"The Division of classes in Solfege, Conducting and Pedagogy and Materials helps reinforce skills in different areas, yet all of it is related."
"It is clear that the faculty works together, which makes it a strong, unified program."
Kodaly Certificate
The Kodály Music Institute at New England Conservatory offers graduate credits in four levels of increasingly complex skill development in musicianship, musicology, conducting, and pedagogy. This course is appropriate for college performance majors, music teachers, solfege instructors, choral conductors, church musicians, curriculum supervisors and arts administrators. Participants who successfully complete 18-20 credits in our three or four level graduate program are awarded the KMI Certificate for Music Teaching, which partially fulfills Massachusetts licensure requirements. Courses are offered both during the summer through NEC's Summer School (Levels I-IV) and during the academic year through NEC's School of Continuing Education (Levels I and II in alternating years).
The Kodály Music Institute offers a Certificate for Music Teaching that is nationally endorsed by the Organization of American Kodály Educators (O.A.K.E.) and internationally recognized by the International Society of Kodály Educators (I.K.S.).
Kodály Music Institute offers Master's Degree Programs jointly with:
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA - Fifteen (15) graduate credits may be applied toward the Master's Program in Music Education with a Kodály Emphasis.
- Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA - Eighteen (18) graduate credits may be applied toward and constitute for half of the Master's Degree in Education with a Kodály Emphasis.
Both programs require separate applications. Acceptance into one program does not guarantee acceptance into the other.
KMI welcomes applications for qualified international students.
- English Language Proficiency All international applicants (unless exempted) must demonstrate proficiency in the English language. International students may demonstrate proficiency by submitting official test scores from the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). TOEFL - KMI's official minimum score for the TOEFL is 550. The TOEFL score must be dated within two years of the time the application is reviewed.
Career Advancement And Teaching Licensure Renewal:
- Professional development points (PDPs) are awarded for good attendance, full participation, and successful completion of all coursework, homework and projects: 135 PDPs for each Level I, II and III; 45 PDPs for Level IV, and 22.5 PDPs each for BAKE workshops, Musicology, Boot Camp, or Post Refresher courses.
- PLEASE NOTE that as of 2009 music teachers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Education System are required to earn 150 PDPs every 5 years in order to renew their music teacher's license. 80% of the 150 PDPs towards recertification need to be in the field of music.
In 2010-11, the Kodaly Music Institute will offer courses in Level I or higher.
Kodaly Certificate Course | Levels | Credit Requirements |
| Conducting | I, II, III | 3 |
| Solfege | I, II, III | 3 |
| Pedagogy & Materials | I, II, III | 6 |
| BAKE Workshops | I, II, III | 3 |
| Musicology: | ||
| I. Folk Dance in American Culture | I | 1 |
II. African-American or Hispanic | II | 1 |
| III. Music Collection/Retrieval System (independent project) | III | 0 |
| IV. Music Collection/Retrieval System | IV | 2 |
Performance Requirements: | ||
| Ensemble Performance (optional) | I-III | |
| Instrumental/Vocal (optional) | I-III | |
| Choral | III | 1 |
| Mentoring | I, II, III | |
Documentation Requirements: | ||
| Pedagogical Units | I, II, III | |
| Video of a Lesson | Between | |
| Thesis: Music Collection/Retrieval System | III or IV | |
| Exit Examinations | III | |
Total Graduate Credits | 20 |
For more information, please contact the program director, Mary Epstein.
2011-08-16
LOUIS ARMSTRONG