Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1978. július-december (32. évfolyam, 27-50. szám)
1978-09-07 / 34. szám
Thursday, Sep. 7. 1978. 8- AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZÓ — music of America is very enriching and is a new experience for me. I feel that this is one of the most attractive features of KMTI. MARTHA POWELL. I have a BM in music education from SUNY at Potsdam, also 30 graduate credits. I teach K-3 music in Maine- Endwell, NY. My school district is going into its third year of developing a full Kodály program. This year I was in an on-the-job training experience with Hannah Tozer, a graduate of KMTI, who also spent a year training in Hungary. The fact that I came here is evidence of my firm belief in the program. A fellow teacher said that after he learned about Kodály he felt as if he should pay the school district bach all the money he earned before he used the philosophy. The thing that impresses me most is the musicianship and perfection that is demanded, even in kindergarten. I could never teach music in any other way. SUSAN GLASS, NYC. BA in Music at State University at Binghamton. Just hired as elementary school music teacher in NYC private school. This is my third and final summer at KMTI. I was introduced to the method by my college choir conductor, Dr. David Buttolph / he studied in Hungary for a year/. It has opened up a whole world for me. The musicianship training is far superior to anything I experienced in college and to anything else I have heard about. The philosophy of education is unusual in its logical sequence and in its respect for the child. The Hungarian teachers are talented musicians and rare people. All interested in teaching should be exposed to their ideas and their teaching, it is the greatest! SAUNDRA R. BLAKE, Baltimore, Md. BA in Music Education, Towson State University, M.ED in Music Ed. same College. Current doctoral student KMTI and Catholic University of America. Currently teaching at Towson State University. Took courses with Lois Choksy at Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore. She wrote the book “The Kodály Method” and she gave me the address of this school /KMTI/. This is a family which offers a very open, warm musical environment. It helps you to develop the latent possibilities and capabilities. Enhances my capabilities to teach children better. A loving criticism. Inner Hearing. Not only seeing the note, but feeling the pulsations and hearing the sound in your mind. We are a “touchy” group. We share materials, run errands for each other, lend helping hands and extend warmth towards each other. xxxxx From all of the above comments, it is obvious that anything I and any other person may observe when visiting the KMTI, it is not necessary to say anything further. However, in conclusion just a reminder: we have the extreme privilege of the forthcoming Piano Recital on October 7th, at Carnegie Recital Hall, by Alexander Farkas, who is the Director of the Institute for this Summer Course. See you at the Concert. Chorus in rehearsal Third year solfege class, instructed by Janos Horvath Two chorus members: on the left Ms. Bonnie Ammons of Temple Hills, Md., on the right Gabriella Thesz, one of the visiting Hungarian Master Teachers.
