Music in educationauthorities-in particular the municipal ones-are beginning to take a
great interest in themusiceducationofchildrenandadults, but the Stateis
very far behind. It is hard to believe, but the budget of the State grammar
schools does not provide funds for music education: money is con-
tributed privately or collected from the proceeds of concerts, bazaars,
shows, etc.
We are fixing our hopes on the resolutions adopted at the Brussels
Conference,which might give our respective governments a deeper
and fuller understanding of the significance of our endeavours. And
we hope that in future Unesco will, on a much larger scale, become a
means of exchanging, not only ideas, but also material, as well as
music teachers, choirs, orchestras and conductors. If this can be
achieved then we are safely rooted in the good solid world of facts,
without which all discussion remains futile.
SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION
IN PERU
by
Maria Ureta del SOLAR, Professor, Lima Conservatory of Music, PeruThanks to the keen enthusiasm with which lovers of good music have
worked to raise national standards to higher aesthetic levels, present-
day Peru can show effective evidence of artistic progress, containing
the promise of a future in which our musicians can shed real lustre
upon the nation.
To ensure that the improvement continues, it is necessary to deter-
mine what factors are liable to obstruct our progress to the ultimate
level of artistic truth. It is essential, at the same time, to consider how
we can increase the speed of advance.
Wewillcommence with a brief outline of certain aspects of the musical
situation in Peru, from the beginning of the century to the present day.