"Let the music belong to everyone!"

"Let the music belong to everyone!"

This slogan was formed by one of the greatest music pedagogues ever and it has also become my principle as a musician and as a teacher as well.

Kodaly wanted musical education to be available for everybody. Therefore his music educational concept is known as a system for general schooling, but as a professor of the Academy of Music in Budapest he also trained highly talented musicians and prepared them for their professional careers. In one of his speeches held at the Academy he said:

"The characteristics of a good musician can be summarised as follows:

1. A well-trained ear

2. A well-trained intelligence

3. A well-trained heart

4. A well-trained hand

All four must develop together in constant equilibrium."

Though these words were meant to highlight the essential demands for professionals, they also mean that music is so much more than a beautiful profession: it brings balance into our lives and drives our personality to further development in many ways.