Escuelas municipales de música en la provincia de a coruñaaproximación a su realidad y propuestas de mejora

Abstract

Municipal music schools in the province of the A Coruña: An account of the current situation and proposals for improvements. With this study, we have tried to give a detailed account of the current situation for the existing municipal music schools in the province of A Coruña, and how they are recognized and fit into the organization chart of the Ministry of Culture, Education and University Management. Our intention has been to find the special features of each one of them, including organization, special characteristics, function as socializing element, and the objectives they aim to pursue. This dissertation has been divided into introduction and seven chapters: 0. Introduction 1. Regulations at State, Autonomous Community and Municipal levels: Cultural policies. 2. Music as leisure activity and as integrating mechanism. 3. Music schools: The municipal school and the European music schools. 4. Musical training in the Autonomous Community of Galicia: Municipal schools. 5. Research design and methodology. 6. Analysis of the data. 7. Conclusions and proposals for improvement. The use of questionnaires which contained several open-ended questions, together with bibliographical reviews and on-site visits to the schools have made for a mixed methodological approach. The choice of these three methods of investigation was determined by the special characteristics of our study, along with the objectives we aimed to achieve.