Art and solidarity in Urueña

Art and solidarity in Urueña

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"Ramblas", nuevo cuaderno de la colección Cuadernos de música para disCapacidades

"Ramblas", nuevo cuaderno de la colección Cuadernos de música para disCapacidades

El libro contiene piezas para piano de los compositores Josep Soler, Albert Sardà y Armand Grèbol.
PVP: 10 €.


The Foundation

The Open Music Foundation was established in February 2009 in the town of Urueña (Valladolid). With a specific focus on music and disability as its two major concerns, the Foundation was set up with the goal of promoting the musical involvement by people with physical, cognitive or sensory impairments. Due to their limitations, some of these people are prevented from playing a musical instrument, dancing or enjoying musical creation. Music is a cultural asset which must be made accessible to all individuals so that they take advantage of its full benefits in the fields of education, therapy, emocional regulation and improvement of social relations.

 

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The Open Music Foundation has embarked on a number of projects aiming at the ambitious goal of making active and autonomous musical practice fully accessible to people with several kinds of disabilities. In order to reach this goal, the Foundation has signed a number of agreements with public bodies and other institutions so as to undertake quality projects that engage the collaborations of prestigious professionals.

 

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Projects

The first published item in the series features a number of pieces composed for people with a right-hand mobility impairment. During the performance of such pieces, the left hand goes about the standard technical motions as usual, while those for the right hand have been simplified and adapted to the limitations of an individual with a right-arm hemiparesis. The pieces reflect several degrees of difficulty in order to strengthen the student's self-improvement. While the piano is the prevailing instrument, other instrumental ensembles have been contemplated as well.

Each one of the participating composers provides his distinct style, thus enriching the musical wealth of a collection which will no doubt pioneer the integration of people with disabilities in conservatories and music schools, since at present there is a considerable shortage of specific materials to suit the needs of these people. In order to facilitate learning and to boost the users' motivation, a CD has been recorded featuring a selection of these pieces.

 

Music books for disAbilities

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News

01/27/2012

En el Día Internacional en Memoria de las Víctimas del Holocausto, queremos hacer una mención especial a la compositora austriaca Ilse Weber.

Deportada a Terezín, allí trabajaba como enfermera y maestra. Dos de las nanas que compuso durante su cautiverio están incluidas en el CD "The little horses y otras canciones de cuna" editado por la Fundación Música Abierta. La nana "Wiegenlied" nunca antes ha sido grabada.

01/08/2012

During these first few weeks in the new year, the Open Music Foundation will be starting its new member recruitment campaign.

There are some calls for subsidies targeted at non-profit organizations where membership figures are part of the eligibilty criteria (even more so, in some cases, if members are disabled citizens or their relatives). The scores obtained on that account have a direct influence on the amounts thus granted. Membership may be formalized either by clicking on the link below or by sending your application and relevant information via e-mail. Thank you so much for your collaboration.

01/04/2012

Reportaje en el suplemento "Artes & Letras" de ABC

El día 31 de diciembre de 2011. Publicado por Inés Mogollón y Félix Iglesias.

12/22/2011

"Ramblas", a new item in the series “Music Books for disAbilities”

The book contains piano compositions by Josep Soler, Albert Sardà and Armand Grèbol and is already available for sale.