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How do solmization, choral singing, and Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly\u2019s pedagogical concept connect to young people today?
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Launched with the support of the Hungarikum grant and organized by our foundation, the Kod\u00e1ly Z Gen project aims to demonstrate that:<\/p>\n
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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Because it makes it much easier to learn how to sing in tune and remember melodies faster.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“It makes singing and understanding music incredibly easier \u2013 not just in choir, but even when it comes to popular songs.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“It\u2019s really useful, and you improve more than you\u2019d expect!”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Later on, it becomes much easier to learn pieces accurately and progress quickly, while building a solid foundation for yourself.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Solfa is an amazing thing \u2013 it helps you learn melodies and songs faster, more easily, and more accurately. It also improves your concentration.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“You\u2019ll be able to learn more difficult pieces more easily, smoothly, and quickly \u2013 and not everyone can say they can read music and use solfa!”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Because later on everything will be a thousand times easier in almost any area, you\u2019ll think more logically, and if you choose a musical career, it can give you a huge advantage.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“You\u2019ll understand and learn choral pieces much more easily, and you\u2019ll develop a great ear \u2013 you\u2019ll immediately hear when you or others make a mistake!”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“It develops the way I think and my logic. I can use this knowledge in other areas too.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“It\u2019s important to learn the basics early so we can use them effectively later.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“If I could give advice to my 4th-grade self, I\u2019d say it\u2019s worth learning solmization because it helps develop your musical ear and memory, and it makes it easier to recognize music and sing melodies accurately. 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If you start now, it will be much easier to learn music in the future!”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“You can learn melodies more easily \u2013 and actually enjoy it at the same time.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Fast learning, and honestly\u2026 it\u2019s just fun :)”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#7a88fe” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ededed” custom_padding=”77px||60px|||” top_divider_style=”mountains” top_divider_height=”40px” top_divider_repeat=”2x” top_divider_flip=”vertical” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|on||||||” header_2_text_color=”#7a88fe” header_2_font_size=”19px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_font_size=”21px” custom_margin=”||19px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#111111″ open_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” toggle_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#7a88fe” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”21px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_text_color=”#111111″ toggle_font=”|600|on||||||” toggle_font_size=”19px” body_font=”||on||||||” body_text_color=”#484848″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#7a88fe” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”How did it start? I have no idea” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]I usually say that I could sing solfa before I could read or write. People laugh when I say that, but honestly, that\u2019s how it feels. At one rehearsal, we started working on a piece where my part was really difficult. Just looking at the score, I felt like I wouldn\u2019t be able to do it. And on top of that, we had to sing it individually \u2013 since we were taking it to a competition, there was no way around it. [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Concert-ready with hand signs” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]On choir tours, I was always amazed by how hand signs worked. If the participants knew the solfa system, it didn\u2019t matter where they came from \u2013 one gesture was enough for them to know what to sing, even in multiple parts. No sheet music needed. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Generation Z learns differently.<\/strong> We ask, we do not assume.<\/strong> The Kod\u00e1ly concept still has an impact.<\/strong> This is what Kod\u00e1ly Z Gen set out to explore.<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/zH7WzvkCqpA?si=IL81kEOdkcutW8xG” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/3C9XvFRaSXs?si=StwxCP-u2BFKovbx” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/aPrQDYh9-K0?si=8N-GhMYiISn_bPvK” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#FFFFFF” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#fabe37″ custom_padding=”84px||45px|||” top_divider_style=”mountains” top_divider_height=”40px” top_divider_repeat=”1x” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||4px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|on||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”19px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_font_size=”21px” custom_margin=”||11px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Classical music helps calm me down and focus while studying. I\u2019ll definitely use that in the future.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“I don\u2019t really use solfa or my musical knowledge elsewhere, but I feel more balanced after singing, and I\u2019m much happier on choir days.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Since music sometimes appears in literature, I can occasionally use what I\u2019ve learned in music when answering literature-related questions.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“When I listen to music, I notice things like minor\u2013major shifts in certain songs. I might not use this in a job, but it still feels cool to recognize it.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“I want to become a kindergarten teacher, and my mom introduced me to music from a young age. I\u2019d love to pass this experience on to children as well.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “I only started playing the saxophone a year ago, but when I hear a song, I try to sing it with solfa and then play it and it almost always works.”<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“I\u2019m much more creative, and music and singing have a kind of therapeutic effect on me.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “I\u2019ve developed a love for music, there\u2019s not a single day when I don\u2019t listen to something, and I can feel how it recharges me, especially on worse days.”<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“It helps improve the quality of my musical taste.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“It helps when I play the piano, and I feel more cultured in terms of music.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “At parties it\u2019s great because I can sing a lot of songs (thanks to the memory I developed through solfa), and that helps me make friends and build connections.”<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “I think it adds something to a person\u2019s character. Someone who can talk about topics like this seems more intelligent and open-minded.”<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Listening to music is like emotional healing. If you\u2019re stressed, just listen to music!”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“I memorize things faster, and my associative thinking is stronger. I kind of use it as a party trick \u2013 since melodies automatically turn into solfa in my head, I can play a lot of things by ear on the piano.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “This kind of knowledge can be useful in almost any field. I\u2019ve experienced that more than once. It makes me feel more expressive and more complete as a person.”<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“I can concentrate and pay attention much more easily, not just to music but to everything else as well.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“I can talk about music more easily with others, and I can share interesting things with people who haven\u2019t studied music. It also improves my concentration (which I really need) and teaches me discipline.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“During folk dancing, I can align my movements with the musical phrases.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“It also helps with learning instruments, and music lessons are much more enjoyable when you actually understand what you\u2019re doing.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“In any field of the arts, it helps you find your way more easily and makes further learning in music much smoother.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“I pay more attention to details and learn new things more easily.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#fabe37″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ededed” custom_padding=”||54px|||” top_divider_style=”mountains” top_divider_height=”40px” top_divider_repeat=”2x” top_divider_flip=”horizontal” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|on||||||” header_2_text_color=”#fabe37″ header_2_font_size=”19px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_font_size=”21px” custom_margin=”||19px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#111111″ open_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” toggle_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#fabe37″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”21px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_text_color=”#111111″ toggle_font=”|600|on||||||” toggle_font_size=”19px” body_font=”||on||||||” body_text_color=”#484848″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#fabe37″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Singing has no borders” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]With our choir, we travel abroad several times a year, and we often meet singers from all over the world. Most of the time, we don\u2019t speak the same language \u2013 but singing together still works. You can really see this in rehearsals and concerts, where everyone somehow knows what to do. 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I\u2019m thinking especially of its therapeutic effect, which I believe is the most significant, and something more people should be aware of; it definitely develops my way of thinking; and it teaches patience, determination, diligence, perseverance, and cooperation.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Even though music learning and choir singing won\u2019t become a full-time career for most of us, it\u2019s still far from pointless. I feel much more cultured and experienced because of the many musical experiences I\u2019ve had. A competition abroad, a big concert, or a Friday rehearsal may not be life-defining events, but they make life more beautiful and more colorful.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“My musical knowledge helps me concentrate better and be more persistent, because practicing music requires patience and consistency. By developing my musical ear, I can recognize rhythms and pitches more easily, which is useful not only in music but also in everyday life, for example when learning languages or communicating. In addition, my experience in choir helps me work better in a team, which is also an advantage in professional environments.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Until fifth grade, I didn\u2019t sing in a choir, couldn\u2019t read music, and didn\u2019t know solmization. But since becoming part of a community and starting music school, I can\u2019t imagine my life without singing and music.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“Music learning and choral singing help you better understand the relationships between sounds and improve attention and memory. Solmization provides a foundation for understanding musical logic, while singing in a choir strengthens teamwork and mutual awareness. Music is a shared experience that can be used anywhere, anytime.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#111111″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]“My best experience in choir was probably the first time we sang together in front of a large audience. The feeling that months of practice and shared work finally came together in a beautiful, harmonious performance was simply indescribable. And the moment I saw that the audience enjoyed what we were doing filled me with real pride. I also love the sense of community in the choir, because everyone works toward the same goal, and that really brings the group together.”<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#f055a5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ededed” top_divider_style=”mountains” top_divider_height=”40px” top_divider_repeat=”2x” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|on||||||” header_2_text_color=”#f055a5″ header_2_font_size=”19px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_font_size=”21px” custom_margin=”||19px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#111111″ open_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” toggle_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#f055a5″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”21px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_text_color=”#111111″ toggle_font=”|600|on||||||” toggle_font_size=”19px” body_font=”||on||||||” body_text_color=”#484848″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#f055a5″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”When he finally heard it” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”on”]My dad never understood why I went to choir. My mom and grandma always supported me \u2013 they came to concerts \u2013 but him\u2026 nothing. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The aim of the Kod\u00e1ly Z Gen project is to understand how young people today think about solmization, choral singing, and the personal impact of music education. Based on the feedback of more than 200 respondents, a clear picture emerges: Kod\u00e1ly\u2019s pedagogical concept not only works, but is present in everyday life \u2013 often, as students themselves describe it, \u201calmost unconsciously.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Do you think solmization has improved your memory or logical thinking?[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_counters _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||on||||||” percent_text_color=”#111111″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_counter percent=”77″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Yes<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”23″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n No<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][\/et_pb_counters][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Do you still consider learning music useful even if you don\u2019t plan to make a career out of it?[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_counters _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||on||||||” percent_text_color=”#111111″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_counter percent=”96″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Yes<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”2″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Absolutely, no question!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”2″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n No<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][\/et_pb_counters][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Have you ever felt that singing together helps you better understand or accept others?[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_counters _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||on||||||” percent_text_color=”#111111″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_counter percent=”55″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Yes<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”32″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Maybe<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”13″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n No<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][\/et_pb_counters][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Do you hear the music with solfa when you\u2019re just listening, not singing?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_counters _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||on||||||” percent_text_color=”#111111″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_counter percent=”60″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Yes, I\u2019ve noticed it several times<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”13″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Yes, I hear every melody with solfa<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”13″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Now that you mention it, I can hear it too<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”9″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n I don\u2019t hear it at all<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”2″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Only familiar melodies<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”2″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Sometimes, especially if I try<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][\/et_pb_counters][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]In which subjects do you feel solmization has helped (or could help) you perform better?[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_counters _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||on||||||” percent_text_color=”#111111″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_counter percent=”50″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#111111″ title_font_size=”14px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Mathematics<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][et_pb_counter percent=”19″ bar_background_color=”#ccd537″ 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bar_background_color_default=”#39aad1″ use_percentages=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t noticed any impact<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_counter][\/et_pb_counters][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#ffffff” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ebebeb” custom_padding=”79px||49px|||” top_divider_style=”mountains” top_divider_height=”40px” top_divider_flip=”vertical” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” 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In the future, we aim to:<\/p>\n If you have an idea, a story, or a proposal for research or collaboration, feel free to contact us: aurinfoundation @ gmail.com[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#ebebeb” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”#777777 0%|#ccd537 50%|#777777 100%” background_image=”https:\/\/www.aurin-choir.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_2318_1_kicsi_ff.jpg” background_position=”bottom_center” background_vertical_offset=”52%” background_blend=”multiply” custom_padding=”78px||64px|||” top_divider_style=”asymmetric” top_divider_height=”40px” bottom_divider_height=”40px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.aurin-choir.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kodalyZgen_logo_web.png” title_text=”kodalyZgen_logo_web” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The project supported byWhat does music mean today \u2013 and what does Kod\u00e1ly mean today?How do solmization, choral singing, and Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly\u2019s pedagogical concept connect to young people today? These are the questions we set out to explore in the Kod\u00e1ly Z Gen project.The aim of the projectLaunched with the support of the Hungarikum grant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19653","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat has solfa given you? Tell us in a few sentences!<\/h2>\n
\nSolfa has always been there with me, like riding a bike or knowing which one is my left hand. And recently, it turned out to be especially useful.
\nNot long ago, before an international festival, we received a new piece at the very last minute. Our conductor just said: \u201cThis will work \u2013 we just have to learn it quickly.\u201d
\nOne week. That\u2019s all we had. You could see the panic in some people\u2019s eyes. But I just sat down and went through my part with solfa. The same way I learned it as a child. I memorized the recurring motifs, the unusual intervals. And while others were still searching for the notes, I almost knew it by heart.
\nThis doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m better than them. It just means that what I absorbed as a child, I could now rely on.
\nWhat once felt like a game in primary school, what we put so much energy into in children\u2019s choir \u2013 it pays off now.
\nThe concert went well, everyone found their way in the end. But still, I had this feeling inside me: as if I had used a hidden superpower. And it feels good to know that this knowledge is always with me.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”When I realize: I can do this” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n
At home, I spent days humming and singing it with solfa. My family practically learned it by heart too. I recorded it at rehearsal, rewound it again and again, tried to sing along. But there was always one part that stopped me. Always the same place. At least the rest of it started to become stable. There were moments when I got angry. I wanted to give up, throw the score away.
But somehow I knew that if I kept trying, it would eventually come together. And then one day\u2026 it finally worked. And again. And then almost every time.
That\u2019s when I understood something that has stayed with me ever since: music is not just about talent.
It\u2019s about how many times you are willing to try again. Every attempt brings you one step closer. For some, it comes easier. Others need more time. But with patience and effort, it really is possible. And when it finally works, the feeling is something nothing else can replace.
That\u2019s when you realize: you can do it.<\/p>\n
\nWe did this all the time: in rehearsals, camps, international workshops. It felt like a secret language that anyone could understand who had \u201cgrown up Kod\u00e1ly-style.\u201d But I never thought I would need it at a wedding.
\nA relative asked me and a few friends to sing at her wedding. We prepared a program. Then at the last moment, she made a request: she wanted another piece \u2013 one we hadn\u2019t prepared. I knew it. The others didn\u2019t. And of course, we had no sheet music. We quickly stepped aside, and I started teaching them the parts using hand signs. We used solfa, hummed, added the text, rehearsed it a few times \u2013 and within minutes, we were singing it together. It was incredible how quickly it came together.
\nThe audience had no idea about the improvisation. They just heard a beautiful performance.
\nAnd in that moment, it became clear to me: hand signs don\u2019t just help you learn, they give you confidence. You can solve anything if you trust yourself.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Encoded in solfa” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]In our family, solfa wasn\u2019t just about music. My sibling and I turned it into a secret language. We assigned meanings to the notes: words, feelings, requests, hidden messages. It became a kind of musical code.
\nTo others, it just sounded like random humming. But in reality, we were having full conversations \u2013 just in melodies.
\nSome patterns became fixed expressions, others were improvisations only we understood.
\nFor example, if someone sang a little \u201cdo\u2013mi\u2013so\u201d, it already meant: \u201cbring something to eat.\u201d If there was a long \u201cmi\u2013fa\u2013mi\u201d, it usually meant trouble. We could even add nuance through tone and expression.
\nLater, we even \u201cchatted\u201d with the use of solfa. A few letters were enough, and we knew exactly what the other meant. Sometimes we felt like little composers. That\u2019s how our own secret language \u2013 our own music \u2013 came to life.
\nEven today, we sometimes send each other little musical codes. Not many people would understand them, but for us, they\u2019re completely clear.
\nWe grew up encoded in solfa and it remains a shared language that always connects us.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”It\u2019s never too late to start” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]There are steps that seem impossible at first. Like joining a choir without knowing solfa, where everyone else grew up with it. Everything is new: the community, the learning method, the pace. And you\u2019re just trying to keep up. That\u2019s the real challenge.
\nThere\u2019s no crash course learning solfa \u2013 only a pencil, endless notes, practicing at home on the piano, and listening to recordings over and over again. While others already know their parts by the second rehearsal, you\u2019re still figuring out what syllable goes with the starting note.
\nBut every small step counts. You start recognizing where the melody begins. You pause the recording less often. And one day you realize: you\u2019re no longer holding anyone back. You don\u2019t have to keep asking the person next to you, \u201cwhat was this note again?\u201d
\nAt concerts, luckily, you don\u2019t have to use solfa \u2013 that\u2019s where the shared success comes. But the real test is every single rehearsal. Because your section hears everything. And so does the conductor. And when someone in your part smiles at you after a piece, you know: it was worth it.
\nI\u2019ll probably never catch up with those who\u2019ve been learning this since childhood. But I\u2019m getting closer. And more importantly: I no longer feel like an outsider, but like someone who truly contributes to the choir\u2019s success.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#ededed” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”82px|||||” top_divider_style=”asymmetric” top_divider_height=”40px” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_font_size=”21px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_font_size=”21px” custom_margin=”||11px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nStarting point<\/h2>\n
Digitally, quickly, visually \u2013 while making music together is often missing from their everyday lives.<\/p>\n
What does solfa mean today? What about singing? Music education?
This is what we wanted to understand from them.<\/p>\n
It does not only provide musical knowledge, but also supports attention, connection, and self-expression.<\/p>\n
Through honest stories, responses, and videos from a Generation Z perspective.<\/p>\nBeyond music classes and choir, in what areas do you feel your musical knowledge gives you an advantage that you can use in the future (e.g. in work, hobbies, or everyday life)?<\/h2>\n
How has solfa helped you? Tell us in a few sentences!<\/h2>\n
\nLast autumn, a choir from Hong Kong came to stay with us. My whole family was excited: what should we cook, how would we communicate, would they feel comfortable at our place? In the end, English worked just fine. We laughed a lot, and everything went smoothly. We had concerts together, rehearsed, and even went on a few trips. The girls from Hong Kong enjoyed it, and we were happy to help them find their way around.
\nIn just one weekend, we got to know each other quite well, and we stayed in touch even after they went home.
\nA few months later, we found out that we would be going to Hong Kong. When we met again, it already felt familiar \u2013 and this time, they showed us their city. We had several concerts together, rehearsed a lot, talked, explored.
\nAnd since then, I know for sure: if you sing, there are no borders.
\nThe distance between people isn\u2019t measured in kilometers, but in openness. And music always opens the door.
\nThe most meaningful moments don\u2019t always happen at competitions or concerts, but when you simply smile at each other.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Learning poetry through singing” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]I\u2019ve always been a good student. Most subjects came easily, and I didn\u2019t need much repetition. But there was one thing I struggled with again and again: memorizing poems. No matter how hard I tried, the words just wouldn\u2019t stick. I understood the meaning. I could analyze it, explain it.
\nBut reciting it word for word? That was a nightmare.
\nEven an eight-line poem could take me minutes to get through. My teacher would sigh, and my classmates either felt sorry for me or laughed.
\nThen one day I started thinking: how is it that I can memorize hundreds of choral pieces, with text, even in foreign languages? Why do those work \u2013 but poems don\u2019t?
\nAnd then I realized: because there is music in them. From that point on, everything changed. I started learning poems by singing them. The melody helped me recall the words. I didn\u2019t suddenly become a poetry champion, but at least I didn\u2019t freeze anymore.
\nWhen I had to recite, I just had to switch back from melody to speech. My Hungarian teacher noticed how I was solving the problem. For my final exams, she even allowed me to prepare using musical settings of poems.
\nIt wasn\u2019t just a \u201cshortcut\u201d \u2013 it was finding my own way.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Does music help with math?” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]In math class, we were learning about sequences. The teacher wrote an example on the board, but I wasn\u2019t really paying attention \u2013 I probably had a song in my head. It was an arithmetic sequence, something increasing step by step\u2026 and suddenly I thought: wait, this is like intervals \u2013 you can think of it as solfa. And I just kept \u201csinging\u201d it in my head :)
\nThat afternoon, I studied with my friend \u2013 she\u2019s also in choir. We tried to memorize the formulas, but she was struggling.
\nSo I told her: \u201cImagine it like a melody. If you start here and move by the same step each time, you get the next note\u2026 I mean, the next number.\u201d She just stared at me at first. Then she laughed and asked: \u201cAre you seriously learning math through solfa?\u201d
\nBut then she tried it. \u201cDo\u201d was the first element, and then she kept adding \u201ca third\u201d \u2013 and suddenly it made sense to her. Okay, maybe it was a bit more complicated than that, but still.
\nShe said that before, she had just memorized things \u2013 now, for the first time, she actually understood them. And I realized something too: what we learned through solmization as kids \u2013 patterns, systems, steps \u2013 doesn\u2019t just help in music. It shows up in completely unexpected places.
\nI didn\u2019t become a math genius. But ever since I look at formulas like a score, things are easier.
\nMaybe music gave me the key: how to find connections where others only see numbers.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”My safe space” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]It was a few weeks before my final exams. My days were nothing but studying, and I woke up every morning with a tight feeling in my chest. Everyone kept saying: \u201cDon\u2019t do anything else, just study now.\u201d But inside, I felt like I was suffocating.
\nThat afternoon, we had choir rehearsal. Honestly, I didn\u2019t know if I should go \u2013 I was exhausted in every way. But something in me said: just go. And during that rehearsal, for ninety minutes, I didn\u2019t have to think about anything else.
\nI didn\u2019t have to answer questions. I didn\u2019t have to prove anything. It didn\u2019t matter how many points I would get. I just paid attention, sang together with the others \u2013 and everything else disappeared. It was a different kind of focus. Not exhausting. Freeing.
\nThe problems didn\u2019t disappear. But somehow, they moved to the background. They didn\u2019t take over my mind.
\nDuring rehearsal, it felt like putting brackets around my day \u2013 a safe space where I could set everything down for a while.
\nMusic doesn\u2019t always solve your problems. But it gives you space to become yourself again.
\nAnd sometimes, that\u2019s the biggest help of all: to breathe, to step out of the constant pressure.
\nAnd when you return, everything feels just a little easier.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Learning languages through music” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]I\u2019ve loved music since I was a child \u2013 there\u2019s always something playing in my ears. Many of my favorite songs have always been in English, but at first, I had no idea how to pronounce them properly, let alone sing them.
\nAs a Kod\u00e1ly student, though, I wasn\u2019t afraid of them. If I didn\u2019t understand the lyrics, I just sing the melody it with solfa.
\nThat way, I could at least follow the pitches accurately, even if I didn\u2019t know the words. It became my own little method.
\nTo this day, my family is amazed at what I can sing with solfa. But of course, they don\u2019t understand it :)
\nAs I grew older, it started to bother me that I didn\u2019t know what I was singing. So I began looking up lyrics, translating them online, and paying attention to pronunciation. Little by little, I picked up more and more words and expressions. I ended up building quite a strong vocabulary.
\nBecause solfa made the melody easy, I could focus entirely on the text and pronunciation.
\nI can honestly say that I learned to speak English through music. Not from textbooks, but from real sentences, emotions, and songs that actually mattered to me.
\nAnd when I first traveled abroad, I realized how much it helped. I dared to speak. I could respond naturally \u2013 not like in a classroom, but in real life. Music became my key to English. And it still is.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#ededed” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”79px|||||” top_divider_style=”asymmetric” top_divider_height=”40px” top_divider_repeat=”1x” top_divider_flip=”horizontal” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_font_size=”21px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_font_size=”21px” custom_margin=”||11px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nWhat we implemented<\/h2>\n
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What impact has engaging with music had on you?<\/h2>\n
What has solfa given you? Tell us in a few sentences!<\/h2>\n
\nHe didn\u2019t ask, didn\u2019t praise me, wasn\u2019t there. I had more or less accepted that this just wasn\u2019t his world, but secretly it really bothered me.
\nNo matter how much I told him about rehearsals, choir trips, competition results, he would just wave it off.
\nThen one day \u2013 maybe just because he got tired of hearing me talk about it \u2013 he said, \u201cAlright, just this once, I\u2019ll come and see what this is.\u201d
\nI could barely believe it. I immediately started to panic.
\nOf course, he picked our Christmas concert, which is our biggest performance of the year. A double concert, full house, huge applause. I knew that if this didn\u2019t move him, nothing would. During the 150th Geneva Psalm, I made sure to stand where he could see me clearly.
\nAt the end of the concert, I looked for him in the crowd. He was standing there quietly, almost motionless, and I could feel that something had touched him.
\nOf course, he didn\u2019t say it directly. He just said, \u201cThat was something I needed to hear.\u201d
\nBut from his voice, I knew that now he understood.
\nEver since then, he always drives me to rehearsal, and he strongly recommends our concerts to everyone he knows:
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t watch this on YouTube. You have to experience it there.\u201d
\nAnd that means more to me than anything now. That he heard it. That he finally really heard it.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Think by singing” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]I\u2019ve played the violin since I was little. My parents are heroes: for years they listened to me \u201cscraping away\u201d at the strings.
\nMy teacher never gave up on me either, even though for a long time, for years really, even producing a clean tone was a struggle.
\nShe had one sentence she kept repeating: \u201cThe melody needs an arch.\u201d
\nThat meant absolutely nothing to me. I tried, of course, but I genuinely had no idea what she wanted to hear.
\nThen one day, at choir rehearsal, we were singing something with solfa \u2013 and suddenly, in the melody, I heard what I had never felt on the violin.
\nThe next day, before I played that same passage again, I quietly sang it to myself first. With solfa, because that was the only way I could do it. And then, finally, I understood. It wasn\u2019t just about bow technique. The melody moved inside me first \u2013 and only then did my bow follow.
\nSince then, I know that it\u2019s not enough just to play a piece. You have to perform it. You have to think your way through it \u2013 think by singing.
\nMy teacher saw that I was capable of this, and now, of course, I can see it too. That melodic arch was always there. I just had to hear it first.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Between tone colors” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]I live in two worlds: choir and folk dance. I\u2019ve loved both since I was a child, and my parents heroically drove me from one rehearsal to the next performance. Time-wise, somehow everything fit.
\nBut in my voice\u2026 well, not always.
\nAs I sang more and more, my voice developed \u2013 it became stronger, more secure. I wanted to use that same sound in folk songs too, but there people looked at me strangely: \u201cDon\u2019t sing it like an aria, this isn\u2019t opera.\u201d
\nAnd then in choir, one day someone said, \u201cSomeone\u2019s voice is sticking out way too much.\u201d
\nOne weekend we went to a dance house event, and the next day I had a choir concert. The sound of the folk pipes was still in my head, but I already had to get on stage. From the very first note, I felt it: something was off. The two worlds were getting mixed up \u2013 and unfortunately, other people noticed too. I knew I had to solve this.
\nI had to learn how to switch. Not just roles or styles, but tone color, presence, posture.
\nThe two worlds work differently, and if I\u2019m not paying attention, neither of them sounds right. Now I can feel when I need to hold back, and when I can be more present. Since then, I\u2019ve learned how to retune myself. Not just my voice, but my attention, my gestures, even the way I think.
\nThat\u2019s how folk song became authentic, and choir music became unified. And maybe that\u2019s why I now feel more at home on both stages.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Choir against stage fright” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]Whenever I had to answer in class or sing a solo, I would often literally freeze. No matter how much I practiced, no matter how many breathing techniques, concentration exercises, or positive mantras I tried, nothing helped. Stage fright beat me again and again.
\nThen came the choir concerts.
\nAt first, I was just as nervous there too, but it was different. I wasn\u2019t standing on stage alone. The others were around me \u2013 the people I breathe with, sing with, move with. We sound as one voice. And that gave me security.
\nOver the years, we had more and more performances, and without really noticing, I started to change. The audience\u2019s eyes no longer tortured me. The paralyzing fear gave way to what I also feel in rehearsals: belonging, presence, joy.
\nIn choir, I learned how to be brave even while still being afraid. The strength of the community holds me up too. And little by little, speaking or singing on my own stopped feeling so terrifying. More and more, I feel that I have a voice \u2013 and that I dare to let it out.
\nI heal in choir. I grew up there, and that\u2019s where I learned how to make myself heard.
\nMaybe I\u2019ll still be nervous for a long time.
\nBut now I know where to turn when my voice starts to shake. Music and community will always hold me up. That\u2019s why I will always sing in choir.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Kod\u00e1ly Zolt\u00e1n today” open=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]In August 2025, the 27th International Kod\u00e1ly Symposium was held in Kecskem\u00e9t. Musicians, music educators, and conductors arrived from all over the world.
\nThe program included concerts, workshops, and demonstration lessons \u2013 and our choir sang at the opening concert as well.
\nWe were unusually nervous before the performance. We knew that very special people would be sitting in the audience \u2013 people who follow and carry on Kod\u00e1ly Zolt\u00e1n\u2019s pedagogy around the world.
\nIt felt good to know that we could also be part of this celebration, and that we could greet them through our singing.
\nAt the demonstration lesson held at the Kod\u00e1ly School, sixth-grade students showed what they learn in music class. They sang with solfa, placed notes on the hand, wrote melodies, clapped rhythms \u2013 exactly the way we learned too. It was surprising to see how familiar every exercise was. I even joined in with them myself.
\nBut the most moving part was that the people in the audience \u2013 adults, retired teachers, foreigners \u2013 were doing the same exercises together with the children. For a moment, the age differences disappeared. The distance disappeared. The different languages disappeared. Everyone was speaking the same \u201clanguage.\u201d
\nThat was the moment when I truly understood what Kod\u00e1ly Zolt\u00e1n\u2019s legacy means. A system that connects us. A language that is understood the same way all over the world \u2013 and also here in Kecskem\u00e9t. And because of that, I can also be part of this musical community.[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#ededed” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||55px|||” top_divider_style=”asymmetric” top_divider_height=”40px” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_font_size=”21px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||on||||||” header_3_font_size=”21px” custom_margin=”||11px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nWhat do the responses show?<\/h2>\n
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What comes next?<\/h2>\n
\nThe responses from young people clearly confirm that the impact of solmization and collective singing extends far beyond music learning.<\/p>\n\n