Inclusión de las Músicas Tradicionales Colombianas en la Universidad EAFIT y el Conservatorio del Tolima

Abstract

When reflecting on the role that traditional art plays in our lives, it is natural that we quickly come across a flood of social causes, anti-colonialism, and the reconstruction of Colombian identity. It is also easy to fall into a debate paralysis when confronted with these broader, more figurative perspectives that go beyond practicality, and give up on reflection. In this document, I intend to address a practical part of the debate: the role of traditional Colombian music in higher education, specifically within EAFIT University in Medellín and the Tolima Conservatory in Ibagué. The proposal of this analysis is presented not as a complete image of the issue, but as a small sample space of institutions that, in different ways, are attempting to include traditional music in their context. This sample space reflects a situation that can be found in many institutions across the country that aim to do the same for their contexts.