Unit:
Department of Music StudiesLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Matrozou Stavroula
Supervisors info:
Χριστίνα Αναγνωστοπούλου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Μουσικών Σπουδών, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Αναστασία Γεωργάκη, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Μουσικών Σπουδών, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Αρετή Ανδρεοπούλου, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Μουσικών Σπουδών, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Original Title:
Η Ένταξη του Musescore στο Κοινοτικό Μουσικό Πρόγραμμα El Sistema Greece
Translated title:
The Integration of Musescore in the Community Music Project El Sistema Greece
Summary:
Community Music (CM) practices have long existed, offering an alternative to formal music education as practised at schools and conservatories. This approach focuses on the development of musical and social skills of its participants. An example of such a community music project is El Sistema. El Sistema has succeeded in Venezuela, inspiring the development of similar philosophy programs worldwide and in Greece with El Sistema Greece's (ESG) foundation in 2016. Even though technological advancements have entered the field of music education, integrating technology in CM programs is difficult due to its participants' usually low socioeconomic status.
This research aims to integrate the music notation software Musescore in ESG and find how and to what extent it served ESG’s goals. A mixed-methods design combining qualitative and quantitative techniques is chosen. The results indicated that Musescore’s integration enhanced students' understanding, creativity, autonomy, and agency.
We present the data, discuss the research results, and, in the end, propose some suggestions for further investigation and development of music technology integration at ESG.
Main subject category:
Education - Sport science
Keywords:
community music, music education, music technology, Musescore, El Sistema Greece
