The conference theme "Listening to the musical diversity of the world" provides opportunity for the music education community to celebrate the immense diversity of music-making that exists across the globe, to acknowledge the multiple ways in which music shapes our lives, and interrogate the unique contributions that music makes to the lives of individuals and communities.
The 31st ISME Conference on Music Education aims to:
- promote cultural, scientific and artistic exchange amongst more than 2000 people from different countries;
- promote the socialization and the debate of research and practices in the various fields of music education;
- foster the interaction of researchers who work with similar themes;
- contribute with the education of music teachers, of artists and of researchers in the area of music education;
- bring to Brazil a broad spectrum of international musical cultures experienced through the 80 concerts that will be held during the week of the event, counting on the participation of more than 50 musical groups from the diverse cultures of the world;
- contribute to the strengthening of the musical education in Brazilian schools;
- present the musical and cultural diversity of Brazil to the participants of various parts of the world.
To find out more about the conference, visit the ISME website at http://www.isme.org/isme2014