THE INNOVATION OF ANDALUSIAN MUSIC TEACHING

Abstract

This presentation will look at the teaching of Andalusian music in Morocco's official music institutions. This music, of Andalusian origin, Moroccan tradition and erudite character, is taught institutionally in all the country's music conservatories, with a defined pedagogical system. However, the teaching of Andalusian music is deficient, as it does not address the multiple aspects of this music, which are essential for an adequate and complete training in Andalusian music. This includes, for example, the field of melodic music theory, the aesthetics of Andalusian music, poetic literature or the history of this music. These elements are totally absent from the teaching of Andalusian music. This presentation aims to provide a description of the state of Andalusian music teaching in Morocco's national music conservatories. Following this description, the presentation proposes a comprehensive pedagogical approach that addresses the different aspects of Andalusian music: a history of Andalusian music, its stages and evolution, taking into account its different elements, many of which have never been addressed in any recognised or unrecognised history, written or oral, such as the part of the history of pre-Andalusian Iberian music or classical Greek music, essential stages in the history of Andalusian music. We will also look at important elements such as modal melodic theory, a theory that disappeared since the fall of Granada in 1492. This theory has been recovered through studies in the field and will be proposed in this presentation as an essential basis for teaching Andalusian music in conservatoires. A pedagogy of Andalusian musical aesthetics will also be proposed due to its importance, since this music has a traditional character and is rooted in its own style, emerging from its social and cultural reality. The practical side will also be covered: all traditional music is only developed in its traditional context, a context that enriches it culturally and provides musicians not only with a suitable environment for this music, but also with cultural elements that guide musical practice.