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Added: 11 May 2008
KODÁLY MUSIC SCHOOL WINS AWARD
BKA Corporate member, The Kodály Music School of Runnymede was the winner in the Best Local Activity category of the “What’s on 4 Little Ones” Awards 2008 sponsored by Organix for the work of its Stepping Notes Music School. For more information visit www.dally.org.uk
Added: 11 May 2008
MEMBERS’ NEWS
HOT OFF THE PRESS! 'Jolly Music', a new publication authored by Cyrilla Rowsell and David Vinden is now available. For more information see www.jollylearning.co.uk
Added: 11 May 2008
NEW INTERMEDIATE MUSICIANSHIP CLASS
Cyrilla Rowsell will begin a new Intermediate Musicianship Training Course in June 2008 in South London on Monday evenings. For more details contact her at cyrilla@blueyonder.co.uk
Cyrilla also offers monthly refresher sessions for those who have completed the Intermediate Course.
See: Courses & Workshops (Intermediate Evening Courses) for more details
Added: 22 November 2007
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES 2008-9
Details and application forms for the BKA's 2008-9 accredited professional development courses are now available...
Click here to find out more about 'Sound Beginnings' & 'Sound Progressions'
Added: 22 November 2007
NEW CONTACT FOR BOOK & RESOURCE SALES
From the 21st of November the contact for book and resources sales will change from Kevin Bolton to Margaret Oliver. Click here for Margaret's contact details
Added: 10 November 2007
SUMMER SCHOOL 2008
Full details and an Application Form now
available
on-line.
Click here to visit our 'Summer School' section
Added: 25 September 2007
BKA SONGBOOK LATEST EDITION
NOW AVAILABLE WITH CD
How Can I Keep From Singing! + new double CD:
£17.50 (+ p&p).
Added: 25 September 2007
HOSTS NEEDED FOR HUNGARIAN CHOIR TOUR
The Aurin Girls’ Choir from the Kodály Music School, Kecskemét, Hungary will be making their 5th tour to the UK in June/July 2008.
This choir is one of the leading girls’ choirs in Europe; in 2006 they won two gold medals at the World Choir Games in China where they represented Hungary. They have won first prizes at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod and in Germany, Italy, Denmark and Hungary, as well as many other accolades in music festivals across Europe.
On previous visits to the UK they have given successful concerts in cathedrals, churches and schools, in Scotland, Yorkshire, Liverpool and many other places across the country. They have also given workshops in a number of schools, colleges and universities demonstrating the Kodály method of music teaching and the highly intensive choral training they receive. Under the direction of their young conductor, László Durányik, the choir has provided an extremely stimulating and enjoyable experience on their previous tours.
At present I am looking for some new hosts schools, colleges, church or community groups who might be interested in hosting the choir in 2008. (46 girls, ages 15 – 19 approx, and 5 – 6 staff) This would include providing hospitality (beds etc) for the choir for one or more nights and they would give concerts/workshops etc as outlined above. I would also like to hear from anyone who has hosted them on previous occasions and would like to have them again.
Please contact Barbara Jenkinson 01749 812708 or by email
b.jenkinson@ukonline.co.uk for more details and informal discussion.
Added: 25 September 2007
BKA CONSTITUTION
A copy of the BKA's constitution is now available to download from the Members' Area as a PDF file. Click here to log in
Newsletter...
News, articles, book and music reviews, suggestions are urgently
required and greatly appreciated. Note: The ideal format is a Word
document in Arial, font size 10, left and right justified. This saves
valuable editing time.
Contributions should be submitted to: newsletter@britishkodalyacademy.org
WANTED: Help for the Education Sub-Committee,
to research and book venues for short courses in different parts of the
country. This is a very important task, as the BKA needs to keep in mind the
question of access, as well as transport connections, suitability and value
for money!! It is also vital that BKA courses do reach the parts other
courses do not reach! At present there are only a few such courses each
year, but a database of possibilities would also be invaluable.
If you would like to help in this way, please get in touch in the first
instance with Celia Cviic, 0208 946 6528, or email: celiacviic@btinternet.com
"Music is a spiritual food for which there is no substitute."
Zoltan Kodály
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