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8th February 2010
BKA FOUNDATION OR BEGINNER COURSE
Newcastle Upon Tyne, from Sept 2010 to June 2011.
Weekly evening class. Contact Sarah Robinson.
Email robinson.l.sarah@gmail.com or tel. 07977 218883.
15th January 2010
THE BKA LOOKS FORWARD TO WELCOMING DR LÁSZLÓ NEMES
Dr László Nemes, eminent conductor, educator and Director of the Kodály Institute, (www.kodaly-inst.hu) Kecskémét will be joining us as a tutor at the 28th International Summer School in Leicester 2010.
More about the 2010 Summer School
Download 28th International Summer School flier
15th January 2010
Coming soon!
AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORKSHOP WITH DR LÁSZLÓ NEMES
and other BKA tutors in Birmingham on Sunday the 28th of February.
Download full details and application form
15th December 2009
NEW HE3 COURSE!
A new HE3 Course, Springboard Module 3, will be offered for the first time during the BKA Summer School in August 2010. This will replace the previous Sound Beginning and Sound Progressions courses. Successful completion will lead to accreditation by Roehampton University, and full details will be available soon.
Preliminary details about Springboard Certificate Courses available now
There will be two entry routes to the new course, either through having completed Springboard Modules 1 and 2, or by a ‘Fast Track’ option. All students enrolling must have been assessed as achieving at least 60% in the BKA Elementary musicianship assessment, and those opting for the ‘Fast Track’ option will also need to complete the Module 1 and 2 assignments.
There will be an opportunity to undertake the musicianship assessment on Sunday, 24th January in London.
The Module 1 and 2 assignments for ‘Fast Track’ applicants will be due by 30th April. Anyone choosing the 'Fast Track' option will need to register their intention to sign up for Springboard Module 3 by the 30th January by writing to courses@britishkodalyacademy.org
Download BKA Certificate programme flier
5th December 2009
THE BKA KODÁLY SPRING COURSE
Tuesday 13th – Friday 16th April 2010
University of Leicester, Oadby, Leicester LE2 2ND
TUTORS - selected from our renowned British and Hungarian BKA team.
- Solfege/Musicianship Skills at five levels (beginner to advanced) every day
- Choir for All
- Evening Workshops including a Choral Workshop
- Classes in Solfege Methodology, Dalcroze and Repertoire
- Conducting at three levels
Download more details Download Application Form
Download 'Ofsted & Kodály' Download Tutor Biography summaries
5th December 2009
Schools Music Association offers a One-Day Conducting course in Chelmsford
25th of February 2010
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
3-day visitor's course at the Kodály Institute
15 – 17 February 2010 (arrive Sunday 14, departe Thursday 18 February) -
see Courses & Workshops
MEMBERS' NEWS
21st November 2009
Kids get in tune with their musical side in Manchester
Click here to read about the recent work of BKA member, Zoe Greenhalgh (manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
15th October 2009
BKA member and Secretary, Cyrilla Rowsell, has recently run successful workshops in Bristol (for Sing Up!), Barnsley (for Barnsley Music Service) and at the Royal Northern College of Music (for Zone Music Education). Zone are also running three further CPD days in 2009-10, in which Cyrilla is involved.
- London: 9th November
- Darlington: 5th February
- Birmingham: 8th February
For more details, please go to www.musiceducationzone.net and click on 'Making the Most of the Primary Curriculum'.
31st October 2008
Can you recommend a venue for a course or workshop?
The BKA is interested in considering new, user-friendly, cost-effective possibilities. If you know of such a venue please take a minute to fill in a venue questionnaire. Click here to download
22 November 2007
NEW CONTACT FOR BOOK & RESOURCE SALES
From the 21st of Novemberthe contact for book and resources sales will change from Kevin Bolton to Margaret Oliver. Click here for Margaret's contact details
25 September 2007
BKA SONGBOOK LATEST EDITION
NOW AVAILABLE WITH CD
How Can I Keep From Singing! + new double CD:
£17.50 (+ p&p).
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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