ICH projects meet Folk Music Pedagogy at Centria
Welcome to my blog nr. 4 TOPIC: ICH projects meet Folk Music Pedagogy at Centria (Centria UAS blog by Annika Mylläri, March 2024, initially written in Finnish) LIVING HERITAGE ECOSYSTEM Centria UAS RDI, Music Education, and Kaustinen Folk Music Institute started collaborating on projects in 2018 with funding from the Regional Council of Central Ostrobothnia. The cooperation has resulted in three projects focusing on maintaining living heritage in our communities. We are building an ecosystem of living heritage. Centria is the only university of applied sciences in Finland where it is possible to become a folk music pedagogue (Bachelor’s level degree). The community of folk music students in our country is small but vibrant. It is good to build a broader presence and visibility around the degree. Intangible cultural heritage, or living heritage, has become a strong core of cooperation in our music education. We have successfully attracted funding for living heritage projects i...