Music Education Project in Andalusia

Inspired on Daniel Barenboim’s idea to “educate through music”, the Barenboim-Said Andalusian Public Foundation carries out, since 2005, the Music Education Project in Andalusia, which includes a series of innovative educational activities that aim to develop music education for children in Andalusia.

Through the activities of Music Education in the Early Childhood, Music Education Courses for Beginners and the Orchestral Project in Primary Schools, the Foundation aims to offer music as a main element for integral education based on humanistic values. To that end, the Foundation offers music education programmes and projects to a large number of Andalusian children.

MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROJECT

Created in 2005, the Music Education in the Early Childhood Project is the first project developed by the Barenboim-Said Foundation in Andalusia. Since then, more than 2,000 children from 3 to 5 years old from 22 schools in Andalusia (in Seville, Malaga and Cordoba) benefit every year from this project, supported by the Ministry of Education of the Regional Government of Andalusia (Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía).

This project takes place throughout the academic year. From Monday to Thursday, children receive half an hour of music lessons, given by the Foundation’s music specialists. Our music teachers develop, along with the schools’ teachers, an specific music programme included in the school curriculum. Music activities are developed through games designed to stimulate children in music appreciation, interpretation and creation.

International renowned professionals in Music Education provide this project with didactic and scientific consultation. It is inspired in similar projects carried out in Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) and in Berlin (Germany).

MUSIC EDUCATION COURSES FOR BEGINNERS

These courses were created with the objective of introducing children from 5 to 12 years old to the world of music and music instruments. Throughout these courses, normally lasting from three to five days, children receive basic instrument lessons, such as piano, violin or percussion, among others, as well as choir and musical expression classes.

Due to the nature of this project, previous musical knowledge is not required, which allows children to get in touch -in most cases, for the first time- with different music instruments. Guided by the Foundation’s music teachers, children learn, in a playful and creative way, basic notions of music interpretation, technique, etc. At the end of the course, students participate in a final performance where they show their families what they have learnt during the course.

Additionally, the Foundation aims to contribute to balance work and family life. Therefore, these courses take place during school holidays, normally during Summer, Christmas or Easter holidays.

ORCHESTRAL PROJECT IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

In 2015, the Foundation and the Ministry of Education of the Regional Government of Andalusia started the Orchestral Project in Primary School, a unique initiative in Spain, with aims to promote music education in state primary schools and to create, in the near future, a children’s orchestra. 

This project is integrated in the school hours and includes weekly violin and cello lessons given by specialized music teachers. The Barenboim-Said Foundation provides every student with an instrument.

For further information about the Music Education Project in Andalusia, please contact us on info.emi@juntadeandalucia.es or +34 954 71 29 94.