Resumen de Colos de música: a contribution toward building inner gardens
Mariana Vences, Ana Isabel Pereira, Paulo Maria Rodrigues, Paulo Ferreira, Helena Rodrigues
“Colos de Música” is currently a training program within the project “GermInArte – Artistic Transformation for Social and Human Development since Infancy”, supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. This training is directed to early childhood professionals, musicians and other artists. It is based on the publication with the same name, which integrates “Manual para a Construção de Jardins Interiores” (Manual for the construction of Inner Gardens). This publication presents several pedagogical perspectives, building up an eclectic approach to music for infancy and childhood. “Colos de Música” is grounded on Edwin Gordon’s Music Learning Theory principles and it aims to provide musical experiences that can enrich the interactions with children and babies. This training program proposes movement activities, vocal exploration, songs, chants and improvisation activities in a sharing space where music is conceived as a communication tool. It is built upon individual needs and motivations, shaping the capacity to express the art within each one’s “Inner Garden”. The training program aims to offer complementary educational and artistic perspectives and to develop processes of reflection, sharing, autonomy and artistry within the context of musical creation for children
