NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
THE STEINHARDT SCHOOL OF CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONS
KODÁLY SUMMER INSTITUTE 2011
23RD SUMMER OF KODÁLY STUDIES AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY • FOUNDED 1989
ENDORSED BY THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN KODÁLY EDUCATORS
CHORUS
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
00:60 CONTACT HOUR PER DAY • 15:00 CONTACT HOURS FOR 3 WEEKS
ANNA (PANNI) KOVÁCS, CONDUCTOR
DESCRIPTION
The Chorus is a daily opportunity for students to experience music making in a choral setting,
using the techniques, materials, and concepts that they are learning about in their other daily
courses. The experience seeks to integrate all aspects of the Kodály philosophy. Thus, pieces
are selected that are of high artistic quality and that represent a wide array of musical styles and
periods; music learning is aided by the use of movable tonic solfege; rehearsals are prepared
with sequential principals firmly in mind; development of good intonation is a primary goal.
Students’ musical skills are challenged and their artistic abilities are stretched. As teachers, they
are exposed to the conductor’s working example of rehearsal preparation and solutions to
conducting challenges (which are discussed with the group).
The chorus prepares a short program to be performed as part of a concert at the end of the threeweek summer course. The Kodály Concert is divided into three parts:
PART I
• Voice Pedagogy demonstration.
• Kodály Methodology 1 demonstration.
• Kodály Methodology 2 and 3 demonstration.
• Traditional Materials and Research demonstration.
• Solfege 1 demonstration.
• Solfege 2 demonstration.
• Solfege 3 demonstration.
• Recorder Ensemble (beginning and advanced) demonstrations.
PART II
• Introduction of the Kodály Faculty, Staff, and Administration.
• Recognition of Level 3 graduates.
• Presentation of the NYU Kodály Certificate to graduating students.
PART III
• New York University Kodály Chorus with a diverse program of a cappella and
accompanied choral literature.
MUSICALE
A Musicale is planned on the Thursday evening of the second week and is made up of voluntary
solo and ensemble performances arranged with faculty supervision.