Children Singing
- Raised
- $0
- Goal
- $350,000
The role of music in school teaching and syllabuses has declined, and many people are worried that children no longer have true access to their voices. The Academy's entirely new national platform "Children Singing" (Sjungande barn, in Swedish) is a multi-year developmental project that is international in scope, where everyone involved in contexts of children singing can help accentuate the value of creating space for singing in preschools and schools. Music is both a salutary and an educational force. With Children Singing , the Royal Academy of Music hopes to secure conditions for all children to grow up with their voices as a self-evident resource for greater self-confidence, mental health, inclusion, and learning. The program is directed to children in preschools and schools, as well as individuals who work with children's singing, either professionally or as volunteers. Children who are alienated, are vulnerable, or have special needs will receive particular attention in the program, as will children suffering from disease or receiving care in a hospital or at home. Collaboration is anticipated with similar programs in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Nordic countries. Donation target: USD 350,000 (Costs for part-time project director and communications director, web costs, incl. newsletter, image rights, video features, social media platforms, seminars, international travel and international conferences, external project grants, educational curricula and development of educational tools—songbooks, teaching materials, video) For more info, visit: http://www.musikaliskaakademien.se/ and http:// www.sjungandebarn.se