Kurt Cereske:
Kodaly California Style: Lessons from Katinka Daniel
Saturday, November 14th, 9am-1pm
4 clock hours available for this workshop
(free for WMEA members)
"Katinka Daniel is one of the most influential Hungarian-Americans who directed and influenced the entire adaptation of the Kodály Method and progress of the Kodály Movement in the U.S. She is still actively involved in teaching about Kodály and presents "the message" all over the country to this day. She is an extraordinarily gifted Master Teacher."--Sr. Lorna Zemke
The KASC Certification Program has been built under Katinka's guidance, and Kurt, as Kodály Certification Coordinator and Levels instructor will share songs, activities and sequences developed by and for the KASC students and teachers. You'll come away with ideas to use on Monday as well as an idea of California-style Kodály.
Kurt Cereske is an experienced music educator specializing in early childhood and elementary music education, children’s choral music, Kodály pedagogy and musicianship training. He received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minnesota, and a Master of Music Education from Michigan State University. For over 12 years, Kurt has been the Director of Music at St. Paul's First Lutheran Church and School, North Hollywood, California, teaching pre-kindergarten through sixth grade music, two bands, piano and instrumental lessons, two children’s choirs, a tone chime choir, and three hand bell choirs. Outside of his day job, Kurt is the Kodály Musicianship Coordinator and Specialist for the National Children’s Choir, which is based in Los Angeles and was previously a musicianship instructor for the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus. He has served on the Board of the Kodály Association of Southern California as both Vice-President and President and is currently the Past President and Kodály Certification Coordinator, as well as currently holding the position of Western Division I Representative for the Organization of American Kodály Educators. Besides giving children a Kodály based education, he loves to educate adults, teaching Level I and II Methodology Courses for the KASC Kodály Certification Program, at Azusa Pacific University.