MusBook.com is currently developing this part
of the site to enable our online community to collect and
distribute music educational materials created by the music
community itself.
Think of this project as a 'Music Conservatorium
2.0': a convergence-point of musical
knowledge and discovery, mentored and overseen by the the most
experienced and insightful musicians. The creation of
ConSanFron (which, we hope, will soon include
your input) will enable people who, for economic, or
geographical, reasons will not otherwise have access to a
high-quality music education.
ConSanFron.com will also seek more generally to
promote the importance of education in music to the global
community, in order to encourage an inversion of traditional
education systems so that the creative arts are granted the highest
status in hierarchies of learning. If you haven't seen this wise
and entertaining talk by Sir Ken Robinson, consider investing 20
minutes of your life to do so now. Not only will it change your
perception of why music education is so important, it's also
downright hilarious!
(No, Sir Ken isn't associated with MusBook.com, but we love this
video and we think he'd love what we're up to as well!)
ConSanFron will enable the global music community to
consolidate and distribute the as yet undigitalized output of the
many thousands of wise and experienced musicians who are continuing
to pass on great musical traditions in isolated corners of the
world.
We expect to launch ConSanFrom officially in the Spring of 2009,
but for now, we're busy assembling resources... and we need you!
However you want to contribute, be it by sharing a treasure trove
of historical resources, a lifetime's accumulation of knowledge, or
even something entirely new and original, we would like to hear
from you at consonart [at] gmail [dot] com.
Although we gratefully receive any donations of content for free
public use, we are also keen to generate partnerships and licensing
opportunities that will create revenue for you, the music educator,
as well as for Conservatoire Sans Frontières. Do
drop us a line. We're waiting to hear from you!
