THE ECHOES OF TRADITION: CHILDREN'S SONGS OF THE PAST : LESSONS FOR TODAY
2024 (English)In: EAS Conference Dublin: Traditions in Transformation, 2024Conference paper (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
National Category
Music Pedagogy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-5667OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kmh-5667DiVA, id: diva2:1923771
Conference
EAS Conference Dublin:Traditions in Transformation
Note
Traditional songs bring us voices from the past, like echoes that weave the musical identities of generations in each country, carrying with them not only music and dances, but also messages and learnings that are transmitted from parents to children, from teachers to pupils, and among peers. For this reason, popular songs constitute an important part of the traditional cultural imagery, leaving us a legacy of great socio-cultural relevance (Cañas Jaramillo & Carrillo Ávila 2019).
Although this music allows us to learn more about our customs through the lyrics, music and dances with which they are accompanied, it should be said that sometimes it also perpetuates stereotypes and ideas that, from a current perspective, should be reconsidered. Therefore, as pedagogues, it is our obligation to analyze and choose the repertoire we sing, according to the ideas we want to transmit (AOSA 2019), taking into account the diversity and different sensitivities that coexist in the classroom and always from an inclusive point of view.
In this symposium, we want to explore traditional children's songs from four different countries (Germany, Sweden, Spain, and Greece) from an inclusive point of view, delving into those aspects that make some of them the ideal transmitters of customs from the past to the present, and those aspects that distance others from the ideas that better agree with today's society. At the same time, we want to open a discussion on how to think critically about the repertoire that is chosen to work with pupils (Weins 2022), opening the possibility of giving visibility to a more inclusive, plural and diverse society through songs and the messages that emerge from them.
This topic, in addition to its musical, educational and cultural relevance, is significant for its link with the SDGs (4 and 5) promoted by UNESCO (2015).
2024-12-302024-12-302025-09-10Bibliographically approved