#Folksong

Jenny Ferris

Aug 7, 20192 min read

Sarawak Cultural Village

Today I was lucky enough to visit the Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV)as part of the International Kodaly Symposium 2019 in Kuching,...

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Jenny Ferris

Apr 27, 20192 min read

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Albany International Sea Shanty Festival over in Western Australia and was...

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Jenny Ferris

Jan 20, 20192 min read

One of the things I love about the Kodaly philosophy is the way it introduces students to so many different cultures through song. As an...

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Jenny Ferris

Jun 15, 20183 min read

Kodaly wrote about the importance of introducing children to songs from their "musical mother tongue". In order for them to pick up new...

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Jenny Ferris

Mar 12, 20183 min read

I remember, once upon a time, when I was in the deepest, darkest depths of my teaching degree, I would walk past a bookshop and freeze;...

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Jenny Ferris

Mar 8, 20182 min read

Prep music lessons can be a magical time - the children are young, with a vivid imagination and a thirst for knowledge. They haven't yet...

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Jenny Ferris

Jan 26, 20183 min read

The school I was working in last year was new to the Kodaly approach and had suffered lots of disruptions to their music program in the...

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