Early Childhood Music Education in Andalusia

According to the Foundation's aims, we believe that music is of fundamental importance, especially in the first stages of a child's education. Encouraged by the success of the Edward Said Kindergarten in Ramallah, we are carrying out an Early Childhood Music Education project in Andalusia.

The project's aims are as follows:

• To enhance learning through music during the first years of a child's education, thus promoting a more humanisitic vision of the world.
• To allow Andalusian children to express their musicality through specific methods and materials, offering and coordinating a programme that has been developed by a highly qualified team.
• To collaborate with primary school teachers by offering them music education programmes. 
• To train highly qualified professionals specialised on children’s music education.
• To bring music to the classrooms by holding concerts at primary schools. 

This project is addressed to:

• Children aged 3 to 12 from Andalusian state schools.
• Child education teachers from Andalusian state schools. 
• Young musicians with teaching experience.

Nowadays, this project is carried out in 23 state schools from Seville, Malaga and Cordova and reaches around 2,600 students. 

Likewise, several children choirs have been created in Seville. These choirs meet twice a week after school. Here children learn how to sing and are also introduced to music language and to the historic and humanistic context of the chosen songs. 

In collaboration with the International University of Andalusia, the foundation has established a masters degree in Early Childhood Music Education, with the purpose of educating specialised teachers in this area. 

Besides, the Foundation organises several music education courses for beginners during school holidays every year. These courses allow the Foundation to take its activities to other Andalusian cities.