In this project, the six schools(primary and secondary schools //students 9-16 years old//)from different 6 countries, are planning to implement new innovative approaches in Music and English education such as the Kodály-El Sistema approach and CLIL method. The international coordinator has research about El Sistema. They have eager and open mind teachers who are trained in the methodology. The El Sistema approach will be studied by partner school music teachers, because it is more than a music program, it is about changing lives through music. El Sistema's approach to music education emphasizes intensive ensemble participation from the earliest stages, group learning, peer teaching and a commitment to keeping the joy and fun of music learning and music-making ever-present. Moreover, the CLIL methods will be implemented by the English and Music teachers under the guide of English teachers. We have formed a partnership who are into reaching the objectives: -The project will increase the interest to play music together and at a high level. -It will create a growing interest in communicating with the six countries' students and teachers. -Interest in particularly English will increase. -Interest and curiosity for both the domestic and the other country's cultural treasures will increase. -Music-making together and playing in ensembles will increase. -The use of digital media for communication, to express artistic presentations and information will increase. -Accessibility and Inclusion will increase, based on El Sistema's valuation theory. -Students will start to use ICT(mobile phones and tablets) as education tools inside Kodaly Approach.Teachers will be role models concerning using the technology consciously -Target audience as learner will gain interesting knowledge under the new innovative method(CLIL). -Awareness between various subject(especially English) teachers about having music interest will be created. -The students will organize school and field trips to the local and national music groups,clubs and companies. -The students will learn what kind of social problems that El-Sistema helps to solve. -A new course unit(demo) of Music&English lessons will propose to Education Authority and Major. -Students will prepare Brochures/posters and deliver to the local schools, music centers, municipality, city/town public institutions. Thus it will help to raise the level of awareness. The partner schools have collaboration with other schools from the region and the Symphony Orchestra. The music teachers are will be trained in implementing the Kodály-approach, which has longlasting traditions in the region. For Kodály, folk music was the inspiration, as well as the musical basis, for many of the compositions. Kodály was determined to reform the teaching of music and to make it an integral part of the education of every pupil. The Kodály music education is more philosophy about the role of music in society and in the lives of children, than a "method" of music instruction. Further, the aim is to instill within each pupil a love of music based on knowledge and understanding, stemming from first-hand, active music-making experiences, beginning with childhood chants, folk songs, and singing games. In the project, we are planning workshops and conferences for Music and English teachers, also for students and a music festival with the participation of MultiCultural school students in partner country(ies). The students and teachers will experience and see how El Sistema works in host countries, how Kodály is implemented in Music and English Education with the CLIL method in the institutions and they will study authentic folk music and learn folk dances at the Final festival. We also finger another new subject "music therapy"; uses music, sounds and noises as innovative forms of self-expression to empower the efficiency of the communication with the others. Enforcing personal self-esteem, music therapy becomes also a strong mean to raise awareness about who you are, to look for personal wellbeing and, in consequence, to motivate actions and re-actions in order to address a common benefit. Our project will culminate in one joint concert in Latvia. A DVD and a booklet of best practices will be made about the experiences, to share with other partners. The project will increase the interest to play music together and at a high level in the ensemble, can increase interest in folk music from other countries, and can demonstrate methods to link the different regions of Europe through music.
As part of the project, six schools (primary and secondary schools //students aged 9-16//) from different 6 countries implemented a new innovative approach to music education and education in the area of language teaching English. The inoovation consisted of using Kodály-El Sistema and the CLIL method. The El Sistema approach was learned and discussed by the music teachers in the partner schools because it is more than a music program , it is about changing lives through music. The El Sistema approach in music education emphasizes intensive participation in an ensemble from the earliest stages, group learning, peer teaching and children enjoying and having fun learning music and making music. In addition, CLIL methods were implemented by English and music teachers under the guidance of English teachers. We created a strong partnership that achieved the following goals : -the project significantly increased interest in collaborative music-making, including high-level music-making -students felt the need to communicate with students and teachers from the six partner countries -there was an increased interest in music and English classes, especially in the English language -interest and curiosity in both the treasures of national culture and other countries increased -increased interest in making music together and playing in ensembles -clearly increased the use of digital media for communication, to create artistic presentations and information. -students' openness and integration increased, based on El Sistema theory. Students began to use information and communication technologies (cell phones and tablets) as educational tools as part of the Kodaly approach, and teachers were role models in the conscious use of digital technology. The target audience, i.e. students, gained knowledge within the new innovative method-Clil. Cooperation was established between teachers of various subjects (especially English) and music. Students organized school and field trips to local and national music groups, clubs and music schools. Students learned what social problems the El-Sistema method helps solve. A demonstration lesson in music and English was presented to the project participants. Students provided information to local communities about the project's themes. Music teachers were trained to implement Kodálya's approach. For Kodály, folk music was an inspiration, as well as the musical basis for many of his compositions. Kodály was determined to reform the teaching of music and make it an integral part of every student's education. Kodály's music education is more of a philosophy about the role of music in society and in children's lives than a "method" of teaching music. Moreover, the goal is to instill in every student a love of music based on knowledge and understanding, stemming from direct, active musical experiences, starting with children's chants, folk songs and games with singing. The project included workshops and meetings for music and English teachers, as well as for students, and a music festival with the participation of students from partner countries. Students and teachers saw how El Sistema works in the host countries, how Kodály is implemented in music and English education through the CLIL method in institutions. They learned about authentic folk music and learned folk dances at the final festival as well. We also discussed "music therapy," which uses music, sounds and noises as innovative forms of self-expression to increase the effectiveness of communication with others. By enhancing self-esteem, music therapy also becomes a powerful means of raising awareness of who you are. Our project ended with a joint concert in Latvia. The project increased interest in making music together, increased interest in folk music from other countries, and perhaps showed methods of connecting different regions of Europe through music.