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This is our mission statement about which no effort has been spared.

The International Kodály Society is active in 37 countries and has
Affiliated National Organizations in 20 countries.
What can we do for you?
Please read about the benefits of becoming a member.

It is our firm conviction that mankind will be living happier when it has learned
to live with music more worthily. Whoever works to promote this end,
in one way are another, has not lived in vain. (Zoltán Kodály)

The International Kodály Society was founded in 1975 in Kecskemét, Hungary. Its purpose is the world-wide propagation of the musical, educational and cultural concepts associated with Zoltán Kodály for the benefit of music generally and in particular for the educational advancement of youth.
The Society serves as an international forum for all who are active in the spirit of the
Hungarian master as composer, scholar and educator. (en franais)
IKS Foundation, in support of the International Kodly Society, to help in its ongoing efforts in serving all who believe in music as the crucial and necessary cornerstone of the entire humanistic enterprise.

Check out this the very best site for all things related to singing and harmony. This is the place to get the fabulour book Rounds Galore, a book of rounds, as well as CDs to learn and sing along with. They have stuff from John Krumm, Elliot Levine, with kudos from Pete Seeger and Christine Lavin.

The Musical Concept

A short explanation.

International Kodály Society

Executive Office
Mailing address:
H-1364 Budapest
P.O. Box 67
Hungary

Location:
Kodály körönd 1
H-1062 Budapest
Hungary

Phone/Fax: (36-1) 343-4503
E-mail: office@iks.hu

Distinguished Patrons of the IKS

Vladimir Victor Ashkenazy, Emanuel Ax, Pierre Boulez, Jean-Claude Casadesus,
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Árpád Göncz, György Kurtág, György Ligeti,
Kurt Masur, Lady Solti, János Starker

Board of Directors of the IKS

The board of directors of the International Kodály Society is elected by the membership. Term of office
is four or five years. Elections for one-half of board posts are carried out by mail ballot before each biennial International Kodály Symposium.

Other Stuff
If you're interested in Passover seders, see this Seders For You site, which has the very best information for innovative and unusual seders. There are also original Passover song parodies.

Sacred Harp Singing: History and Tradition, introductory essay by Steven L. Sabol (Washington, DC area Sacred Harp singers)

The Sacred Harp Page, maintained by Prof. D. Marian Warren Steel at University of Mississippi at Hoople. This resource includes the following:

  • A description of Sacred Harp singing by Dr. Marian Steel.
  • Frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding Sacred Harp music
  • A color picture of stitchery showing a Sacred Harp singing
  • Directories of annual singings and conventions throughout the North America
  • List of Regular Local singings, by Bob Hall and Ella Wilcox (see below)
  • Singing schedules for Mississippi

      The Fasola Home Page, initiated by Keith Willard and now maintained by Chris Thorman, provides many important resources:

      • Introduction to Shape Note Singing, by Keith Willard and others
      • Bibliography of Shape Note Articles, by John Bealle (see below)
      • Sacred Harp Online Index by Chris Thorman (see below)
      • Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings (see below)
      • Shape Note Recording Index, by Berkley Moore
      • Annual Directories of Sacred Harp and Christian Harmony Singings
      • Local Regular Singing Directory, by Bob Hall and Ella Wilcox

      Sacred Harp and Related Shape-Note Music: Resources, compiled by Steven Sabol. This extensive guide contains all the information on how to obtain all currently available tunebooks, descriptive books and brochures, recordings, newsletters, videotapes, and other resources,concerning shape-note religious music in the Sacred Harp style but not on seven-shape gospel hymnody. There is also an extensive chapter of resources on English (West) Gallery Music.

      The Sacred Harp Online Index, compiled by Chris Thorman. This index is an integrated online version of all the lyrics, words, titles, page numbers, poets, and composers in the Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition. Linked to the lyrics are the following indices: page numbers, titles, last and first lines, poets, composers, meters, words and phrases (Concordance). All of the indices are hyper-linked with the music lyrics and vice-versa. One can look up a word, find a list of songs using the word, and then click on the name of a listed song to reveal the complete lyrics and information of that song.

    • Historical essays and time-line graphics by Keith Willard