Municipal Conservatory of Guarulhos
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|purpose = To develop human potential through music and the arts.
|location = 2529, Tiradentes Avenue,
Guarulhos, Sao Paulo
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|language = Portuguese
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The Municipal Conservatory of Guarulhos is a public educational institution of study and training of music, managed by the municipal government of the city of Guarulhos in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The school provides courses in singing, clarinet, acoustic and electric bass guitar, flute, classical and popular percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, viola, guitar, violin, cello, and electric guitar.
History
The Municipal Conservatory of Guarulhos was created by the Municipal Law No. 732, of January 3, 1961.[http://consultaguarulhos.sinoinformatica.com.br/Arquivos/LeisOrdinarias/00732.html "Lei Municipal N. 732 de Janeiro de 1961"], accessed May 17, 2014 {{in lang|pt}} It had as its main objective the teaching of music and its dissemination in various genres. The law guaranteed gratuity of all courses and decreed that the institution would operate, in principle, experimentally. At first, it were offered courses of musical instruments and singing, but the following year was the creation of the law No. 8483Leis, Drecretos, Portarias. Diário Oficial de Guarulhos, Ano XI, No. 1037, p. 1. 26 October 2010. that implemented to its curriculum, courses in drawing, painting and sculpture, thus, the entity had a new nomenclature and transferred its name to Municipal Conservatory of Music and Art, however, the extra courses did not last long. Then, in 2010, a new Municipal Law No. 6,742 of 22 October[http://consultaguarulhos.sinoinformatica.com.br/Arquivos/LeisOrdinarias/06742.html#art3 "Lei Municipal N. 6.742 de Outubro de 2010"] (Law changing the nomenclature of the Conservatory, accessed 17 May 2014 {{in lang|pt}} changed the nomenclature for Municipal Conservatory of Guarulhos. In 2011 the institution completed 50 years of existence[http://www.revistadeguarulhos.com.br/lermais_materias.php?cd_materias=6647&friurl=_-Conservatorio-comemora-50-anos-com-programacao-especial-e-novidades-_ "Conservatório comemora 50 anos com programação especial e novidades"], accessed 17 May 2014 {{in lang|pt}} and its instructions includes music theory and music history. Now it has 30 teachers, including specialists, masters and doctors and 813 students enrolled, today it is one of the most traditional cultural institutions of Guarulhos.
Community participation
The school offers various integration activities that are open to students and the community, to exercise and develop the musical techniques through practice. The activities are developed by various groups including: popular and classical percussion, choir, stringed instruments, wind instruments and piano.[http://www.opcaoguarulhos.com.br/le_artigo.php?idartigo=2254&idcategoria=8 "Conservatório Municipal de Guarulhos abre inscrições para projetos"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231835/http://www.opcaoguarulhos.com.br/le_artigo.php?idartigo=2254&idcategoria=8 |date=2014-05-12 }}, accessed 17 May 2014 {{in lang|pt}} Additionally, the institution regularly opens free public registrations for its music courses, which are available to children, youths, and adults at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.{{Cite web |last=Jornal de Guarulhos |title=Conservatório de Guarulhos abre inscrições para cursos regulares de música no próximo dia 30 |url=https://www.guarulhosonline.com.br/conservatorio-de-guarulhos-abre-inscricoes-para-cursos-regulares-de-musica-no-proximo-dia-30/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Guarulhos Online |language=pt-BR}} Today, the school is responsible for most of the musical performances in the City of Guarulhos, contributing to the cultural and artistic diffusion of the city. Each month, about 10 free performances are held by the students of the conservatory and the participants of the projects.Notícias de Guarulhos, [http://www.guarulhosweb.com.br/noticia.php?nr=47088 "Serão duas exibições distintas no auditório Antonio Geraldo Delorenzo"], 8 May 2012, accessed 9 May 2014 {{in lang|pt}}
References
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External links
- {{Official|http://conservatorioguarulhos.com.br/}}
{{Portal bar|Classical music}}
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Category:1961 establishments in Brazil