Sounds of Cultures: Strategies for Global, Intercultural, and Transformative Education Through Music

Introduction

This paper is based on the thematic axis that advocates for music education, at all educational levels, to facilitate students' acquisition of intercultural competence. Thus, didactic-musical strategies are suggested and discussed to achieve global and intercultural education through the implementation of transformative activities in the classroom. To do this, basic concepts of culture, music, education, inter- and multiculturalism, and intercultural education are reviewed; the prominence of music as a cultural element of society is highlighted; various considerations on the use of music as an educational and formative tool in the understanding of diverse cultures are provided; various multicultural musical activities are proposed to enhance the comprehensive education of students. The objective is for them to become future active citizens in a pluricultural society, respectful of the different cultural manifestations in a globalized, plural, and diverse world. Current society is obligated to intercultural socialization, as it is culturally diverse, and for this, it is necessary to adopt an attitude open to coexistence (Volk, 1998).