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The University of Pretoria's Kodály Academy (UPKA), in collaboration with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is hosting the fourth International Kodály Music Course in South Africa. Dr James Cuskelly – Director of the Cuskelly College of Music in Australia, Lucinda Geoghegan – Creative Learning Director from NYCOS in Scotland, Megan Flinn, Dr. Michael Bradshaw, Maree Hennessy and Prof Johann van der Sandt will be presenting the course.

The Course will be held in Cape Town, at the Hugo Lamprecht Music Centre, from 28 June - 5 July 2025.

The first International Kodály Course was held in 2019 by UPKA at the University of Pretoria, with Dr James Cuskelly as the only presenter. For 5 days, over 80 participants got the first taste of Kodály music education training. The flame was ignited and the approach started to change teaching experiences for the better. In 2023 and 2024 the course participants received full accreditation and the Australian Kodály Certificate. Four spectacular presenters taught over a 100 teachers from across the country: Dr James Cuskelly, Lucinda Geoghegan, Dr Michael Barrett and Prof Johann van der Sandt. The 2025 course will be held in Cape Town with the help of the Western Cape Education Department. Five different levels of Methodology will be available to choose from and 6 brilliant presenters from all over the world.