Australian Kodály Scholarship (AKS)

The Australian Kodály Scholarship (AKS) provides financial assistance to a member(s) of Kodály Australia (KMEIA Inc) to develop an Australian Kodály-inspired pedagogical resource which will be made available for free on the national website. The value of the scholarship is $3000. Please refer to the information sheet and application form below for specific details.

The AKS is not being offered in 2026.

Information Sheet and Application Form

2020 Australian Kodály Scholarship Information Sheet and Application Form

Past Recipients

Jodie O’Regan (2016)
South Australia

Jodie is an Adelaide based singer, conductor, teacher and composer. She specialises in working with adult community choirs, and is passionate about the opportunity choirs offer for music education. She runs several groups in Adelaide and is sought after to run ad hoc choirs at folk festivals in South Australia and Victoria. While studying at the University of Queensland Jodie fell in love with the Kodály philosophy and has adapted the practices to work with adults. Jodie sings in a seven voice gospel group, a folk duo with her husband and Adelaide based touring opera company Co-Opera.

Click here to view Jodie’s report, and resource Singing the Dots.

Scholarships and Awards

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