Workshop #4: World Music Pedagogy in the Kodály Classroom

Clinician: Dr. William Coppola

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Registration: 9:00-9:25am 

Workshop: 9:30am-1:00pm 

In person OR online (Zoom)

​About the workshop:

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.

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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

Location

Harvard-Westlake Upper School (choir room) 

3700 Coldwater Canyon Ave Los Angeles, CA 91604

Parking:

North parking lot next to the athletic field

Pricing:

$30 KASC Members/$40 Non-Members (Members will get a coupon code for $10 off!)

FREE Full-time students:

If you are a full-time student and want to attend our workshop 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. If you become a full-time student and haven't received the coupon code, email us at kascmail@gmail.com and we will provide it!)

*NOTE* The email containing the Zoom Link will be sent to EVERYONE on Friday, April 4 at 9:00am.  Our email automations are sent from "notifications@wixevents.com" and the subject will be "Workshop #4 Tomorrow!". Please check your junk mail if it seems you did not receive this email! You may register all the way up until 9:30am on the day of the event. If you register for the in person ticket but are unable to attend, you are welcome to attend the Zoom livestream but no refunds will be given.