Appendix 6 - International Music Council

In a new elementary education reform program (Reforma Integral de Educación
Secundaria) for basic school, it is stipulated as follows: “It is important to manifest that the
music subject, as part of basic education, do not intend to provide a professional artistic
education; instead, pupils must intentionally apply the language of an artistic discipline to
express and communicate themselves, and to establish links between an artistic
manifestation and esthetic, social and cultural criteria. Secretaría de Educación Pública.
Reforma integral de la educación secundaria. Programas de estudio.
http://ries.dgme.sep.gob.mx/
Obviously, this educational criterion does not favor the knowledge of music nor musical
diversity.
Guatemala: There is no educational legislation concerning to musical diversity. Consejo
Guatemalteco de la Música/CIM.
El Salvador: Intends to develop musical education through folk song accompanied by
native instruments. Ministerio de Educación. http://www.edured.sv
On the other hand, the Conferencia Regional de América Latina y el Caribe Latino (Latin
American and Latin Caribbean Regional Conference) within the Declaración de Bogotá
sobre Educación Artística (Bogotá Declaration for Artistic Education), and supported by
Cultural and Educational Agencies belonging to UNESCO, considering that the common
region’s musical diversity politics are not properly applied, carried out an initiative to
promote the improvement of education and artists’ participation.
§ Item number 3 of that Declaration recommends the creation of Latin American
collections and repertoires improving education in music, visual and stage arts.
http://www.lacult.org/docc/Declaration_Bogota_Educ_Art_esp.doc
§ A very important project called Tejiendo Redes, (Sewing nets) belonging to the Consejo
de la Música de las Tres Américas (Three Americas Music Council/IMC) made two
interesting proposals:
a) An interactive CD – “Latin American Musical Forms”: the creation of a CD set
comprising a compilation of traditional music forms from each of its member countries,
to be distributed for free in educational and musical institutions. Observations about
traditional forms, recordings and music scores would be included.
b) A book – “America Sings its Music”: This would be a traditional music anthology,
focused on youth and children’s choruses, to be distributed for free in educational and
musical institutions.
In spite of its progress, this project –educative and impellor of musical diversity- could not
be financially supported by the International Music Council nor UNESCO in despite the
small amount requested. Consejo de la Música de las Tres Américas (COMTA/CIM).
- Subsidy. Are there regulations that require that government subsidy should be
given to, or withheld from specific musical genres, or to a diversity of musical
genres? Are there regulations that require that government subsidy can only
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