El trabajo de la música contemporánea en los conservatorios profesionales y superiores de música de España

Despite being the closest to us temporarily, the academic musical repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries still finds obstacles to establishing itself both in the programming of concert halls and the subjects taught at conservatories. This research aims to explore the presence and use of contemporary music in the syllabuses of Music Performance courses in the Professional and Higher Conservatories of Music in Spain. The methodology employed is mixed, using qualitative and quantitative tools and univariate statistics, of an analytical and comparative type, through a case study approach. For data collection, documentary analysis of study plans and didactic programs was used, as well as interviews with teachers and students. The conclusions determine a scarce presence of Contemporary Music as a didactic resource and within the instrumental repertoire in the classrooms of Spanish conservatories. However, students show motivation, and teachers stress the importance of including this repertoire from the initial stages of learning.