Global Music Education
Invitation to Join Music Inclusion Hub
The new Music Inclusion Hub (MIH) is a one-stop resource center that provides access to racial- and gender-inclusion educational materials for students of all grade levels, from educational videos and interactive composer databases to curricula and original student arrangements.
British Royal Music Schools Become More Diverse
For over 100 years, Britain’s Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) has supported music education in the U.K. and across the world.
New Open-Access Report: “Intercultural Resonances among Music Teachers”
RESONANCES marked the completion of its multi-year research project with a new report published in English and Portuguese: “Intercultural Resonances among Music Teachers: Their Impacts on Practices and Teaching Methods.”
In Genoa, an Ensemble for Every Phase of Life
Lara Camia, Project Manager, Trillargento and Matteo Guerrieri, Artistic Director and Conductor, Trillargento
Trillargento is a community-based music program founded in Genoa, Italy, that explores how ensemble music practice can foster social inclusion, personal growth, and cultural participation. Over the years, we’ve grown into a multi-layered ecosystem of ensembles, each responding to a specific need but together forming a single educational journey that integrates musical development with social and emotional learning.
Sitting in the Student Seat at AIM’s Fire Up Residency
Olivia Romanet, Music Theory Teacher, MusicEnsemble, Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
That first day, I felt like a teenager: somewhat defiant, hesitant to initiate, eager to observe, even mistrusting…but also wanting to chat, meet people, laugh, and share.
AIM knew what they were doing. We’d found ourselves on the other side of the classroom, sitting in the student chair. And in experimenting with ways to develop our own community and agency—our capacity for action—as educators, we found ourselves viewing students’ needs with new empathy.
El Sistema Oman Launching This Fall
A new Sistema program is coming to Oman this fall.
The Queen of Paradise Initiative: A Life-Changing Experience in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
Dane Madrigal, composer, conductor, and music educator
One of the most memorable experiences from my time in Vanimo was helping the students prepare music for a truly special occasion: the visit, last August, of Pope Francis. With only three weeks to prepare, the students were able to put together both a fully recorded concert for the Holy Father and a few live pieces for his visit to the IVE Fathers in Baro.
Collaboration Across Cultures—and Genres—in São Tomé and Príncipe and Guinea-Bissau
Eduardo Lála, Conductor and Technical-Pedagogical Coordinator, The Rizoma Project
When the Rizoma Project launched in 2022 in São Tomé and Príncipe and Guinea-Bissau, I knew we were embarking on an ambitious journey. Our goal was clear: to establish social orchestras in communities with limited resources and significant social challenges.
