MUSIC EDUCATION IN SPAIN

UEMyDUnión de Escuelas de Música y Danza

MUSIC within the Educational System

(legislation)

ORGANIC LAW(National)

LOGSE LOE (1990) (2006)

Autonomous Communities laws

Municipalities

(Professional/Non-Professional education)

19

19931993

1994

1994

1997

1999

2001

2002

2004

93

Funding Music Schools

26%

47%

27%Governments ofAutonomousCommunities

Tow n and citycouncils

Students

Teaching at Music Schools

Basic training Music groups and choirs Attention to pupils with special educational

needs 17% of Music Schools Fully integrated students (31%)

Receiving special attention (69%) Specially-trained teaching staff (50%): Musical

therapy

Quality in Music Schools

Levels that students reach Contact Initiation Consolidation Advanced learning

Number of music groups Number of concerts offered Number of pupils that reach professional

education Attention to students with special educational

needs

Schools of Arts

LOE law: a new route for the creation of these centres

Catalonia: 4 centres Basque country: definition of a new

legal framework

Relationship with other musical institutions

Professional level: conservatories

Higher Education: ESMUC (Catalonia) and MUSIKENE (Basque Country)

Relationship with compulsory education

Secondary School qualification in music

Attainment of valid credits for university studies

Musical studies in general schools

UEMYD:General Objectives

To promote musical education and practices of music and dance.

To collaborate with the different associations of music and dance schools.

To promote communication between commissions of study, professors, students, orchestras, choirs and other groups.

To encourage the interest of the relevant authorities and of society through musical education.

To maintain regular contact with other national and international federations and associations.

Looking to the future:

The consolidation of the model for music schools

New regulations for arts schools