Articles, Interviews, Workshops & Presentations

Published Articles

"Lost In Translation: Connecting with Prior Learning to Smooth the Elementary-to-Middle School Musical Transition" - Southwestern Musician (Nov 2010)
"A Journey of Exploration: Lucy Locket and Kitty Fisher" - Kodály Envoy (Winter 2022) - OAKE membership required for access
"Online Song Research Tools for the Reflective Teacher" - Southwestern Musician (May 2022)
"Folk Song History with Kathy Kuddes" - Kodály Educators of Texas Encounter
  • Shanghai Chicken - Fall 2024
  • Old Mister Rabbit - Spring 2024
  • Lucy Locket - Winter 2024

Online Interviews

"Histories Beyond the Page" - Elemental Conversations with Victoria Boler (July 2024)
""Folk Song Collections" - How to Teach Music with Jessica Grant (March 2020)
"Kodály" - The Anacrusic Podcast (October 2018)

Curriculum Design & Development

Cognitive Music Instruction: Kodály Inspired Activities for Building Musical Understanding

  • Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District In-Service Training 2012
  • Rockwall Independent School District In-Service Training 2018

From Sampling to Mature Oak: Growing a Vertical Curriculum

  • Organization of American Kodály Educators 2011

Vertical Articulation in Instruction

Building on the Foundation: Making Vertical Connections Between Elementary & Middle School Music Programs

  • Plano Independent School District In-service Training 2007
  • Richardson Independent School District In-service Training 2009
  • Los Fresnos Independent School District In-service Training 2014
  • Millikin University Guest Lecture 2017

Lost In Translation: Connecting to Prior Learning to Smooth the Middle School Transition

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2010
  • Plano Kodály Teacher Training Program, Special Topic 2012

Connecting the Dots and Filling the Blanks: Vertical Alignment in a Vocal Curriculum

  • American Kodály Educators Association Conference 2014

Assessment in the Music Curriculum

Assessment of Musical Understanding

  • Midway Independent School District In-service Training 2002
  • Denton Independent School District In-service Training 2003
  • Mesquite Independent School District In-service Training 2004
  • Southeast Chapter of Kodály Educators Workshop 2011
  • Plano Independent School District In-service Training 2013
  • Rockwall Independent School District In-service Training 2023

Graded Play: Singing Games as an Assessment Tool

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2003

Repertoire Selection & Organization

Selecting Repertoire for the Literacy-Based Elementary Music Curriculum

  • West Texas Music Educators Conference 1999
  • Lewisville Independent School District In-Service Training 1999
  • Rockwall Independent School District In-Service Training 2000
  • Carrollton-Farmers Branch School District In-Service Training 2000
  • Kodály Chapter of North Carolina Workshop 2000
  • North Side Independent School District In-Service Training 2003
  • Mansfield Independent School District In-Service Training 2005
  • Waco Independent School District In-Service Training 2007
  • Laredo Independent School District In-Service Training 2010
  • Rockwall Independent School District In-Service Training 2024

Sequence, Repertoire and Techniques for K-3 Music Instruction

  • Oklahoma Kodály Educators Northwest Regional Chapter Workshop 1990

Getting Your R.E.P.S. In: Repertoire to Engage and Promote Success

  • Prosper Independent School District 2023

Play! It's Why the Song Exists

  • Kodály Educators of Texas South Texas Regional Chapter Workshop 2015

Sequenced Play: Singing Games and Play Parties in the Elementary Grades

  • Kodály Educators of Texas, North Texas Regional Chapter Workshop 2002
  • Region 10 Education Service Center Workshop 2009

Rounds and Canons for All Ages

  • Region 10 Education Service Center Fine Arts Conference 2019

Crossing the Finish Line – Connecting to Art Music in Elementary Music Instruction

  • Plano Independent School District In-service Training 2018

All They Really Need to Know They Can Learn Thru Singing Games - SEL Practices

  • Plano Independent School District In-service Training 2018

The "Kodály Volumes" - Materials for Teaching

  • American Orff-Schulwerk Association Conference 2010
  • Missouri Music Educators Association Conference 2012
  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2012

Beyond the 333s: Kodály’s Pentatonic Music Series

  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2017

Little Gems: Elemental Forms for the Elementary Music Classroom

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2016
  • Kodály's Pentatonic Music: More Teaching Resources
  • American Kodály Educators Association Conference 2017

Bartók’s “For Children”: Miniature Masterworks

  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2023
  • International Kodály Society Symposium 2023

Circle to the Left: Folk Dances & Play Parties of Texas

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2017

Dance Across Texas

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2017

Using Multicultural Repertoire to Teach Musical Literacy

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 1996
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 1997

Developing Tuneful Singers

The Joy of Singing: Individual Response Activities to Develop In-tune Singing

  • American Orff-Schulwerk Association Conference 2002
  • Wisconsin Music Educators Association Conference 2003
  • Music Educators National Conference Southwest Division Symposium 2005
  • Florida Music Educators Association Conference 2006
  • Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District In-Service Training 2006
  • Kodály of North Carolina Chapter Workshop 2007
  • Missouri Music Educators Association Conference 2012

Folk Songs and Singing Games to Encourage Beautiful Singing

North Texas Orff Chapter Workshop 1999

How Can They Keep from Singing?

  • Enchanted Educators of Kodály Chapter Workshop 2011
  • Humble Independent School District In-Service Training 2014
  • Kodály Educators of Texas, North Texas Regional Chapter Workshop 2006

Songs for Individual Student Response

  • Oklahoma Orff & Kodály Chapters Joint Workshop 1999
  • American Orff-Schulwerk Association Conference 2002
  • Kodály of North Carolina Chapter Workshop 2007

Music to Their Ears: Developing Aural Skills and Tuneful Singing

  • Central Illinois Kodály Chapter Workshop 2017

Kodály Inspired Instructional Practices

Cognitive Music Instruction: Kodály Inspired Activities for Building Musical Understanding

  • Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District In-Service Training 2012
  • Rockwall Independent School District In-Service Training 2018

Hear, Sing, Read, Create, Play: Music the Kodály Way

  • Southern Methodist University Summer Workshop 2000
  • Oklahoma Kodály Educators Chapter Workshop 2014

An Introduction to the Kodály Approach to Music Education

  • University of North Texas Methods Class 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Tyler Independent School District In-service Training 2000
  • Southern Methodist University Methods Class 2001, 2002, 2015, 2022
  • Kent State University Guest Lecture 2024

Kodály Techniques for Music Reading and Writing

  • Northeast Independent School District In-service Training 1999

Why Kodály? Top 10 Reasons for Implementing a Kodály Curriculum in Your District

  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2001

An Administrator’s Guide to Kodály Instruction

  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2004
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2013
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2014
  • Musical Assessment vs. Evaluation
  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2003

Kodály & Orff: Complimentary Approaches

Orff and Kodály Side by Side: Celebrating our Congruities and Our Diversities w/ co-presenter Dr. Julie Scott (SMU)

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2000
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators 2000
  • Oklahoma Kodály Educators & Oklahoma Orff Chapter Workshop 2000
  • American Orff-Schulwerk Association Conference 2000
  • Richardson Independent School District In-service Training 2000
  • Waco Independent School District In-service Training 2000
  • Southern Methodist University Summer In-service Training 2002
  • International Kodály Society Symposium 2003
  • University of North Texas Summer In-service Training 2003, 2004, 2006
  • Music Educators National Conference Southwest Symposium 2005
  • Florida Music Educators Association Conference 2006
  • North Carolina Orff Chapter In-service Training 2008

Kodály with a Twist of Orff

  • San Antonio Independent School District In-service Training 2003

Orff Meets Kodály: The Best of Both Worlds

  • North Louisiana Orff Chapter Workshop 2015
  • Texas Wild Horse Desert Orff Chapter Workshop 2016
  • North Texas Orff Chapter Workshop 2016
  • Kodály Educators of Texas South Texas Regional Chapter Workshop 2016
  • Rockwall Independent School District In-service Training 2022

Folk Music Research & Related Topics

Meet the Mountain Dulcimer

Carollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Workshop 2013

Traditional Voices through Modern Media

  • Kodály Educators of Texas, North Texas Regional Chapter Workshop 2006
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2006

Songs of an Aural Tradition

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2004

Traditional Voices of Texas

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2006
  • University of New Mexico Kodály Program, Special Topic 2011
  • International Kodály Society Symposium 2013
  • International Kodály Society Symposium 2013
  • Heart of Texas Orff Chapter Workshop 2014

Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Kodály Classroom

  • Kent State University Guest Lecture 2024

On-Line Resources for the Elementary Music Classroom

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2016

Musical Heritage in the High-Tech Age

  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2012

On-line Song Research

  • Texas Music Educators Conference 2021
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2021

Teaching Responsible Song Research

  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 2023

Other Miscellaneous Topics

The Best Ideas I Ever Stole: A Tribute to the Instructors and Colleagues Who Made Me a Successful Teacher

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2000
  • Garland Independent School District In-service Training 2000
  • Kodály Educators of Texas South Texas Regional Workshop 2019

Do's and Don'ts for Getting Your First Job

  • MENC Student Chapter - Southern Methodist University 2007
  • Adelphi University Guest Lecture 2013
  • NAfME Student Chapter - University of North Texas 2014
  • NAfME Student Chapter - Southern Methodist University 2016
  • Millikin University Guest Lecture 2017

Music as a Second Language: Supporting Language Learning in the Music Classroom

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2014
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators 2014

Growing Your Personal Learning Network

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 2016

Making Music with the Substitute

  • Texas Music Educators Association Conference 1997
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Conference 1998

Demystifying Elementary Music

  • Texas Music Administrators Conference 2016

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  • Southern Methodist University Summer Workshop 2000
  • Oklahoma Kodály Educators Chapter Workshop 2014