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Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year at the Kodály Institute

The Foundation for the Kecskemét Kodály Institute is pleased to announce the following scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year at the Kodály Institute:

Éva Vendrei Memorial Scholarship    »»» application deadline: 15 April, 2023

Sarolta Kodály Scholarship    »»» application deadline: 15 April, 2023

For details, please follow the SCHOLARSHIPS MENU.

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Bacon-Erdei Scholarship for the Kodály Seminar in 2022 in Kecskemét

Due to the cancellation of the  31st International Kodály Seminar in 2020, the issuing of the Bacon-Erdei Scholarship has also been cancelled.

In order to remind everyone of the original intention and to avail interested US citizens of the advantages of this unique opportunity, we open the Scholarship once again. Those who applied in 2020 should – in case of interest – submit their application again.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1st International Kodály Seminar (1970) in Kecskemét,
and to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the  American pianist and music educator, co-founder of the Kodály Musical Trainig Institute (1969) and founder of the Kodály Center of America (1977) in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Ms. Denise Bacon,

the Foundation for the Kecskemét Kodály Institute has the great pleasure of

announcing 3 full scholarships (registration and participation fee)
for exclusively American citizens (minimum 22 year olds)

at the 31st International Kodály Seminar
held between 18 July and 29 July, 2022 in Kecskemét, Hungary

Applicants are requested to submit

  • the application form (please download it from here),
  • a mission statement,
  • a professional CV,
  • two professional recommendations,
  • a photocopy of the highest school certificate/degree, and
  • a photo.

Please submit your application by email to foundation@kodaly.hu no later than 20 May, 2022.
Decision will be communicated by the beginning of June.

Please don’t forget to submit your application separately for the Kodály Seminar via its website.

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Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year at the Kodály Institute

The Foundation for the Kodály Institute is pleased to announce the following scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year at the Kodály Institute:

Éva Vendrei Memorial Scholarship    »»» application deadline: 15 April, 2021

Sarolta Kodály Scholarship    »»» application deadline: 15 April, 2021

For details, please follow the SCHOLARSHIPS MENU.

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Anniversaries – scholarships and a memorial concert

PROGRAMME CANCELLED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

In 2020 we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1st International Kodály Seminar (1970) in Kecskemét, and commemorating the centenary of the birth of Ms. Denise Bacon, American pianist and music educator, co-founder of the Kodály Musical Training Institute (1969) and founder of the Kodály Center of America (1977) in Wellesley, Masachusetts.

For these occasions, the Foundation for the Kecskemét Kodály Institute is happy to announce three scholarships for exclusively American citizens to take part in the 31st International Kodály Seminar in July 2020, in Kecskemét, Hungary. More information is available here.

Furthermore, on the 4th of April 2020, the Foundation is organising a memorial concert at the Kodály Institute where we can celebrate the centenary of the birth of Ms. Bacon. Performers of the Bacon 100 Concert will include the Student Choir of the Kodály Institute, led by Professor László Norbert Nemes, the Kecskemét Singing Circle, led by Professor Péter Erdei, Katalin Komlós (piano), Csaba Onczay (violoncello), and Márta Erdei (piano). Professor Nemes is going to give a memorial speech. Detailed programme of the concert will be available later.

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The Folk of Kodály on Facebook


“These walls of the Kodály Institute, within which we sit and write, holds incredible history. We who are privileged to exist here are a mad bunch of musicians hailing from many lands, and we want to tell you our stories. Will you hear our life’s songs?”


The Folk of Kodály project on Facebook was initiated by students Celine Leong (Malaysia) and Ellissa Easita Sayampanathan (Singapore) of the Kodály Institute in the 2017-2018 academic year.

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Kodály Seminar in Rome, 5-7 Sept 2018



The Kodály Institute of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music organizes a

MUSIC FOR EVERYONE THROUGH THE JOY OF SINGING AND MOVEMENT
KODÁLY SEMINAR ITALY

5-7 September, 2018

at the Hungarian Academy in Rome

In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, the Hungarian Academy in Rome and the AIKEM – Associazione Italiana Kodály per l’Educazione Musicale, an Affiliated National Institutional Member of the International Kodály Society, Accredited by M.I.U.R., Recognized by M.I.U.R. pursuant to directive 170/2016

Address: Accademia d’Ungheria In Roma, Via Giulia 1. 00186 Roma
The course starts early morning on 5 September (Wednesday) and culminates in the evening of 7 September (Friday).

Language of the Seminar: English

For whom do we recommend the Kodály Seminar?

For professional and amateur musicians, music educators and choral musicians interested in widely renowned and acclaimed Kodály-based music education and the Hungarian music pedagogy, as well as the Hungarian musical culture

Why is it worth attending this course?

Through a variety of musical activities including singing, movement and piano performance participants receive inspirational musical experiences as well as practical guidance for the successful implementation of Kodály’s educational philosophy in music pedagogy, choral education and in the training of professional musicians.

For registration please  download and fill out the APPLICATION FORM and send it to this email address:  kodalymuzeum@zeneakademia.hu

Seminar fee: 150 EUR/person
Early bird price: 120 EUR/person, if paid until 3 August, 2018
If transferred after 3 August, the fee is 150 EUR/person. Deadline: 31 August the latest.

The fee covers participation in the professional program of the three-day course, entrance ticket to the closing concert and coffee and tea between sessions.

We only accept payment by bank transfer.

The course fee should be sent to this bank account:
Name of the Bank: Fókusz Takarékszövetkezet
Bank address: H-6000 Kecskemét, Kőhíd u. 6.
Name of account holder: Kecskeméti Kodály Intézetért Alapítvány
Address of account holder: H-6000 Kecskemét, Kéttemplom köz 1.
IBAN: HU07 5250 0109 1500 0037 0000 0000
SWIFT CODE: TAKBHUHB

When transferring, please put a remark in the appropriate field to refer to the ‘Kodály Seminar, Rome’.

 

TEACHERS:

Dr. habil. LÁSZLÓ NORBERT NEMES
Professor, Director of the Kodály Institute of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Subjects: musicianship training, choral singing and music pedagogy

Dr. JUDIT RAJK
Associate Professor, Kodály Institute and the Church Music Department of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, (www.juditrajk.com)
Subjects: solo singing and voice pedagogy

Dr. habil. JÁNOS KLÉZLI
Associate Professor, Kodály Institute of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Subjects: solo singing and voice pedagogy

KATALIN KÖRTVÉSI
Senior Faculty Teacher, Kodály Institute of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Subjects: musicianship, movement class, conducting, Kokas pedagogy

ANIKÓ NOVÁK
Pianist, Senior Faculty Teacher, Kodály Institute, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, (www.anikonovak.com)
Subjects: piano performance and piano pedagogy

COURSE CONTENT:

  • Singing for joy and the development of musical skills through singing
  • Choral singing, sessions in music pedagogy
  • Free movement improvisation sessions
  • Optional: vocal instruction and piano performance

DAILY TIMETABLE:

9:30-10:00  Morning singing and singing games for all ages
10:15-11:45 Vocal-based training of the musical skills
12:00-13:00 Movement class
lunch break
14:30-17:00 Workshops in music pedagogy – group lessons
Voice, piano – group and individual lessons
Choral conducting workshop
17:15-17:30 Evening singing and singing games for all ages

Tribute to Liszt and Kodály – Concert by Judit Rajk (voice), János Klézli (voice) and Anikó Novák (piano)

DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECTS:

Vocal-based training of musicianship
This class aims at the training of general musicianship skills through singing and Kodály’s pedagogical compositions. Skills to be developed are: rhythm, metre, form, unison and part-singing, inner hearing, musical reading, musical dictation, memory, polyphonic skills, vocal improvisation, development of stylistic knowledge.

Workshop in music pedagogy (for music teachers and choral music educators)
This workshop will offer participants an insight into the practical adaptation of the Kodály concept in the teaching of music for young people (age 5-18) and professional musicians both in formal and informal educational settings. Topics include: expressive singing, active listening, creative work: improvisation and composition.

Movement class
This class will introduce participants to the most important aspects of creative pedagogy developed by Klára Kokas, one of Hungary’s most inspiring music pedagogues, who proved that the Kodály concept of music education is not a closed educational system but it can be complemented by various progressive pedagogical approaches. The most distinct feature of the Kokas pedagogy is the free movement improvisation to classical master works or folk music, all of which creates a unique opportunity for the development of listening competencies and self-expression.

Voice training (basic, intermediate and advanced)
Open class for all the participants in 60 minutes daily (and for special request, individual lessons in 30 minutes) offers knowledge about the vocal process and thorough warm-up of the voice – the main musical medium in Kodály-based work. Students learn the physiology of the voice and techniques of posture, breath management, phonation, resonant tone production, diction, and expression. During the “flash course”, participants have a possibility to study solo vocal works by Kodály with piano.

Piano coaching (basic, intermediate and advanced)
Open class for all the participants in 60 minutes daily (and for special request, individual lessons in 30 minutes) The aim of these sessions is to help students achieve a state of “possessing” the instrument in a way that technical hindrances do not prevent the players from expressing their innermost musical thoughts of the piece. The course will also create a unique opportunity to develop stylistic awareness when performing classical piano repertory.

Choral conducting workshop (basic, intermediate and advanced)
This workshop assists participants in the acquisition of reliable and applicable musical and technical skills necessary for the performance of a wide range of choral works. Special attention is given to the development of conducting gestures and the pedagogical facilities needed for successful choir direction.

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Dr. Mihály Ittzés passed away

It is with deep sadness and sorrow that the Board of Trustees of the Kodály Institute Foundation learned about the death of Dr Mihály Ittzés.

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Professor Ittzés, as he was known for many people, was a member of the Board from the beginnings. His spiritual horizon, his literacy, his musicianship and editorial precision have made Kodály’s oeuvre and the deeper connections of his work available to the musical world and to the wider audience through a series of publications, concerts and lectures.

His careful and prudent musicology, initiative skill, intellectual freshness and inimitable humor meant a reliable value and point of reference for a multitude of students, colleagues, national and international musical organizations. Apart from the scientific examination of a phenomena, the illustrative presentation of historical and literary aspects revealed new dimensions in the analysis of Kodály’s and other composers’ works, be it a major scientific study or a concert catalogue. Through his writings and lectures, many people gained lifelong experiences and got closer to the world of music and Kodály.

At the beginning of his illness, he suspended his mandate in the Board with such a fairness – as was very typical of him. But together with him we trusted in his return. However, heavenly and earthly help proved to be little, and we now face the inconceivable truth: we can no longer expect his personal presence. Yet, the never-to-pay debt and duty remains with us: nurturing, pursuing and preserving his intellectual heritage, its unfinished initiatives, in oral and written ways, but especially in music. Rest in peace.

On behalf of unworthy successors and aspiring guardians,

the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Kecskemét Kodály Institute

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Scholarships for the 2018-2019 Academic Year at the Kodály Institute

The Foundation for the Kodály Institute is pleased to announce the following scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year at the Kodály Institute:

Éva Vendrei Memorial Scholarship    »»» application deadline: 15 March, 2018

Bacon-Erdei Post-Master Scholarship    »»» application deadline: 30 April, 2018

Sarolta Kodály Scholarship    »»» application deadline: 15 May, 2018

For details, please follow the SCHOLARSHIPS link at the top of the page.