Learning music and art from an intercultural perspective: a case study from the Choir of the Sagrado Corazón de Rosales
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The aim of this paper is twofold: on the one hand, to identify various choral ensembles in schools as new ways of learning music and arts, while presenting aspects of intercultural awareness they develop in students. And on the other, to analyse the case of the Choir of the Sacred Heart of Rosales (Madrid), which has always enjoyed great success, collaborating since its origins with the world’s most outstanding orchestras.
The choir was founded by Mr. César Sánchez in 2005. Since its beginnings I have been assistant director and pianist, and for five years I have been its principal conductor and director.
The axes on which my presentation will be based are: popular and folk music as the basis of people’s knowledge; adaptations of musical repertoire from other cultures, and the use of language diversity in performance, which lead to knowledge of the artistic and social characteristics of countries and regions different from one’s own.
I shall conclude by showing how in a school of about 750 female and male students, a pre-choir of 40 children, the main school choir of 60 students and two other choirs co-exist, and by highlighting the importance of multiculturalism in students’ music education.