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The Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) was founded in 1975, following the first International Kodály Symposium held in Oakland, CA, to serve as a meeting place for music educators who embrace the Kodály Concept of Music Education. It draws its membership from educators of all levels, public and private, students, administrators, and others who share in its support and promotion. The mission of OAKE is to enrich the quality of life of the people of the U.S.A. through music education by promoting the philosophy of Zoltán Kodály.

The OAKE National Office is in Moorhead, MN.

Divisions and Affliate Chapters
OAKE's Affilate Chapters are assigned to one of four Regions:
 * Eastern
 * Midwest
 * Southern
 * Western

OAKE National Conference
The OAKE National Conference, held annually, during which speakers, teaching demonstrations, performances, and exhibits offer information and ideas related to the Kodály concept of music education.

The 2009 will celebrate OAKE's 35th anniversary with a National Conference titled "Kodály in the Capital: A Musical Legacy" held in Washington, D.C. For more conference information, visit the OAKE website,.

Publications
The official journal of OAKE is the Kodály Envoy, published quarterly.

OAKE also offers folk music collections, bibliographies, Kodály related videos, essays, and other materials for music teachers.

Awards

 * Outstanding Educator: The OAKE Outstanding Educator Award is given to an OAKE member who, after having received formal training in Kodály education, has demonstrated years of superior music teaching in which the Kodály philosophy has been used extensively and has produced students who exhibit outstanding skills that were developed through the use of Kodály techniques.
 * Outstanding Administrator: The OAKE Outstanding Administrator Award is given to a school principal, superintendent, or music supervisor who has demonstrated an appreciation for the value of the Kodály philosophy by creating an environment in which Kodály music education can thrive and has provided tangible support for the Kodály music program and the Kodály teachers in his or her school(s). The recipient of this award does not have to be a member of OAKE.
 * Lifetime Achievement: The OAKE Lifetime Achievement Award is given to the rare person whose impact upon Kodály music education transcends that of what might be considered an outstanding educator, administrator, or researcher. This person has made such an extensive, far-reaching impact that, over time, his or her influence has left and indelible mark upon the state of American Kodály music education.
 * Outstanding Research Award: The purpose of the OAKE Outstanding Research Award is to encourage research about the Kodály philosophy of music education through the recognition of the best of such research conducted at all levels. The award is given at three levels: (1) Academic-outstanding research by a college/university professor, (2) Doctoral: outstanding dissertation, (3) Professional and Non-Doctoral: outstanding research by a practitioner or graduate student.

Scholarships

 * Jenö Ádám Scholarship: provides partial funding to OAKE members toward study at OAKE-endorsed Kodály certification programs in the United States and Hungary.
 * National Conference Choir Scholarship: provides partial funding for students whose participation in National Conference Choirs may serve to lessen and eliminate prejudice and discrimination
 * Susan Taylor Howell Memorial Scholarship: provides partial funding to OAKE members toward study at OAKE-endorsed Kodály certification programs in the United States and Hungary, who wishes to apply this training to an elementary general music setting, with preference given to an applicant who uses or plans to use recorders in music instruction