March 23rd – 27th, 2024
52nd ESTA International Conference

About the Conference

Since time immemorial, interpersonal and community relationships have been strengthened through music. It is a way of bringing people together. It stimulates individual and collective creativity. It establishes ways of working and cultural standards.
Music is an echo of the vital and gregarious essence of what it is to be human. Naturally, the teaching of stringed instruments contains this energy of growth based on the relationship with others.
In the times we live in, it is essential not to lose sight of the importance that our teaching has in promoting interpersonal relationships and human development. More than the historical representation of diverse cultures, we are a community where it is important to promote artistic expression through learning and practicing a musical instrument. A meeting place where each voice has its space.
In the year that ESTA Portugal celebrates its 10th anniversary, with the PORTO 2024 Conference we want to highlight what connects us as teachers, with our students, and as representatives of different educational and cultural communities.
The various practices, teaching strategies, contents, interpersonal and social relationships, must be the object of sharing and questioning. This reflection will help to fill our profession with meaning at a defining moment for humanity in which we face challenges on a planetary scale. In “Connecting People” we intend to strengthen connections and tread paths in music teaching that bring us closer to a better world.