us for more information at kascmail@gmail.com.
OAKE’s Commitment to Equity
The members of OAKE are committed to championing diversity, welcoming all people, and advancing inclusivity and equity for all. Inspired by Zoltán Kodály’s unyielding assertion that music belongs to everyone, we affirm that music is a fundamental aspect of shared human experiences. As such, we pledge to promote active music making merged with intentionally respectful practices as the basis of comprehensive music education.