Music around the world often serves an important role in uniting people from various communities. In Ecuador, the blend of traditional indigenous music with European music has resulted in a music that has helped shape Ecuadorian national identity and bring communities together. This presentation will introduce participants to two styles of Ecuadorian music, the Pasillo and Pasacalle, and demonstrate how these styles have evolved over time and helped shape Ecuadorian national identity. Participants will also get first-hand experience in these styles by singing, playing, creating, and dancing to the Pasillo and Pasacalle. Through this workshop, participants will increase their understanding of Ecuadorian music and cultural practices, as well as how music can be a tool for community building.
Target Audience
Elementary general music
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Clinician Info
Lily Chen-Hafteck
UCLA
Lily Chen-Hafteck is currently Professor and Chair of Music Education at UCLA. Originally from Hong Kong, she holds Ph.D. in music education from the University of Reading, U.K. and received postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and University of Surrey Roehampton, U.K. She is a Fulbright Scholar, featured in numerous publications, including Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Oxford Handbook of Children’s Musical Cultures and Sage Handbook of School Music Education. She was a keynote speaker at various international conferences in China, Cyprus and the U.K. She presented world music workshops in Thailand, Spain, and locally for the Kodaly Association of Southern California and the Orange Couty chapter of American Orff-Schulwerk Association. She provided leadership for the International Society for Music Education as member of its Board of Directors, Chair of Early Childhood Commission and Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission. She was the founding CMEA World Music Representative.
Daniela Santana
UCLA
Dani Santana is a Bassoonist and Music Educator from Torrance, CA. An Interlochen Arts Academy Alumni, she is currently working on her BA in Music Education and Bassoon Performance at UCLA where she studies with John Steinmetz (bassoon), and Dr. Lily Chen-Hafteck and Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen (music education). Dani’s love of music began at a young age having always been surrounded by the music her parents loved which ranged from salsa to classic rock. Dani has found immense joy in bassoon performance, teaching, and building community through music. She has performed with numerous ensembles at UCLA including the UCLA Philharmonia, MODEM Reeds (of which she was a founding member) and has even performed on stage at Walt Disney Concert Hall. She has taken her love for music education abroad to Ecuador where she has spent two consecutive summers teaching music and building a bassoon program at El Conservatorio “La Merced”.