Animalezas Sonoras is a collaborative composition workshop. The methodology is conceived for children between 3 and 6 years of age and centers on the enhancement and amplification of the imaginative processes within a constructivist theoretical framework. The method seeks to stir active participation through senso-perceptual stimulation by means of textures, sounds, and images in order to develop the child’s creative and musical capacities. This workshop is also at the origin of the Guía de juegos para pequeños compositores (Games guide for little composers), a working guide which provides musical composition exercises that introduce children to sound experimentation and helps develop their imagination. Empirical observation has proven that collaborative composition and the use of new, non-traditional methodologies strengthens the creative potential in children, which in turn allows them to acquire more solid tools to shape their personalities and solve everyday problems. Today, composition and performance are considered two separate fields, although this has not always been the case. It is important that children learn to express themselves through music, not only learning to play an instrument, memorizing exercises with songs that do not always force or stimulate them personally, but giving them the tools to be the creators of their own story. The aim is to give them a transdisciplinary education so that they become free adults, because they will have reflective thinking and will grow up being sensitive to what is happening in the world.

Authors:
Nur Slim, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico

About the Presenter(s)
Nur Slim, Mexican composer. Graduated in Composition from the Superior School of Music of the INBAL. Currently pursuing a Master's in Music Education at UNAM. Member of SNCA (National System of Art Creators in Mexico)

Additional website of interest
http://www.nurslim.net/

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