About

The Kodály Music Education Institute of Australia Incorporated (also known as Kodály Australia) is a national association for music educators. Our organisation is inspired by the educational and aesthetic philosophies of the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, adapting his ideas to create music programs for early childhood, schools and communities. We support Australian music teachers as they strive for excellence in music education. more…

Upcoming Events

SA: Educator’s Choir!

May 5 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Together with Stephanie Eaton, Kodaly SA presents “Educators’ Choir 2024!” Join your fellow educators for an exclusive one-day-only event. A rare opportunity to sing into term 2! Register HERE!

WA: Autumn Workshop

May 18

Kodály WA is excited to announce the Autumn Workshop event scheduled for Saturday, 18 May 2024, at St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School.  This event is FREE for members and features an innovative secondary music education stream led by Dr Jason …
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VIC: Kodály Vic Senior Choral Festival 2024

June 5 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

After a pandemic led hiatus, Kodaly Victoria is running it’s traditional Senior and Junior Choral Festivals separately this year. We are asking for expressions of interest from choirs wishing to be part of this non-competitive festival, where choirs sing together …
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WA: Online workshop – with Chris Andrews

July 27 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

We are looking forward to welcoming Chris Andrews who will be presenting an online learning session for us in Term 3 on Saturday 27th July. Chris Andrews graduated in music from the University of Cardiff in 2008. He returned to …
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VIC: Kodály Vic Junior Choral Festival 2024

July 30 @ 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Kodaly Victoria is holding the Kodaly Junior Choral Festival on Tuesday 30th July, at Carey Baptist Grammar School. This festival is for primary school choirs and primary aged community choirs. There will be two sessions. Session 1 is during school …
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Latest News

Research Invitation: Teacher Growth and Development from Australian Kodály Certificate Courses

Kodály Australia is pleased to support the research project, Teacher Growth and Development from Australian Kodály Certificate Courses, conducted by Dr Jason Goopy (chief investigator) and Jason Boron at Edith Cowan University. This study aims to investigate teachers’ motivation to …
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2024 Awards for Excellence in Kodály-Inspired Music Education

This is a reminder that nominations for the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Australian Kodály-inspired Music Education close this Sunday, 31 March 2024. I believe wholeheartedly that our members are the strength of our community. These awards provide a significant …
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IKS Scholarship

The International Kodály Society (IKS) offers fee waiver scholarships to support participation in Kodály-inspired professional development. The closing date for the next round is 1 May 2024. Full information including selection criteria and eligibility is available on the IKS website. …
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Membership Database Upgrade – Complete

Kodály Australia has now completed upgrading our membership database to our new GameDay service. All members will receive a reminder via email to renew their membership one month prior to their renewal date. Members can renew their membership online and …
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Membership Database Upgrade

Over the coming week, the Kodály Australia membership database will be upgraded from our GameDay Classic system to the new GameDay service. This upgrade is necessary as GameDay Classic will shortly be decommissioned by our provider, StackSports. What does this mean for Kodály Australia members? Online …
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