Full Description
Music Education in the Caribbean and Latin America: A Comprehensive Guide, features music education from twenty of the most important Latin American countries and Caribbean islands. The islands and countries represented are:
Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua and Panamá
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Uruguay and Venezuela
Caribbean: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Each chapter will address some -or all- of the following aspects: the early days, music education in Roman Catholic education/convents, Protestant education, public school/music in the schools, cultural life, music in the community, teacher training, private teaching, conservatory and other institutions, music in university/higher education, instrumental and vocal music, festivals and competitions, teacher education and curriculum development, and professional organizations.
Contents
Introduction-Raymond Torres-Santos
Part 1: Caribbean
Chapter 1: Cuba
Ricardo López-León and Oswaldo Lorenzo Quiles
Chapter 2: República Dominicana
Susana Acra-Brache
Chapter 3: Jamaica
Marilyn J. Anderson
Chapter 4: Puerto Rico
Raymond Torres-Santos
Chapter 5: Trinidad and Tobago
Hollis Urban Lester Liverpool
Part 2: Central America
Chapter 6: Costa Rica
Guillermo Rosabal-Coto
Chapter 7: El Salvador
Cristian Daniel Guandique Araniva
Chapter 8: Guatemala
Edgar G. Cajas
Chapter 9: México
Antonio Fermín
Chapter 10: Nicaragua
Lilliam Meza de Roche
Chapter 11: Panamá
Jaime Ingram Jaén
Part 3: South America
Chapter 12: Argentina
Claudia Dal Pino and Alicia Cristina de Couve
Chapter 13: Brazil
Sergio Figueiredo
Chapter 14: Chile
Ana Teresa Sepúlveda Cofré
Chapter 15: Colombia
Constanza Rincón
Chapter 16: Ecuador
Ketty Wong
Chapter 17: Perú
Victoria Hallinan
Chapter 18: Uruguay
Marita Fornaro Bordolli
Chapter 19: Venezuela
Mariantonia Palacios
