There is no complete spiritual life without music, for the human soul has regions which can be illuminated only by music.
Zoltan KodalyRead
Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a child.
Interpretation
What this quote means
We must prioritize our children's needs and well-being to ensure their development and success.
Zoltan Kodaly emphasizes the importance of valuing children and meeting their needs with the utmost seriousness. He suggests that a commitment to providing the highest quality of education and care for children will lay the foundation for their future development, implying that our actions and intentions towards children significantly influence their growth and potential.
Themes
ChildrenEducationSeriousnessDevelopmentCare
In practice
Example use cases
As a teacher, I always remind myself of Kodaly's quote when planning my lessons and activities for my students.
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Teach music and singing at school in such a way that it is not a torture but a joy for the pupil; instill a thirst for finer music in him, a thirst which will last for a lifetime.
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Often a single experience will open the young soul to music for a whole lifetime
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To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand.
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