Klarinet Archive - Posting 000119.txt from 2006/04

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?sarah=20elbaz?=" <sarah@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Business aspects of music performance & education
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:56:17 -0400


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> From: Ormondtoby Montoya <o4rmondtoby@-----.net>
> Subject: RE: [kl] Business aspects of music performance & education
> Sent: 15 Apr '06 19:05
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> Sarah wrote:
>
> > The Israeli educational system is completely
> > different from the US. The children are at
> > school until 13:00 from age 6-14, and then in
> > high school, they would get maximum 7-8
> > hours, and will go home at 15:00.   All the
> > musical education as well as arts and sports
> > is done at the afternoon in special music
> > schools (there are about 700 schools of
> > music in a country off 6 million citizens).
>
> Sarah, I would like to ask a question about the Israeli system, about
> which I know nothing.
>
> I do not intend an editorial, but as background information (which you
> may already know, my apology if so):
>
> The U.S. system originally intended to offer equal education in more
> than just math & English at public expense to every child.   I believe
> this is part of most state constitutions.

Israel is a democracy - it is the same here.
>
> Thus I was *required* to take music classes, graphic arts, and physical
> education in public elementary and high school.

We do too. The principle of school can choose how many Art classes are taken.

   (Private schools were,
> and still are, available; but since they account for a small minority of
> our population, I'd rather not include them in this discussion.)
>
> Even with NCLB in full force, students in my town today are still
> required to study some philosophy, history, government, health care and
> food preparation, parenting skills, dangers of substance abuse, sex
> education, and so forth.   But none of these things are measured by the
> NCLB tests which determine whether a school 'passes' and receives full
> funding, and in some cases whether a school is allowed to retain its
> students and accreditation.
>
> So what I would like to ask is:
>
> (A) Are the special music and physical education schools to which you
> referred above financed publicly, and therefore they are open to all
> children regardless of their parents' income?

Music school , or as we call it -conservatories- are supported by the government if they have a the corriculum that required by the ministry of education. Parents have to pay , but if they can not - they will get a scholarship.
Some of the schools are very expessive almost as much as a university.

I have to add that one of the main reasons for these schools is the fact that every Israeli boy and girl have to go to the Army when they are 18. If someone would like to be a musician he or she can do their military service at the
"Unit of outstanding musicians" . This unit takes only 35 boys and girls every year in all instruments. The auditions are very difficult but the people who make it can go to university and continue with there studies while they do their service. People who don't usually quit playing. The result is that most of the musical activity in Israel is between age14-18.

>
> (B) Can you give me a description of the curricula (both required and
> 'elective') of the two levels of school In Israel?   I assume there's
> more than just math & language skills, but where does the 'average'
> Israeli school draw the line?
>
Public schools teach everything: Hebrew and Hebrew literature, Bible (12 years ), English (from second grade) and another language: Arabic or French and in the last few years also Russian and Yiddish. Math , Hisrory, Geography, Science , Sports etc.

Concervatories teach only music: At the Israel Conservatory in Tel Aviv (were I teach), students get at least one hour with the main teacher (most teachers give two lessons a week and even more). 3 hours of Orchestra ,
Chamber music and 2 hours of Theory. Young students sing in choir. In most schools they get a rehearsal with a pianist every week.

Would love to give more information!
sarah

> Thank you,
>      Bill
>
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