Photo: Gábor Fejér
Academic degree, university position: Artist Teacher
Born: 1 March 1969
Studies:
1987-1992: Liszt Academy of Music - Music Education and Choral Conducting
2011-2013: Kokas Klára Teacher Training Program
Publications:
2021-23 PRESTO project (Practices and Resources for Equipping Schools to Teach Music Online) -Erasmus,
„e-learning” course material, ZeneZen - Creative Piano Pedagogy with Anikó Novák
https://kodalyhub.com/presto/categories/zenezen-creative-piano-pedagogy
Orchestral/Choir memberships:
1988-1989: Budapest Choir -singer
1992-1995: Purcell Choir- singer
1998-2002: Trio Scherzo -pianist
Teaching experiences:
2010- Liszt Academy of Music-Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute, artist teacher
2007-2010: Liszt Academy of Music, assistant professor – solfege, music theory
2006-2007, 2011-2012: Hungarian Radio Children's Choir, part-time teacher, solfege
1999-2007: Liszt Academy of Music -Teacher Training Collage, assistant professor - solfege, music theory, conducting, score-reading
1995-1999: Liszt Academy of Music -Teacher Training Collage, part-time teacher - solfege, score-reading
master classes, lectures:
England (2018, ’19), Australia (2013, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20, ’23, ’24, ’25), Canada (2017), China (2014, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’23, ’24, ’25), Estonia (2019), Finland (2017, ’22), Georgia (2018), ), Germany (2017), Italy (2016, ’17, ’22, ’24, ’25), Ireland (2011,’12,’13,’14,’15, ’18, ’19, ’23), Luxemburg (2023), Malaysia (2015,’16, ’17), Netherlands (2017, ’25), Portugal (2023, ’24), Scotland (2015), Singapore (2010,’11,’12), Slovenia (2023), Spain (2019, ’20, ’25), South-Korea (2012), Turkey (2017, ’19, ’25) United States of America (2000,’01,’07, ’23),
Conferences, symposia:
2025 International Kodály Symposium-Kecskemét, „Combining vocal warm-ups and reading exercises in the classroom and choral singing following in the footsteps on Kodály -with Dr Barna Szabó
2024 Kodály Australia Conference” -Melbourne, Australia, „Pushing the boundaries within the Kodály framework „in anticipation” of creating a better world”-keynote speech
2023 International Kodály Symposium, Los Angeles, USA „In Anticipation -Teaching music with conscious and instinctive movement I.II.III.”
2019 Hungarian Academy of Art, the 3rd Moveable Do conference, “Looking forward – An overview of applying the Kokas pedagogy in music education in Hungary and abroad”
2018 Hungarian Academy of Art, the 2nd Moveable Do conference, „Living tradition – the legacy of Klára Kokas”
2017 International Kodály Symposium, Camrose, Canada, “ZeneZen, the Kodály-Piano-Kokas approach, or how the different aspects of musical instruction interact with each other and contribute to a holistic experience of musical learning” – with Anikó Novák
2015 International Kodály Symposium-Edinburgh, Scotland, “Joy through the magic of Music”
Other activities:
Theater Works:
1996-2010: Sure Chamber Theatre, Szkéné Theatre, Honvéd Chamber Theater, Jókai Mór Theatre and Jászai Mari Theatre. - music director, conductor, coach and accompanist
2006-2007: Female Choir of the Teacher Training College of the Liszt Academy of Music -conductor
Scolar Activity:
- 2014-2020 Expert of the „Active Music Learning Research Group” comprised of the pedagogues and researchers of the Kodály Institute of the Liszt Academy and the Brain Imaging Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. https://kodaly.hu/research
- 2014-2019 Expert in the research conducted into the Liszt Academy of Music on the adaptation of the Kokas pedagogy on university level with Dr. Gabriella Deszpot. „Impact assessment and development of „Introduction to Kokas Pedagogy” courses. Possibilities of complex documentation and the role of Kokas Pedagogy in music teacher training through evaluation and reflection.”
- 2016-2020 Consultant in the research of “Manifestations of creativity in free movement improvisation to music, during music listening. Kokas Pedagogy in music teacher training.” led by Dr. Éva Vass and Dr. Gabriella Deszpot within the Academic Development Scholarship Program.
Memberships:
International Kodály Society, Klára Kokas Society
Contact:
kortvesi.katalin@academy.liszt.hu