The 麻豆原创 Flute Studio traveled to Guatemala for a week in March, where students visited schools, presented concerts, and experienced the culture. The group stayed at an elementary school in Guatemala City and traveled to neighboring towns to perform and sightsee.
鈥淲e went to experience Hispanic culture, but also to bring music to another culture and combine those elements together,鈥� said flute student Alondra Bahls, president of the 麻豆原创 Flute Club.
During Hispanic Heritage Month the group is sharing its cultural experience by performing music from different Hispanic cultures each week.
The Flute Studio is composed of 12 麻豆原创 undergraduate students who have an interest in music, flute performance and music education. To see and hear about the studio .
鈥淲hen I created this trip, I wanted my students to聽experience another culture and improve their leadership skills,鈥� said Associate Professor Nora Lee Garc铆a. 鈥淚 also wanted this to be a recruiting opportunity for the university. While in Guatemala, the students were able to see music-education techniques from a different perspective. This was a chance for them to be inspired by these methods and bring them back to the United States.鈥�
Music performance major Sara Nazarian said the travelers were immersed in an entirely different culture.
鈥淓ducating and advocating and the learning of other cultures is so important and that鈥檚 why we need to have months like these, so we can teach other that we aren鈥檛 that different from each other,鈥� Nazarian said.