Course: Music Pedagogies for Social Transformation

Central theme: From the body and the method to inclusion and equity. Duration: 10 hours (2 sessions of 5h). Online.

SESSION 1: Roots, Body and Digital Tools

Focus: The evolution of active methodologies and their relocation to the virtual environment.

• 09:00 – 10:30 | Legacy as a Starting Point:
  • Comparative analysis: Dalcroze (the body), Kodály (voice and identity) and Orff (the rhythmic community).
  • Digital Adaptation: Eurythmics activities and movement in front of the camera: how can bodily presence be created at a distance?
• 10:30 – 11:30 | Perception and Psychology (Willems and Ward):
  • Building the inner ear and the psychological relationship with sound.
  • Active listening strategies for early cognitive development.
• 11:30 – 12:00 | Active Break.
• 12:00 – 13:30 | Materials and Interdisciplinarity Workshop:
  • Creating “homemade” visual and hands-on resources for the virtual classroom.
• 13:30 – 14:00 | Critical Debate:
  • Are these models sufficient for today’s classroom? The transition towards social pedagogy.

SESSION 2: Creativity, Inclusion and the MAP Model

Focus: Music as a tool for social change, health and equity.

• 09:00 – 10:30 | Neuroeducation and Cooperative Learning:
  • The musical brain: attention, emotion and memory processes from an inclusive perspective.
  • Strategies to encourage virtual collaboration and reduce the digital/social divide.
• 10:30 – 11:30 | Soundscapes and the Pedagogy of Freedom:
  • Murray Schafer: The environment as a classroom. Critical listening and environmental awareness.
  • Improvisation as a tool for empowerment and the expression of individual identity.
• 11:30 – 12:00 | Active Break.
• 12:00 – 13:30 | Critical Pedagogy and the MAP Programme:
  • Music as a driver of social justice and transformation in vulnerable settings.
  • MAP Programme (Musical Activo Participativo): A methodology to improve quality of life, emotional health and coexistence in the classroom and in health centres.
• 13:30 – 14:00 | Design Lab:
  • Final Project: Design of an integrative teaching unit that uses the MAP programme to resolve an inclusion or health conflict in a real group.

Course Methodology:

• Micro-learning: 20-minute blocks of theoretical input followed by action.
• Breakout Rooms: Small-group work to solve pedagogical challenges.
• Toolbox: A PDF with a curated selection of links, bibliography and recommended apps will be provided.