La Música, un Camino para la Integración de la cultura y los valores tradicionales en la formacion de la infancia y la juventud

Abstract

The following thesis is entitled, The Music: A Way to Integrate Culture and Traditional Values in the Education of Children and Youth. The systematization of this educational experience is based on the work developed with children and teenagers in an Italian school called Alessandro Volta. This school includes elements of Italian culture along with the traditional values of Colombian culture for the personal and intellectual development of its students. This formative process consists of two events: Mascherine and Natale`s celebrations. These events are typical in both Italian and Colombian culture. All the music in the events are in Italian, Spanish, and English.