In this interactive session, participants will join in several varied folk dances from around the world while learning more about the benefits of adding folk dancing into the general music curriculum. Various categories of dances will be discussed, as well as strategies for scaffolding the teaching of dances. The presenter will share resources for learning about folk dances, and provide suggestions for making dance a more inclusive activity. You won’t want to miss this chance to join in a CASMEC “community dance”!
Target Audience
Elementary or Middle School General Music Teachers
Additional Notes
Clinician Info
Matthew R Hanne
Matthew is Assistant Professor of Music Education at California State University – Bakersfield, where he teaches courses related to music education and voice. He previously served as the Director of Fine Arts at The Independent School and was on the faculty of Newman University, both in Wichita, KS.
Matthew has studied in person at the International Kodály Seminar in Kecskemét, Hungary, three times, once as a participant in Peter Erdei’s conducting course. Matthew earned his Kodály certification through OAKE at Wichita State University, and has taught solfege, conducting, pedagogy, and materials in several Kodály training courses in the United States.
Matthew has presented workshops related to choral music and the Kodály philosophy at the local, state, regional, national and international levels, including presentations at OAKE and NAfME national conferences, and the 2023 International Kodály Society Symposium. Matthew currently serves on the OAKE national board as the Secondary Education Advisor.