Welcome
C.A L.M. (Community Action in Learning Music) is an interdisciplinary project in the fields of Music Education/Psychology, Health Economics, and European Law, founded and coordinated by Eleni Lapidaki, Professor of Music Education, and funded by the Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (Project Code 45008). The full title of the research project is "Learning Communities and Music Education: Music Creativity as Social Action." Until today more than 200 urban and provincial disadvantaged Greek K-12 schools and communities have participated in the widening-participation project.
On this website you will find information about the project, its affiliated investigators, scientific publications and our showcase.
Goal
C. A. L. M.'s goal is three-fold:
- To investigate how we can build music “learning communities” between university music students and students of public elementary, secondary, and/or hospital schools, which are 'neglected' due to geographical, economic, cultural and/or political isolation, and do not have access to music education, expression, and creativity.
- To prepare university music students and disadvantaged school and hospital students for their major roles in life as responsible citizens, productive workers, confident self-directed lifelong learners, and creative individuals with an aesthetic sense of life. All students participating in the project go beyond their roles as music teachers and students sharing their 'truths' with each other through music.
- To introduce new values toward a reform of the National Music Curriculum according to the desired function of the “European Citizen” as it is conferred in The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Participation
If you want to collaborate with us, please contact Prof. Dr. Eleni Lapidaki (lapidaki@mus.auth.gr), the research coordinator, to receive info and news related to the C.A.L.M. project.
Students Teaching Students
Now you could view samples of the project on the DVD “Students Teaching Students”! Alternatively, a small sample of lower resolution videos are also available on our website!