Alla Breve
The official journal of the Kodály Society of Canada
Past issues are available in our Member’s Only portal, accessible to all KSC members. To become a member of the KSC, please click HERE.
Submissions are due by February 15 of each CALENDAR year
For more information, please contact allabreve@kodalysocietyofcanada.ca
Article Submission Guidelines
Alla Breve welcomes original academic and non-academic articles of varying lengths and topics that reflect the Canadian context of Kodály-inspired education, pedagogy, philosophy, music, and history. Articles may be submitted in English or French.
Submissions must be presented as Word documents on letter size paper
Images (photographs and logos) should be sent separately (not embedded) in high resolution with standard file format (.jpeg, .png, etc.) and and must conform to Canadian Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA). Please note within the document particular image placement, if necessary.
The KSC must have permission to print your article. If your piece has been printed in another publication, please declare that when you submit it and include written permission to reprint it from the original publisher.
All submissions may be edited for typos, length, and style.
Submissions must use APA Guidelines for citations.
Include a 100 word biography and head shot with your submission.
Peer Review Guidelines
In addition to our regular columns, Alla Breve is a peer-review journal. Manuscripts read and evaluated by qualified referees and are identified as such in the journal. Manuscripts should range from 3,000-6,000 words and may be submitted in English or French.
Alla Breve operates a strictly anonymous peer review process in which the reviewer’s name is withheld from the author and, the author’s name from the reviewer. The reviewers may at their own discretion opt to reveal their name to the author in their review but our standard policy practice is for both identities to remain concealed.
Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees, who will recommend to the Editor whether a manuscript should be accepted, revised (major or minor revisions), or rejected. The Editor will make a decision on the manuscript based on the recommendations from the referees. Please note that the Editor’s decision on a manuscript will be final.
Authors of manuscripts given a minor or major revision decision are invited to submit their revised manuscript to the Editor again. The responsibility for submitting the revised manuscript lies with the corresponding author.
ALLA BREVE Editorial Board
Dr. Cathy Benedict, Western University
Dr. Hélène Boucher, Université du Québec à Montreal
Dr. Kim Eyre, Western University
Dr. Eila Petersen, King’s University
Dr. Ardelle Ries, University of Alberta, Augustana
Dr. Sheila Scott, Brandon University
Dr. Jody Stark, University of Manitoba