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The Directorate-General for the Arts (DGARTES) promotes, on 25 and 26 March 2025, the Exploratory Meetings of Inclusive Musical Practice, which will take place in Arronches, Alto Alentejo. The event will bring together experts, Portuguese and Ibero-American people, music, educators and cultural and social agents, in a space of reflection and sharing on the role of music as a vehicle for social and community inclusion and development.

For two days, participants will have the opportunity to attend communications, debates and presentations of innovative projects, promoting the exchange of good practices and methodologies in the field of inclusive musical practice. The Meetings are part of the Ibero-American Youth Ibero-Orchestra Cooperation Program, which Portugal has been part of since 2023, through DGARTES, and seek to strengthen musical practice as a means of social transformation in the Ibero-American space.

A space of sharing and knowledge

The program of the Meetings will include:

- Expert communications on inclusive music practice and examples of good practice;

- Presentation of reference projects in the area of music and inclusion;

- Moments of debate on challenges, methodologies and the impact of inclusive musical practice;

- Opportunities to create links between actors in the sector.

This working day also aims to contribute to the definition of cultural strategies and policies, strengthening cooperation networks between national and international projects. The presence of experts from Portugal, Brazil, Ecuador and Chile is already confirmed and the full program will be released soon.

Registration open

The event is free of charge, upon prior registration, open until 21 March.

Entries here

An initiative as part of a wider project

The Meetings are part of the Inclusive Musical Practice project in Portugal: Mapping and Study and Exploratory Meetings, which includes a national survey of projects of inclusive musical practice, contributing to a diagnosis of the impact of music on inclusion, and is intended for projects involving children, adolescents and young people up to the age of 25.

The aim is to identify and systematize institutions and projects that promote inclusive music education and practice, with special attention to instrumental and vocal groupings. The study will analyse methodologies, resources, impacts and challenges, seeking to highlight good practices and solutions adopted.

Requirements for participation here

Form for Participation Mapping and Study here

For further clarifications you can contact internacional@dgartes.pt