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BBC Radio 3 interview with Gilbert De Greeve,
President of the International Kodály Society

Interviewer: Ms. Rachel Hopkin

The Kodály Experience
An illuminating discussion by a gifted teacher by Cyrilla Rowsell

The Importance of Inner Hearing
An essay written as part of her double bass studies at Trinity College of Music by Becky Welsh

 


2005 IKS Symposum

The Gifts That Keep Giving
by Sandra L. Mathias - keynote speech given at the 2005 IKS Symposum.

Kodály’s Legacy:
The Power of one - The Power of a Few - The Power of Many

by Dr. Jerry-Louis Jaccard - keynote speech given at the 2005 IKS Symposum.

Only art of intrinsic value is suitable for children: The choice of music literature appropriate for education according to Kodály’s principles.
by Michalis Patseas - keynote speech given at the 2005 IKS Symposum.

Zoltán Kodály’s Inspiration and the Challenges of the 21st Century
by Gilbert de Greeve - keynote speech given at the 2005 IKS Symposum.

Is the 'Hundred Year Plan' still timely in the 21st century?
by Ildokó Herboly Kocsár - keynote speech given at the 2005 IKS Symposum.

 


Excerpts from BKA Newsletters...

How Loud Is Too Loud?
by Betty Power (from BKA Summer 2005 Newsletter)

A Year in Kecskemét
by Barbara Jenkinson (from BKA Summer 2004 Newsletter)

Reflections on a Year in Kecskemét
By Kathy Hulme (from BKA Summer 2004 Newsletter)

Inspiration from Hungary Part I: Budapest
by Liz Alexander (from BKA Summer 2004 Newsletter)

Musical Experience - from Cradle (and before) to Grave?
by Janet Hayward (from BKA Spring 2003 Newsletter)
A look at the power of music in old age when the mental functions may diminish.

Teaching Tips: Two Activities by Helga Dietrich
by Judy Brindle (from BKA Spring 2003 Newsletter)

The Christmas Nightmare in the Nursery School
by Angela Tilly (from BKA Winter 2003 Newsletter)

Singing: An Emotional Language
by Carolyn Spencer (from BKA Winter 2003 Newsletter)
One teacher’s moving account of the power of song in the classroom

Are We Pitching it Right?
An in depth study of the importance of pitch and a clear step by step process to implement accurate pitching with children from an early age by Mannie Burn.
(from BKA Summer 2002 Newsletter)

Music Education in the Early Years
by Celia Waterhouse (first published in EYE Magazine in February 2002)

Who Is A Good Music Teacher?
An in-depth answer to this frequently question by Betty Power
(from BKA Spring 2001 Newsletter)

Singing to Babies
Research into the benefits of singing with your baby by Carolyn Spencer
(from BKA Autumn 2001 Newsletter)






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