The British Kodály Academy is a registered charity working for the improvement of music education in the UK, and has been running training courses since 1983. The BKA currently runs an annual programme of courses and activities for people wanting to develop their own musical skills, or to teach music to others, using principles advocated by Zoltán Kodály. The BKA aims to further and disseminate the philosophy and practice of music education initiated by the work of Zoltán Kodály in Hungary; to relate this philosophy and practice to British musical heritage; to work for the improvement of British music education by means of courses, demonstrations, publications and cooperation with other like-minded bodies.