Symposium 2021
Program
Day 1, 23 November 2021
Including First Nations’ Perspectives in the Music Curriculum: Between Policy and Implementation
9:00am - 10:00am CET
Panelists:
Mark Leahy, Associate Artist, BighArt, Australia
Warren Foster Jr. (tbc), Artist, Yuin Nation, New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Anita Prest, Associate Professor, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Magda Dourado Pucci (per pre-recorded video), Estúdio Mawaca, São Paulo, Brazil
Moderator: Dr. Patricia Opondo, Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
New Policy Developments in the Dutch Music and Arts Education Sectors
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dr. Ronald Kox, Head of Cultural Education, National Center of Expertise for Cultural Education and Amateur Arts, The Netherlands
The 2021 American Rescue Plan and its Impact on Music Education in Schools
4:15pm - 4:45pm CET
Rachel Glodo, Program Specialist, Yale School of Music, US
Day 2, 24 November 2021
Integrating Music in the Mainstream Curriculum in India
9:00am - 10:00am CET
Presenter: Bindu Subramaniam, Co-Founder and CEO, Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts, India
The OECD's “Fostering Students' Creativity and Critical Thinking: What it Means in School” Project and its Implications for Music Education Policies
1:00pm - 2:00pm CET
Presenter: Dr. Stephan Vincent-Lancrin, Senior Analyst, Center for Educational Research, OECD
Interviewer: Nicky Morgan, Director, Special Projects, Arts Council England
Exploring the Process behind Finland's and Scotland's Recent Music Education Policy Initiatives
2:30pm - 4:00pm CET
Panelists:
Morag MacDonald, Youth Music Initiative Manager, Creative Scotland
John Wallace, Director, Wallace Collection
Annika Mylläri, Board Member, Finnish Music Council
Leif Nystén, Board Member, Finnish Music Council
Chair: Dr. Stephen Broad, Professor, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Day 3, 25 November 2021
This is Where We Stand with the Cultural Education System in Latvia
10:30am - 11:00am CET
Presenter: Kārlis Jēkabsons, Music Expert, Department of Cultural and Creative Industries Education, National Center for Culture, Latvia
Arts Education Programmes of the National Arts Council Singapore and a Focus on Music Education
11:30am - 12:00 noon CET
Presenter: May Tan, Director, Education & Development, National Arts Council Singapore
Conference Reflection and Closing Discussion
3:15pm CET
“What we learned, what we’d like to continue to discuss”
Moderator: Maria Turley, Senior Manager, Arts Council England