Katalin Körtvési

Photo: Gábor Fejér

Kata Körtvési graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Music Education and Choral Conducting. 

Between 1995 and 2010 she was Assistant Lecturer in Solfege, Music-Theory, Score Reading and Choral Conducting at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Teacher Training Institute. She worked as the Solfege Teacher of the Hungarian Radio Children's Choir. She was also the music director in drama and musical performances as well as the conductor at Sure Chamber Theatre, Szkéné Theatre, Honvéd Chamber Theatre, Jókai Mór Theatre and Jászai Mari Theatre.    

Since 2010 she has been working as Artist Teacher at the Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. As a Music Teacher, Choir Conductor and Kokas Educator, she is regularly invited to teach and hold workshops and courses all over the world. 

Teaching experiences: 

2010-   Liszt Academy of Music - Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute, artist teacher 

2007-2010: Liszt Academy of Music, assistant professor – solfege, music theory 

2006-2007, 2011-2012: Hungarian Radio Children's Choir, part-time teacher, solfege  

1999-2007: Liszt Academy of Music -Teacher Training College, assistant professor - solfege, music theory, conducting, score-reading  

1995-1999: Liszt Academy of Music -Teacher Training College, part-time teacher - solfege, score-reading 

Master Classes, Lectures: 

England (2018, ’19), Australia (2013, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20, ’23, ’24, ’25), Canada (2017), China (2014, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’23, ’24, ’25), Estonia (2019), Finland (2017, ’22), Georgia (2018), ), Germany (2017), Italy (2016, ’17,  ’22, ’24, ’25), Ireland (2011,’12,’13,’14,’15, ’18, ’19, ’23),  Luxemburg (2023), Malaysia (2015,’16, ’17),  Netherlands (2017, ’25),  Portugal (2023, ’24), Scotland (2015), Singapore (2010,’11,’12), Slovenia (2023), Spain (2019, ’20, ’25), South-Korea (2012), Turkey (2017, ’19, ’25) United States of America (2000,’01,’07, ’23) 

Publications: 

2021-23 PRESTO project (Practices and Resources for Equipping Schools to Teach Music Online) - Erasmus, „e-learning” course material, ZeneZen - Creative Piano Pedagogy with Anikó Novák

Conferences, symposia: 

2025 International Kodály Symposium - Kecskemét, „Combining vocal warm-ups and reading exercises in the classroom and choral singing following in the footsteps on Kodály - with Dr Barna Szabó 

2024 Kodály Australia Conference” - Melbourne, Australia, „Pushing the boundaries within the Kodály framework „in anticipation” of creating a better world”- keynote speech  

2023 International Kodály Symposium - Los Angeles, USA „In Anticipation -Teaching music with conscious and instinctive movement I.II.III.”  

2019 Hungarian Academy of Art, the 3rd Moveable Do conference, “Looking forward – An overview of applying the Kokas pedagogy in music education in Hungary and abroad” 

2018 Hungarian Academy of Art, the 2nd Moveable Do conference, „Living tradition – the legacy of Klára Kokas” 

2017 International Kodály Symposium - Camrose, Canada,  “ZeneZen, the Kodály-Piano-Kokas approach, or how the different aspects of musical instruction interact with each other and contribute to a holistic experience of musical learning” – with Anikó Novák 

2015 International Kodály Symposium - Edinburgh, Scotland, “Joy through the magic of Music”  

Other activities: 

Scholarly Activity: 

1. 2014-2020 Expert of the „Active Music Learning Research Group” comprised of the pedagogues and researchers of the Kodály Institute of the Liszt Academy and the Brain Imaging Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. https://kodaly.hu/research 

2. 2014-2019 Expert in the research conducted into the Liszt Academy of Music on the adaptation of the Kokas pedagogy on university level with Dr. Gabriella Deszpot. „Impact assessment and development of „Introduction to Kokas Pedagogy” courses. Possibilities of complex documentation and the role of Kokas Pedagogy in music teacher training through evaluation and reflection.” 

3. 2016-2020 Consultant in the research of “Manifestations of creativity in free movement improvisation to music, during music listening. Kokas Pedagogy in music teacher training.” led by Dr. Éva Vass and Dr. Gabriella Deszpot within the Academic Development Scholarship Program.  

Orchestral/Choir memberships: 

1988-1989: Budapest Choir -singer 

1992-1995: Purcell Choir- singer 

1998-2002: Trio Scherzo -pianist 

Theater Works: 

1996-2010: Sure Chamber Theatre, Szkéné Theatre, Honvéd Chamber Theater, Jókai Mór Theatre and Jászai Mari Theatre   - music director, conductor, coach and accompanist 

2006-2007: Female Choir of the Teacher Training College of the Liszt Academy of Music -conductor 

Memberships: 

International Kodály Society, Klára Kokas Society 

Contact: 

kortekat@gmail.com  

kortvesi.katalin@academy.liszt.hu