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Summer School Required Textbooks

All texts are available through Sound Thinking Australia at www.soundthinkingaustralia.com .
You can organise to have materials posted to you in advance or you can collect them at registration.

Musicianship

Depending on your level, the following texts may be useful:

LEVELS 1–4

  • Bolkovac, E., and Johnson, J. (1996). 150 Rounds for Singing and Teaching. (3–01)

LEVELS 5–8

  • Molnár, A. (1955). Classical Canons (3–10).

EXTENSION MATERIALS

Selected materials from:

  • Kodály Choral library e.g. 333 exercises, 77 two part exercises, 24 Little canons on the black keys etc.
  • Denise Bacon e.g. 185 Pentatonic Exercises, 50 Easy two–part exercises, 46 Two Part American Folk Songs

All students should have a 440 A tuning fork (1–11).
If you have any of these books please bring them with you.

Early Childhood:

LEVEL 1:

  • Tickle Me, Please (3–47) — Johnson, J. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Music, Young Child and You (2–35) — Bridges, D. Tower Books
  • Music in Preschool (2–16) — Forrai, K. Sound Thinking Australia

LEVEL 2:

  • Tickle Me, Please (3–47) — Johnson, J. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Music, Young Child and You (2–35) — Bridges, D. Tower Books
  • Music in Preschool (2–16) — Forrai, K. Sound Thinking Australia

LEVEL 3:

  • Sound Thinking (Developing Musical Literacy) — Volume 1 (2–42) — Tacka and Houlhan. Boosey and Hawkes
  • A Guide to Lesson Planning in a Kodaly Setting (2–15) — Klinger, R. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Music in Preschool (2–16) — Forrai, K. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Musical Beginnings DVD (2–125) — KMEIA QLD

 

Primary Classroom:

LEVEL 1:

  • Sound Thinking (Developing Musical Literacy) — Volume 1 (2–42) — Tacka and Houlhan. Boosey and Hawkes
  • A Guide to Lesson Planning in a Kodaly Setting (2–15) — Klinger, R. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Music in Preschool (2–16) — Forrai, K. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Musical Beginnings DVD (2–125) — KMEIA QLD

LEVEL 2:

  • Sound Thinking (Developing Musical Literacy) — Volume 2 (2–43) — Tacka and Houlhan. Boosey and Hawkes
  • A Guide to Lesson Planning in a Kodaly Setting (2–15) — Klinger, R. Sound Thinking Australia

LEVEL 3:

  • Sound Thinking (Developing Musical Literacy) — Volume 2 (2–43) — Tacka and Houlhan. Boosey and Hawkes
  • A Guide to Lesson Planning in a Kodaly Setting (2–15) — Klinger, R. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Music for All – Student (2–13) Johnson, J. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Music for All – Teacher (2–14) Johnson, J. Sound Thinking Australia

 

Secondary Classroom:

LEVEL 1:

  • Sound Thinking (Developing Musical Literacy) — Volume 1 (2–42) — Tacka and Houlhan. Boosey and Hawkes
  • A Guide to Lesson Planning in a Kodaly Setting (2–15) — Klinger, R. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Music for All — Student (2–13) Johnson, J. Sound Thinking Australia
  • Music for All — Teacher (2–14) Johnson, J. Sound Thinking Australia

LEVEL 2:

  • Sound Thinking (Developing Musical Literacy) — Volume 2 (2–43) — Tacka and Houlhan. Boosey and Hawkes
  • A Guide to Lesson Planning in a Kodaly Setting (2–15) — Klinger, R. Sound Thinking Australia
  • World of Sounds — Teacher (2–40) — Dobszay, L. Capital University
  • World of Sounds — Student (2–41) — Dobszay, L. Capital University

LEVEL 3:

  • Texts from levels 1 and 2 for reference throughout the course.