Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) was an internationally renowned Hungarian composer, national music theorist and music educator in the 20th century.

He devoted his life to Hungarian music education. The "Kodaly Teaching Method" named after him is one of the most influential music education systems in the contemporary world. Its theory and practice not only deeply influence Hungarian music education, but also provide valuable experience and inspiration for the development of music educators around the world.

1. Only music can shine in the soul.

2. True art is one of the most powerful driving forces for human progress. ?Those who can bring as many people as possible close to true art benefit mankind.

3. Music is an indispensable part of human culture. For a person who lacks music, his culture is incomplete. A person without music is an incomplete person.

4. Music education can begin nine months before birth.

5. A child’s musical enlightenment should start when the child’s mother is still in her mother’s belly.

6. Music education should pay attention to early education, and music education in kindergarten is the enlightenment stage of children's music.

7. Choral training can fully develop students’ polyphonic thinking, and the harmonious beauty created can create a sense of community and friendship, and can bring moments of spiritual sublimation to life.

8. Chorus is the highest form of vocal music and an important way for people to come into contact with real and valuable music.

9. Is there anything that can show social unity more than a chorus?

10. Children should not approach any musical instrument before they learn to sing.

11. Everyone must learn to sing on a musical instrument.

12. Children who start learning musical instruments without singing first are destined to have no music in their lives.

13. The beginning of music learning must start with singing, the child’s most natural instrument.

14. A profound music culture can only be developed on the basis of singing. The root of music lies in singing.

15. Children need to be taken seriously. They need the best music teachers and the best music materials.

16. The pure souls of children should be considered sacred, we must plant the best qualities in their souls, if anything bad is introduced, their souls will be polluted.

17. Being a good teacher is much more important than being a director of the Budapest Opera House. For a bad director, he alone fails. For a bad teacher, he will continue his failure for 30 years (from the time he starts working until he retires) and will kill the love of music in 30 batches of children.

18. It is the right of every citizen to be taught the basic elements of music, which means giving everyone the key to the locked world of music, opening millions of ears and hearts and What a great thing it is to enable them to enjoy classic music.

19. Music is an external form of the human soul, which is similar to language. Great musical works express indescribable thoughts and feelings to people. If we don't want these excellent works to become lost treasures, then we must do our best to let as many people as possible understand music.

20. School music education must first be firmly based on folk music... The souls of children should be fed with the milk of folk music, and only then will the Hungarian musical way of thinking be gradually established and consolidated. A child who is fed a mix of music will not feel at home or at home in any music.

21. The organic inheritance of national traditions can only be found in our folk music.

22. Main teaching philosophy:

Music education is the development needed for a complete person.

Music is the birthright of every child, not the privilege of some musical geniuses.

The human voice is the best teaching tool because it is free and accessible.

Young children understand best from their experience, so participation is the best way to learn music.

"Only the best is suitable for children." Folk songs sung in the mother tongue are the highest quality musical material.

Singing must be unaccompanied, just like traditional folk singing.

Children’s music education depends on their instructors, so they must be the best musicians and educators.

Teaching music and singing in schools in a good way is a kind of enjoyment for children, not torture. Infuse their souls with a passion for better music that will last throughout their lives.

It is a great thing to open the ears and hearts of millions of people to contact with solemn music.

What the children learn here will never be forgotten, and it will become the light and blood of their lives.