Kodály NSW – Carla Trott

Elective session

Making Music Count: Integrating literacy & numeracy

This practical workshop supports both generalist classroom teachers and specialist music educators in embedding literacy and numeracy meaningfully within the Early Stage 1 / Stage 1 music curriculum.

Participants will explore simple, effective strategies for strengthening students’ general capabilities through musical play, listening, movement, and performance activities.

With clear examples, adaptable resources, and opportunities to try out integrated approaches, this session empowers teachers to confidently connect music learning with core literacy and numeracy skills while keeping music-making at the heart of the classroom.

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Carla Trott

Carla Trott

Music in Me Summit presenter

Carla Trott is a distinguished classroom music specialist, recognised for her commitment to aural-based, sequential music education. A passionate advocate for accessible music learning, she co-founded the Emerging Music Teachers Network in 2015, which continues to support early-career educators almost a decade later. With a teaching career spanning diverse educational contexts, Carla has earned acclaim across Australia and internationally for her innovative approach to music pedagogy, teaching educators in accredited Kodály courses both locally and abroad.

She is currently the Program Leader and Senior Lecturer of Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (The University of Sydney) where she works with pre-service teachers at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. She has also started her PhD where she is researching the impact of an aural-based music program on kindergarten student’s oracy skills, particularly those who come from backgrounds of English as an Additional Language and/or Dialect (EAL/D).   

Carla holds a BMus (Perf) degree from the Queensland Conservatorium, a GradDip (SecEd) from Griffith University and a MEd (Gifted Ed) from UNSW. She has an Australian Kodály Certificate in Secondary Education and is an accredited lecturer of the Australian Kodály Certificate. 

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About Kodály Australia

Kodály Australia is an organisation of people committed to music for everyone. We are united in the philosophy developed by Hungarian composer, Zoltan Kodály. Kodály stated that music education is the right of every child. He established that a sequential, cumulative and developmental program, based on an aural-vocal approach, is the most inclusive and effective way to develop musical literacy for people of all age groups.

Kodály Australia was founded by Dr Deanna Hoermann in 1973. Now, with approximately 1000 members in Australia, the Institute consists of State branches in the ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, and WA.