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.