(374)MUSICAL RESOURCES FOR INTERCULTURAL WORK IN THEELEMENTARY CLASSROOM

摘要

This study reports the experience of the authors on the work made by themselves inHogscholen I Vestfold from Tonsberg (Norway) under the title Musical resources forintercultural work in the elementary classroom. It explains both the methodology used toachieve the objectives and the resources used in the classroom. It's a fact thatmulticulturalism is a reality in the classrooms in all European countries and the responseto this situation shouldn't be expected to come from the institutions or the administrationbut from schools themselves and professionals. Teachers may find powerful tools for thisanswer in music, dance, literature, games... since they are considered collective activitieswhich let children start learning in a different and playful way. All these activities appearto be a rich heritage as they are transmitted from parents to children containing theessence of knowledge, beliefs and customs of each culture. They may have manydifferent styles and structures according to the historical period, the geographical area orthe culture they come from, expressing the deepest human feelings. At the end of thework there is a section which includes the authors' conclusions and the valuation of thestudents who attended the lectures.