Cantus Mundi – „Ora de muzică rămâne în orar”

Bucharest, 14 December 2021

The Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin”, through the Programul Național Cantus Mundi and with the support of the Compania Națională Loteria Română, has equipped 20 schools in rural or disadvantaged areas with teaching materials for music lessons as part of the „Ora de muzică rămâne în orar” project.

The kit developed during the project contains: Thomann Rainbow Deskbells, boomwhackers BW-DG, a metronome, collections of scores and other modern teaching materials needed to provide the best possible conditions for music lessons.

All these teaching materials aim to improve the teaching experience in music and choir lessons at 20 schools selected on social and geographical criteria. The „Ora de muzică rămâne în orar” project also aims to promote diversity, tolerance in schools and children’s inclusion.

„The musical instruments received through the „Ora de muzică rămâne în orar” project form the foundation of instrumental music education in any school and are absolutely essential for every music lesson to run properly while giving children a high-quality, enjoyable and dynamic learning experience. For example, instrumental practice using musical bells is the starting point for developing musical skills and musical and aesthetic taste. Providing them is a real help to teachers. Together with the resources posted on the Cantus Mundi platform, these instruments give children a much broader artistic perspective on the art of sound. I applaud the initiative of the Programul Național Cantus Mundi!” – said Ana – Maria Rusu, music teacher, conductor and Cantus Mundi trainer.

Implementing the „Ora de muzică rămâne în orar” project is more than necessary in rural and disadvantaged areas, where the risk of dropping out of school reaches alarming levels. Against this background, the project aims to reduce barriers that could lead to discrimination between pupils by creating an environment in which all pupils can develop together harmoniously.

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Programul Național Cantus Mundi is Romania’s largest programme for social integration through music, initiated by the renowned conductor Ion Marin and run with the involvement of the Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin”. After 10 years of activity, the programme brings together an impressive total of over 1.680 choirs. Over 60.000 children and young people, together with their conductors, help promote choral singing throughout the country, overcoming barriers of ethnicity, social background and physical or psychological ability, and thus building the rich cultural hubs so necessary to revitalise our society.

Loteria Română is one of Romania’s oldest institutions, celebrating 115 years of activity this year, having been founded in 1906 with a social purpose: to serve the public and national interest. Throughout this time, regardless of circumstances and the challenges of each stage in its history, Loteria Română has fulfilled its important mission of helping to fund objectives in the national public interest by offering responsible games to the highest standards of security and integrity, meeting players’ requirements and expectations. Compania Naţională Loteria Română S.A. operates in the public interest in the gambling sector and is the sole organiser of lottery-type games throughout the country. Currently, most of its net profit is directed to the state budget as dividends. A further 2% of the company’s receipts go to the Fondul Cultural Naţional, which funds projects supporting contemporary Romanian creative work and the promotion of heritage.

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