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Program
Background
The idea of “music for everyone” encapsulates Bidayat’s
approach to music development education and training.
Bidayat seeks to not only bring music to, but also bring
music out of, the Palestinian community. It is based
on the belief that, whether an elaborate arrangement
or the rhythmic pattern of a single drumbeat, everyone
has the capacity to make music. Before written or recorded
music, it was impossible to refer to music as anything
other than the subjective participation in, or appreciation
of, a specific musical context. Gradually, and after
recording music, we have alienated ourselves from this
essential internal experience. Bidayat renews this natural
approach of looking at the music experience, and tap
into the potential for musical creativity found in us
all.
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Goal
Bidayat seeks to develop and strengthen the lacking
music environment in Palestine and contribute to a holistic
cultural development of our peoples, and in particular
our youth. It focuses on providing quality music education
to schools, music programs in our communities, resource center to musician and artists and a network of musicians
amongst local and international organizations and individuals.
Our
Partners
Ensuring the success of Bidayat music programs has required
the build-up of relationships to enhance the sense of
ownership on the beneficiary and or community side,
while fostering the facilitator’s role on Sabreen’s
side. Bidayat is a program of three years funded by
the Norwegian Government, to facilitate the execution
of music based programs such as training workshops to
teachers, musicians, youth and adults, children’s performances,
school concerts, festivals, summer music camps, etc.
In their
attempt to promote community music initiatives, Sabreen
Association for Artistic Development organized an open
day in Bethlehem on the 30th of July 2003
marking the launch of their Bidayat Program and its
activities. The event was organized in cooperation with
the Palestinian Ministry of Education and the Norwegian
Concert Institute/Rikskonsertene.
The event,
followed by a reception, included a 30 minute musical
performance by the Bidayat Bethlehem group followed
by a song performed by a group of children previously
participated in one of Bidayat’s activities.
It is also
worth noting that one of the program’s activities was
the Bidayat Music Summer Camp, which took place between
the 12th – 23rd of July 2003 targeting
over 150 schoolchildren in the areas of Ramallah and
Bethlehem. The camp aimed at encouraging talented children
express their feelings and needs in a creative manner
while providing an opportunity for music teachers to
further improve and develop their skills.
Throughout
the camp, musical training was provided by Sabreen Association
for Artistic Development and was lead by four teachers,
a director and 5-8 volunteers at each location as a
result of which was a musical performance composed and
performed by the children themselves.
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Program Vision
Music
and music education in any culture must be rooted in,
and grow out of, the music of that culture. Yet at the
same time, for it to develop, it need incorporate new
sounds and attitudes toward other cultures and their
music... Bidayat efforts include development, coordination,
implementation, and evaluation of such outreach programs
as the following:
• Building Competence and training programs: for music
educators, which are geared toward the capacity build
up of local music teachers in schools
• Community music initiatives: this offers creative
alternative music education and development programs
to our local area youth
• Music productions: which develop and produce audio
and visual learning aids and create an encouraging environment
to developing musicians and artists
• Resource development and Research: that develop educational
and music resources to schools, teaches as well as individuals
and facilitate research on music making, music development,
instrumentations and other related topics
• Music networking: linking with other artistic groups,
governmental and non-governmental organizations and
making music information available and accessible |
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The Bidayat program is a result of the cooperation
between:
Sabreen Association for Artistic Development, Rikskonsertene
– the Norwegian Concert institute in Oslo, the Palestinian
Ministry of Education and is executed in cooperation
with a number of education institutions, community organization,
community clubs, cultural organizations and individuals.
E-mail :
sabreen@sabreen.org
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