Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
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Figure 3.3.4 Frequency of public performances <strong>in</strong> a year <strong>in</strong> preschool<br />
Figure 3.3.5 Frequency of exhibitions <strong>in</strong> a year <strong>in</strong> preschool<br />
In the secondary <strong>and</strong> compulsory school, pupils may perform at festivals <strong>and</strong> other similar<br />
special events. For example, “There is an Annual Festival this Saturday – we’re prepar<strong>in</strong>g today.<br />
Parents will come <strong>and</strong> see their plays, etc.” In the music school, performance is more likely to be<br />
a rout<strong>in</strong>e <strong>and</strong> important aspect of the music programme. For example:<br />
Each year we have 13 concerts. We have concerts every third week.<br />
We hold ensemble performances every Thursday even<strong>in</strong>g at 6pm. There is a blackboard <strong>in</strong> the teacher’s room<br />
that shows who will be perform<strong>in</strong>g. We sometimes go to the mall <strong>and</strong> play. We don’t take the children to<br />
concerts. There is talk that <strong>in</strong> the future we might be obliged to do that. There are enough concerts <strong>in</strong> the local<br />
area <strong>and</strong> people can go to those if they want.<br />
The <strong>in</strong>creased frequency of performances <strong>in</strong> music schools is evident <strong>in</strong> Figure 3.3.6, where<br />
around 60% of children are perform<strong>in</strong>g more than four times per year.<br />
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