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Music Making With Joy And Purpose
- Day
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Friday, January 12, 2024
- Time
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Venue
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Tampa Convention Center
- Room
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116
- Format
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Movement/Hands-On
- Topics
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Pedagogical Techniques Elementary
- Grade Levels
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Elementary
- Sponsored By
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FEMEA
Attendees will actively participate in joy-filled singing games, action songs, literature, and active listening experiences as they experience and examine the “3P’s” to Kodaly based musical instruction that lead to musical concepts and literacy skill development grades K-6th.
Jo Kirk
Jo Kirk, nationally known Kodály and early childhood music educator, holds a Masters in Music Education from the University of Akron, her Kodály Music Education Certificate from Silver Lake College, and has completed early childhood studies at Hartt School of Music and Westminster Choir College. Her teaching experience spans from “little ones” to Kodály graduate level adults at Nebraska Wesleyan, Colorado State, Wichita State, Morehead State, and California State Universities. Kirk is founder of WeJoySing, Inc. which provides music therapy and early childhood music and movement based learning programs for children and their families. She maintains an active conference and public speaking schedule and has authored Lullabies to Circle Games-An Early Childhood Music and Movement Curriculum
Session Coordinator:
Sherry St.Petery
The FMEA Professional Development Conference and All-State Ensembles receive support in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.