Folk Song Collections with Kathy Kuddes

Show Notes: 1. Kuddes Music 2. Ruth Crawford Seeger - American Folk Songs for Children 3. Bessie Jone's Collection - Step it Down 4. Gabriela Montoya-Stier - El Patio De Mi Casa 5. Smithsonian Folkways 6. John Lomax's Collection   Kathy's Bio: Kathy Kuddes holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in Music Education from Millikin University and the University of North Texas respectively, a Kodály training certificate from the FAME/University of Texas program at Festival Hill in Round Top, Texas Supervisors Certification and ESL Supplemental Certification.  She is currently the Director of Fine Arts for the Plano Independent School District, a school system of approximately 53,000 students with Kodály specialists in all 44 elementary schools and award winning band, choir, orchestra & music theory programs. She is the Founder and Coordinator of the Plano Kodály Teacher Training Program, and Folk Music Materials Instructor for the companion training program at Southern Methodist University.  Kuddes has 14 years of classroom experience and more than 20 years in fine arts administration. She is an active presenter including presentations for the International Kodály Society Symposia in Australia, Hungary and Scotland, a former member of the board of the Kodály Educators of Texas and the Organization of American Kodály Educators. She was the recipient of the 2010 OAKE Outstanding Administrator Award and was named the 2016 Outstanding Administrator by the Texas Music Administrators Conference.   Afternoon Ti Links: Blog Instagram: @highafternoonti   Intro/Outro Music Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes