Educational Activities
Educational Activities
Kodály inspired a revolution in the teaching of music in Hungary.
Summary - Kodaly's Life and Work
World Wide Legacy
Institutions
Today many institutions in Hungary and abroad are working with the Kodály concept. However, two institutions are expressly devoted to fostering the legacy of Zoltán Kodály.
- Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music (Kecskemét, Hungary)
- Zoltán Kodály Museum and Archives (Budapest, Hungary)
Organisations
Around the world, a number of organisations support the study of Kodály's music and his concept of music education. Information about them is available through our weblinksSelected Chronology
A short selection of events and achievements spanning 85 years of Kodály's life.
Bibliography
A selected bibliography of works by and about Kodály contains further information about his work and the adaptation of the Hungarian approach to music education:
Zoltán Kodály - A short biography
Zoltán Kodály was a composer, pioneering ethno-musicologist, groundbreaking educator and music critic. Along with Béla Bartók, he is among the two major figures in twentieth century Hungarian music. He enjoyed a status in his native land that is perhaps unrivaled by any other figure anywhere else in the world.
Music Primary Schools
Music Primary Schools
The most intensive realization of Zoltán Kodály’s pedagogical concept began in 1950