Abstract

MORA ARAGON, K.. The participatory orchestra: a socio-educational strategy applied to the inmates of the prison of Albolote/Spain. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2023, vol.14, n.27, e567.  Epub May 06, 2024. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v14i27.1695.

The inhumane treatment of inmates led the United Nations to establish a legal framework for the protection of inmates, aimed at upholding their human rights. This convention emphasises that the period of deprivation of liberty should be used by inmates (a term that includes both genders) in penitentiary centres as spaces demanding interventions aimed at the development of their population. The participatory orchestra was proposed as a socio-educational strategy, through the collective performance of music, methodologically supported by orchestral practice. The research aimed to analyse the intervention of the participatory orchestra as a socio-educational strategy in the prison of Albolote / Spain, activity developed during the months of September and November 2022. The study was field, quantitative and descriptive. An ad hoc questionnaire was elaborated, according to the objective. The population was selected randomly from a voluntary and intentional universe, combining people with and without musical knowledge. Eighteen inmates participated directly and 200 indirectly, aged between 18 and 55. The data analysed showed an 88% impact on their mood, 78% reported increased communication with their peers, 67% reported increased confidence and 67% reported increased achievement. In conclusion, the use of different musical instruments confers on the inmates a role that allows individual and collective recognition that favours conviviality. To listen to the creation, visit the following link https://youtu.be/0P5YRzUEwGs?si=TbZFMce7dqhoHKef

Keywords : music; orchestra; artistic creation; public; space for socialising; social intervention.