The Chair of Arab Studies, in collaboration with Qatar Foundation, aims to exchange knowledge and learning of Arab music and culture, in addition to building new bridges between diverse societies without forgetting the historical characteristics of each of them.
Roots and Future Conference: the Arab legacy in Spanish music
Next November 21 and 22, the Reina Sofía School of Music will hold the presentation of the Chair of Arab Studies, which will bring renowned international experts in the field to Madrid.
The conference will combine workshops, lectures, round tables, and a final concert in the Escuela’s Sony Auditorium. The activities will be conducted in English with simultaneous translation and will be free to attend until full capacity is reached. Prior registration is required here:
Agenda
Friday, November 21
18:00 - Workshop on Arabic Instrumental Writing
“Writing for Arab instruments: Natural intervals and the Maqam as a linguistic-mathematical phenomenon”
Practical introductory workshop to writing for Arab instruments and Arab modal systems.
With Professor Dr. Mustafa Said (Director of Research at Qatar Foundation), Taoufik Mirkhan (Director of the Arabic Music Department of Qatar Music Academy), and an ensemble from Qatar Music Academy.
Saturday, November 22
10:00 - Conference
“Resonances of Al-Andalus: Modes, Maqamat and melodic threads in Spanish music”
Conference given by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Said (Director of Research at Qatar Foundation).
10:45 - Conference
“Western Music in Egypt: Colonialism, Cosmopolitanism, and Modernity”
Lecture given by: Dr. Salwa El- Shawan Castelo-Branco, Professor Emeritus of Ethnomusicology and Director Emeritus of the Institute of Ethnomusicology – Centre for Music and Dance of the New University of Lisbon.
11:15 - round Table
“The Arab influence on Spanish music and the way forward”
Moderator: Dr. María Manuel Rijo Lopes da Cunha, Affiliated Researcher, Aarhus University, and Founder, Cross Culture Consult.
Speakers:
- Mustafa Said (Director of Research at Qatar Foundation).
- Salwa El- Shawan Castelo-Branco, Professor Emeritus of Ethnomusicology and Director Emeritus of the Institute of Ethnomusicology – Centre for Music and Dance of the New University of Lisbon.
- Taoufik Mirkhan (Director of the Arabic Music Department of Qatar Music Academy).
12:30 PM - Concert
Concert of Arab and Oriental music by the Qatar Music Academy Ensemble: Ibrahim Kadar, nai; Dr. Hani Alkhatib, kaman; Ahmed J. Al-Karawi, oud; Dr. Mustafa Said, oud and voice and Taoufik Mirkhan, qanun.
Free admission to all activities upon registration here:
Admission requirements for the Bachelor's Degree in Higher Artistic Music Education
To access Bachelor’s degree studies in higher artistic education, it will be necessary to accredit one of the following requirements (Law 1/2024, of June 7):
- Bachelor’s Degree.*
- Degree in higher artistic education.
- University degree or Higher Technical degree.
- A degree declared equivalent or homologated to said degrees
- Having passed the university entrance exam for people over 25 years of age.
* In the case of students who have obtained the Bachelor’s degree abroad, they must validate it in el Ministry of Education or in the Education Councils of the Spanish Embassies abroad.
Recognition of studies
Foreign students who want to pursue official Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees must validate their previous studies. For more information, you can consult the sections of the Ministry of Education relating to the Recognition of non-university studies (Bachillerato) and to the Recognition of degrees from foreign education systems.
The validation process must be initiated in person and must be submitted before September 1.
The documents required for the validation of Bachelor’s degrees and diplomas are the following:
- Verified copy of the identity document. It will not be necessary to provide a copy of the DNI/NIE if you authorize its consultation.
- In case of acting through a representative, authorization to act on your behalf and a verified copy of your identity document.
- Verified copy of the official foreign degree or diploma or of the official certification accrediting the passing of the corresponding final exams.
- Verified copy of the certification accrediting the courses taken, stating the subjects taken, the grades obtained and the academic years in which the respective courses were taken.
IMPORTANT: The documents must be official and, where appropriate, duly legalized and accompanied by an official translation into Spanish. Verified copies are made at the time of submitting the application and/or documentation in any registry of a Spanish administration, presenting the original (which is returned once the document has been scanned). The verified copy must be made once the originals have been legalized
Regulations
Order 2369/2011, of June 10, which regulates, for the Community of Madrid, the specific test for access to Higher Artistic Education Degrees regulated by Organic Law 2/2006, of May 3, on Education.
Authorization of Educational Center
Instructions from the General Directorate of Artistic Education by which the organization and operation of the 2024-2025 academic year in higher art education centers in the Community of Madrid is regulated