Ardelle Ries, DMus, MMus, BMus
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact
Professor, Augustana - Fine Arts & Humanities
- lries@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 679-1126
- Address
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1-335E Faith & Life Centre
4901-46 AveCamrose ABT4V 2R3
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
accessibility arts child voice community music inclusion arts Kodály-based music education multigenerational singing music education music & wellness musical identity
About
A Professor of Music at the University of Alberta (UA) Augustana Faculty, Ardelle Ries grew up in rural Central Alberta immersed in art, poetry, music, family and community connection. With a teaching career that spans nearly four decades and a passion for singing, musical inclusion, and multigenerational music education, Ardelle has conducted choirs of all ages in public school, community and post-secondary settings. She teaches courses in musicianship, music education, pediatric vocal pedagogy, and music & wellness.She is a staunch advocate for Canadian choral music, and has commissioned and premiered choral works from established and emerging Canadian composers. She is the editor of the second edition of Reflections of Canada, a compilation of a cappella Canadian folk songs arranged for choirs. Current research projects include "post-pandemic" assessment of children's attitudes toward singing and an examination of the transformational nature of choral singing in a multigenerational inclusive community context. A strong musical and pedagogical foundation established at the Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of the Liszt Academy provided Ardelle with the opportunity to be on faculty as an aural musicianship specialist in Hungary at the Kecskemét Kodály Conservatory and the International Kodály Seminar, and in Canada at Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Calgary, and the UA Faculty of Education. Ardelle is an advisor to the Alberta Kodály Association, has served on the board of directors for the International Kodály Society and the Kodály Society of Canada. With nearly four decades of dedicated service to music education, Ardelle is a grateful recipient of numerous awards and honors from Choir Alberta, the Alberta Kodály Association, the UA Augustana Faculty, the Alberta Council of Disability Services Program, the Camrose Association for Community Living, the Kodály Society of Canada and the City of Camrose. She happily resides in Camrose, Alberta with her husband, Roger Admiral.
Pronouns: she | her
Research
I am passionately involved in research related to the child voice, Kodály-based musicianship training, multigenerational singing, singing identity, inclusion and accessibility arts, community music, and music & wellness.
Teaching
Musicianship, The Child Voice, Kodály Music Education, Multigenerational Inclusive Community Choral, Music & Wellness
Courses
AUMUS 148 - Choral Ensemble
Performance of choral music in an inclusion choir context. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Note: a *1 course over either term. The course does not require participation in a performance tour.
AUMUS 239 - The Child Voice
An in-depth examination of the development, training, and phenomenon of the child voice from historical, physiological, pedagogical, and cultural perspectives. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUMUS 239 and AUMUS 252 (2023).
AUMUS 248 - Choral Ensemble
Performance of choral music in an inclusion choir context. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Note: a *1 course over either term. The course does not require participation in a performance tour.
AUMUS 348 - Choral Ensemble
Performance of choral music in an inclusion choir context. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Note: a *1 course over either term. The course does not require participation in a performance tour.
AUMUS 448 - Choral Ensemble
Performance of choral music in an inclusion choir context. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Note: a *1 course over either term. The course does not require participation in a performance tour.
EDEL 495 - Seminar in Group Projects in Elementary Education II
Prerequisite: consent of Department. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.
EDEL 595 - Special Seminar in Elementary Education: Selected Topics
Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.