Jana Martin: Music of My Hawaii: Songs, Ukulele and Cultural Context
Bio:
Jana Kitamura Martin is in her 21st year of teaching music, with experiences in PK-12 vocal and general music. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Northern Colorado and Masters in Education in Curriculum and Instruction. She completed her Kodály Certification at New York University, and Orff certification at DePaul University. She also had the opportunity to continue her musical learning by participating in the 2017 Kodály Seminar at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary to learn more about the methodology in the birthplace of Kodály. Martin currently teaches general music at Highcrest Middle School in Wilmette Public School District 39, and directs the Wilmette High Five Junior Choir for students of all abilities. She has been a member of the faculty at the DePaul University Summer Kodály Institute, teaching musicianship classes since 2016. Martin is a Member At Large on the OAKE Board of Directors, serves on the OAKE Equity and Teacher Education Committees, and serves on the board for the Chicago Area Kodály Educators. She has presented professional development sessions for ILMEA (2018, 2020, 2022) and OAKE (2022) conferences, as well as local workshops for teachers and university students.
In this actionable session, attendees will sing and play kid-tested activities and repertoire that validate multiple identities and center joy. We will also experience lesson segments that pair songs with guiding questions to support identity and diversity work within the elementary music room. Attendees will leave with ideas on how to incorporate more inclusive repertoire and practices in their own personal classroom contexts. Additionally, I’ll share step-by-step how I used the foundation of my Kodály training to gradually become a more anti-bias music educator and invite participants to reflect on their own anti-bias journeys and possible next steps. Join me in my ongoing journey to sing and play joyfully with an inclusive lens.
This workshop will be in the Crist Room at the Conservatory of Music, at Capital University.
Bio:
Larena Code is an elementary music teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
and national recipient of the 2022 Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE)
Outstanding Emerging Educator Award. She holds a Master’s in Music Education from the
University of St. Thomas (2021) and Bachelor of Music Education from DePaul University
(2015). Code completed her Kodály certification at DePaul University (2016) and again at
University of St. Thomas (2021), and Orff certification at the University of Kentucky (2018).
Taking her passions into the community, Larena is an active presenter at the local, statewide,
regional, and national levels, including the 2022 OAKE Conference. Her work is published in
the Illinois, Minnesota, and Kentucky Music Educator Journals on topics such as race and equity in the music room, culturally responsive pedagogy, and elementary hip-hop curriculum. Code is the immediate past-president of Chicago Area Kodály Educators.
$60 for a single workshop (Non-OAKE members)