Global Mediterranean. Postcolonial music histories (16th-20th centuries). IMS Intercongressional Symposium

Session

Global Connections in the pegadogy of Music

FP16

Jul 10, 2025, 10:30 AM

Aula 9

Conveners

Global Connections in the pegadogy of Music

• María Cáceres (Universität Basel)

137. Cultural Hierarchies in Music Education for Social Change: Neocolonialism and Coloniality in the SOMOS Música Program

7/10/25, 10:30 AM

Free paper

In scholarship on El Sistema (Baker 2014; Verhagen, Panigada, and Morales 2016) and El Sistema-inspired programs (Bull 2016, Baker 2022), little attention has been paid to the opinions of the young participants in the programs. Yet children and teenagers have ideas about the musical repertoire assigned, which in many cases contrast with the music they listen to in domestic and...

27. Musical engagements between indigenous people and Spanish Benedictines in Western Australia: the case of the Valencian monk Odo Oltra (1826-1898).

7/10/25, 10:50 AM

Free paper

The story of music and musicians at the Benedictine Abbey of New Norcia in Western Australia is unique. Located 132km north of Perth, the Abbey was founded in 1847 by Spanish Benedictines who meticulously documented their encounters with indigenous Australians. The Abbey archives house an extraordinarily rich series of documents in Spanish and English, many of which reveal the importance of...

26. China's Oceanic Routes in Global Music History Pedagogy

7/10/25, 11:10 AM

Free paper

The integration of China’s oceanic routes into global music history pedagogy offers a compelling framework to illuminate transregional cultural exchanges and their musical legacies. This paper investigates the Maritime Silk Road’s role in fostering dynamic interactions between China, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and beyond, highlighting how these connections enriched global musical traditions....