10This research explores the possibilities of music education in relation to improved interpersonal and social relationships. The paper focuses mainly on music teachers in primary and secondary schools in Spain. It aims to collect, analyse and provide arguments to defend a musical education that integrates musical diversity and facilitates the acquisition of positive musical experiences. Interviews 15 were carried out with relevant national and international figures in musical education, educational theory or critical thinking. A qualitative approach was taken to evaluate the responses from this purposeful sample. The results highlight the need to foster participatory musical activity. The acquisition of positive musical experiences encourages students to extend their musical lives beyond the 20 classroom by recognising different musical identities and promoting improved coexistence.
Arts and Music Education can be powerful vehicles for values education that promotes the acquisition of skills focused on learning to live together. However, the new Spanish Educational legislation neglects in its curriculum development the possibilities of art to improve coexistence. This study analyzes the views of 23 graduate students of a master's degree focused on educational psychology and specific teaching. Such opinions are collected through a qualitative questionnaire that, from a selection of certain texts, includes some questions that delve into the main theme, which is then the object of joint reflection with the interviewer. Data were analyzed using interpretive phenomenological analysis techniques. The results support the view extolling the possibilities of Arts and Music Education as a tool for improving coexistence in and beyond the school and confirm the need for recognition by legislators, educators and institutions as well as the requirement of promoting a responsive and inclusive attitude towards Arts in school.
Music schools, centres of non-formal music education, bring music to people of all ages as they work to achieve their main objective of offering practical musical training, for both instruments and voice. Their activities are centred in the town or city in which they are located, and their impact extends beyond the educational sphere: music schools are also a social force whose activities stimulate the local cultural scene. This study explores the work carried out by these schools in the Basque Country (Spain), where they have been operating for over 20 years. The analysis focuses on the range of music education they offer, their ability to respond to different demands and needs and how they relate to their social and educational environment. Furthermore, the paper examines whether music schools see other potential areas for growth and development and explores the factors that could positively or negatively impact their ability to achieve their objectives. The study adopts a description-oriented empirical-analytical methodology and applies the SWOT system. A total of 67 schools were included in the study. The results reveal the relevance of this ever-evolving model of education and confirm music schools as a key force in both music education and the sociocultural sphere in this country.
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