Welcome to our new AKTS website!
A.K.T.S. is a professional organization of music teachers dedicated to a philosophy of music education inspired by Hungarian composer and educator Zoltan Kodály. A.K.T.S., the Arizona chapter of the national Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE), was established to:
- foster a spirit of fellowship among Arizona music teachers
- provide a meeting ground for an exchange of ideas and materials
- serve as a resource center for opportunities in Kodály training
As musicians and educators, our aim is to develop the natural musical aptitude every child possesses, and instill a love of music in each child. This is done primarily through the use of the child's natural instrument, the voice.
Children experience folk songs, singing games, folk dances, movement activities, playing instruments, and improvising and composing, with music literacy being the ultimate goal.