Sowing the Seeds: Music in Early Childhood

Join us for an exciting virtual mini-conference to deepen and broaden your skills to sow the seeds with our youngest students (pre-k to first grade)! Watch demo lessons, partake in active sessions and hear from a panel of early childhood experts.

This event is co-hosted by Kodály of Westchester and the Kodály Organization of New York.

PLEASE NOTE: This event will NOT be recorded.  Registrants must attend live on Saturday, April 30th.

Schedule:

9:00-9:20am:  "Welcome and Community Sing" presented by Jaquetta Bustion

9:20-9:50am: "Dancing Through the Garden: Movement in Early Childhood" presented by Erin Landers

9:50-10:20am: "Basking in the Garden: Programming an Early Childhood Concert" presented by Lauren Mulholland

10:20-11:00am: "The Garden Grows (Part I): Young Threes Demonstration Class" presented by Karen Paulson Lowney

11:00-11:20am: BREAK

11:20-11:40am: "Gardening with Curiosity: Encouraging Music Making at Home and Making Music Learning Relevant" presented by Joan Litman

11:40am-12:00pm: "The Garden Grows (Part II): Mini-demo" presented by Peter Ncanywa

12:00-12:30pm: "Tools for Tending the Garden: A Panel of Early Childhood Experts" presented by Karina Cruz, Director of Children’s house at Metropolitan Montessori School,

Betty Geiling, PhD, Mental Health Counselor, and Rachel Venegas, Kindergarten classroom teacher for Great Neck School District

12:30-1:00pm: "Reading in the Garden: Picture Books in Early Childhood Music" presented by Aiko Mauldin