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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1980

MUSIC EDUCATOR ON TWO-MONTH VISIT ******

MISS CECILIA VAJDA, A DISTINGUISHED MUSIC EDUCATOR IS IN HONG KONG ON A TWO-MONTH VISIT AT THE INVITATION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

SHE IS RUNNING A SERIES OF EIGHT-WEEK TRAINING COURSES FOR MUSIC TEACHERS, WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL DECEMBER 8.

THE COURSES ARE BASED ON THE KODALY CHORAL MUSIC METHOD WHICH WAS DEVISED BY THE HUNGARIAN COMPOSER KODALY TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURED SYSTEM OF MUSIC LEARNING THROUGH SINGING.

CLASSES ARE BEING HELD AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S TEACHING CENTRE IN TANNER ROAD, NORTH POINT, AND AT SOUTH ISLAND SCHOOL.

MISS VAJDA IS A FORMER PROFESSOR OF THE SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT AT THE LISZT ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN BUDAPEST AND CHORUS DIRECTOR OF THE HUNGARIAN RADIO CHOIR.

DURING HER STAY SHE IS ALSO RUNNING EVENING COURSES AT THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE FOR TEACHERS AND AMATEUR CHOIR CONDUCTORS IN BASIC CHORAL CONDUCTING TECHNIQUE. THESE COURSES ARE JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.