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Venezuelan Expert Explains How a Musical Education Transmits Values<\/STRONG> T<\/SPAN>he Executive Assistant Director of the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Musical Foundation, Professor Valdemar Rodr\u00edguez, spoke with staff and band directors from schools around the country, in a meeting organized by the Artistic Education Division of the Ministry of Education (MINERD in Spanish), and the Sinfon\u00eda Foundation of the Dominican Republic.<\/P> \u201cUsing music, we teach children values through collective work in the orchestra, something they do not see on television or in the street,\u201d he explained.<\/P> The meeting was held at the MINERD central headquarters, where participants learned about the projects of the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Musical Foundation, the participation of children and young people in Venezuela\u2019s musical bands and projects in Latin America, as well as guidelines for developing a future agreement with the Dominican music education system. <\/P> Professor Rodr\u00edguez, a member of the governing body of the National System of Youth and Children\u2019s Orchestras and Choirs, under the authority of the Venezuelan Presidency\u2019s Ministry of Popular Power, indicated that this social project uses music as a tool for rescuing children and young people from the influence of crime, drugs, and the lack of options for their free time.<\/P> \u201cUsing music, we teach children values through collective work in the orchestra, something they do not see on television or in the street,\u201d he explained.<\/P> He added that the project\u2019s methodology has been endorsed by international organizations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Organization of American States (OAS), universities, and conservatories around the world.<\/P> He highlighted the accomplishments of Venezuelan music, citing the international prestige of the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Big Band Jazz, and the success of Latin-Caribbean, Afro-American and rock bands. He also mentioned the Trainers for Trainers program, which benefits teachers throughout Latin America. Its missions visit different countries for 10-15 days, working with students and teachers.<\/P> He indicated a desire to formalize a cooperation agreement that will contribute to the process of developing, evolving and strengthening the Dominican music education system, which is something the program has been doing for more than 30 yearsin countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. <\/P> Professor Rodr\u00edguez was introduced by Carmen S\u00e1nchez, General Director of Curricula, who was accompanied by Cruz Mar\u00edaDotel, Coordinator of Artistic Education, and Rita Ceballos, General Director of Basic Education.<\/P> S\u00e1nchez noted that a great deal of support for training teachers is needed, to be able to teach students the techniques and methods of learning an instrument.<\/P> \u201cSuch an agreement will help us a lot, and we should explore the possibility of other didactic support as well,\u201d she proposed. She stressed that Josefina Pimentel, Minister of Education, has worked hard to strengthen musical education in Dominican schools. Thus, a future agreement would bring many benefits.<\/P> She cited the example of extended shift schools, where more time is available for teaching. This time is used to insure a more comprehensive education for students, which means promoting not only cognitive development, but also the students\u2019 social, emotional and artistic development, and values. Venezuelan Expert Explains How a Musical Education Transmits ValuesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 10\/02\/2013 The Executive Assistant Director of the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Musical Foundation, Professor Valdemar Rodr\u00edguez, spoke with staff and band directors from schools around the country, in a meeting organized by the Artistic Education Division of the Ministry of Education (MINERD in Spanish), and … Continue reading “Venezuelan Expert Explains How a Musical Education Transmits Values”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 10\/02\/2013<\/P>
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V\u00edctor Mitrov, Margarita Mitrov, Vicyuly Ibarra, professor Valdemar Rodr\u00edguez, Carmen S\u00e1nchez and Eduardo Villanueva.
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