Date and time of this side event : 14 February 2024, 9 am - 10 am
Venue : ADNEC, Conference room CS 5 (first floor)
The session aims to raise awareness about the manifold benefits of music learning and music making: from non-cognitive skills development to psychological advantages, from increased academic performance to social inclusion, from building individual and group resilience in communities to interpersonal skills such as communication, teamwork, and respect for others.
The session will demonstrate that music is not only a means to teach instrument playing skills but also a way to promote children's internal growth in creativity, expressiveness, and emotional understanding, known as 'Non-Cognitive Skills.' It will highlight the 'Yamaha Music School' for private music education and Yamaha’s action to support music education in public/private schools, both in curricula and extra-curricula activities. Music educational experiences and initiatives in Japan and Asia & Pacific countries will be showcased. The audience will learn about the partnership with IGS Corporation regarding 'AiGROW,' an AI-driven tool that tracks students' non-cognitive skill development through music education. This method promotes self-reflection, accelerates skill enhancement, and shows the significant impact of music education on personal growth.
Dina Kirnarskaya from the Gnesin Academy of Music in Russia will advocate for music education based on scientific psychological data, demonstrating the psychological advantages that all learners, especially children, gain from music education. These include a better communication between the right and left hemispheres of the brain, the improvement of spatial abilities leading to better mathematical results, improved language and speech skills and the ability to think simultaneously in several directions. She will also present data from a UN report concerning special workforce advantages gained from music and arts education, including readiness to cope with severely competitive working conditions, to work with strict deadlines as well as the understanding of the independence between efforts invested and final result.
High-quality music education should be accessible to all young people regardless of their economic or social situation. This aim is pursued by the National System of Youth Orchestras and Choirs in Venezuela, which offers free or affordable music lessons and ensemble-building opportunities, allowing young people to develop their musical skills, collaborate with others, and experience the joy of making music. This kind of music education programmes play a crucial role in promoting social inclusion by offering young people the same opportunities to pursue music regardless of their origin. They not only encourage musical development, but also contribute to the general well-being and social integration of young people.
The International Music Council stands for a world where everyone can enjoy access to music, where they can learn, experience, create, perform, and express themselves through music, and in which artists of every kind are recognized and fairly remunerated. The presentation will discuss critical challenges and strategies in diverse geographical locations to promote access to music for all. Focus will be given to the role of building strong social connections through musical experience in communities that are battling political, social, and economic traumas. Through forging social bonds in musical activities and developing skills in communicating through artistic expression, communities develop essential skills in building both individual and group resilience and nurturing a healthy sense of wellbeing.
IMC is the world's largest network of music organisations and institutions, founded by UNESCO and dedicated to the advancement of essential music rights for all people.
We stand for a world where everyone can enjoy access to music, where they can learn, experience, create, perform, and express themselves through music, and in which artists of every kind are recognized and fairly remunerated.
IMC brings together people, ideas and actions under the umbrella of the Five Music Rights. We raise awareness and encourage members and others by
IMC’s network spans 150 countries on all continents, with national music councils and international, regional and national music organisations as well as specialised organisations in the field of arts and culture. In some world regions, IMC members are organised in IMC Regional Councils. Through its members, IMC has access to over 1000 organisations and 600 million people eager to develop and share knowledge and experience on diverse aspects of musical life. In addition to its large geographical scope, the IMC network also represents an unparalleled body of knowledge across the music sector, from music education to media, from life music to music publishing, from creation to research.
Since 2010, I've been shaping the music landscape, initially focusing on the domestic market in Japan. From 2014 to 2020, I contributed to the vibrant musical scene in Yamaha Mexico and launched Mariachi Trumpet (YTR-5330MRC).
In 2020, I became in charge of “School Project” at Yamaha Corporation, expanding instrumental music education in public education and collaborated with the Ministry of Education in many countries.
Now, as the General Manager at Yamaha Music Gulf FZE in Dubai since 2023, I'm thrilled to lead in a region (GCC, CIS, MENA, Sub-Sahara, RSA) renowned for its cultural diversity.
Personally, music has been my constant companion since age 3 when I first played the piano. In high school, I embraced to play the trumpet at the symphonic band.
Speaker within this side-event is Professor Dina Kirnarskaya, Vice-Rector of the Russian Gnesins Academy of Music holding doctorates in both psychology and musicology. She used to be Fulbright grantee visiting Harvard University and Boston College in the United States. Dina’s field of interest is Psychology of Music centered on Musical Talent, which she is researching for decades. Her major publications on the subject are:
Kirnarskaya, D., & Winner, E. (1997). Musical ability in a new key: Exploring the expressive ear for music. Psychomusicology: A Journal of Research in Music Cognition, 16(1-2), 2–16. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0094071
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1999-11205-001
Dina Kirnarskaya The Natural Musician: on Abilities, Giftedness and Talent
Oxford University Press
https://academic.oup.com/book/12845
Dina is the author of highly accessible books on History of Music. They are «Сlassical Music for Everyone» and «Сlassical Music on the Run» – both of them are intellectual bestsellers. Dina Kirnarskaya is a popular speaker on the radio and TV participating in talk shows. She is also a lecturer for businesses and corporations; her lectures show people how important for their well-being and success music is and how they could effectively use music for the improvement of their state of mind and working potential.
Eduardo Méndez
Executive Director
The National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela
Yamaha Corporation
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IGS
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Non-Cognitive Abilities Visualization Tool "Ai GROW" Website:https://event.aigrow.jp/aigrow_en
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