Volunteering on a Music Project in Brazil

Our Music project in Brazil is a community based volunteer project, which allows local children, teenagers and adults to develop their awareness and appreciation of music. Through taking part on this project, not only will you be improving the students’ knowledge of music, but you will also gain an insight into the heart of Brazilian music and culture.

The Music project is based in Niteroi, Projects Abroad’s main base in Brazil. Volunteers should be enthusiastic, dedicated individuals who specialise in music education or who can teach the children at least one instrument.

Teaching Music with Projects Abroad

Projects Abroad works with Espaco Cultural da Grota, a centre which teaches over 200 students from 10 – 25 years old. Volunteers can teach students to improve their skills on percussion and string instruments and also the piano. Your time will be spent either giving one to one support to pupils, or teaching small groups of students. Volunteers should be enthusiastic about music and able to inspire the students to develop both theoretical and practical musical knowledge and skills.

Your role as a music volunteer is to teach students how to play the instruments, how to improvise melodies and how to compose and arrange music within specified guidelines. You will also teach the students how to read and notate music and allow the children to listen, analyse, and describe a wide variety of musical pieces.

Volunteers are also encouraged to help the students understand the relationship between music and the other arts, and develop workshops focusing on different types of music. Music education can play a vital role in a child’s development and increasing their exposure to music and exploring their emotions and feelings about certain types of music can engage some children where other subjects fail.

Our Music project can be combined with our Teaching or Care projects, depending on your interest and expertise.