Ximena
Valverde
Music teacher.
Doctor of Education,
Master in Music Therapy
and Researcher.
Music is my life
It brings me personal, emotional and intellectual growth
I am originally from the city of Iquique in northern Chile, where my love for music awakened. I studied to be a music teacher at the University of La Serena.
For some years, I was working as a music teacher in the city of Iquique. Later, I moved to Spain to study, first in the city of Salamanca where I was trained as a music therapist and a few years later, in Barcelona where I did my master's studies in Music Education and Musicology. Finally, I started my path as a researcher by doing my doctorate in Education at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Since 2018, I have lived in Berlin where I work as a music educator in different educational projects with children from 1 to 12 years old. Over the years, I have trained as a music therapist working with people with intellectual disabilities and their families; and I have integrated musical, vocal and instrumental teams in the countries where I have resided.
I am a member of the Chilean Center for Music Research and Teaching (CIEM) , I have conducted various research in music therapy and music education and I have written two books: Latinoamerica en el Aula (2015) and Latinoamerica en el Aula: Fiestas y Carnavales (2016).
Professional degrees and titles
Degree
in Education
and State Teacher in Musical Education
University of
La Serena
Chile
Master degree
in Music Therapy
Pontificia
de Salamanca
University
España
Master degree
Curriculum and
Educational projects
Andres Bello
University
Chile
Master degree Musical Education
und Musicology
Autonoma
de Barcelona
University
Doctor
of Education
Autonoma
de Barcelona
University
Current projects
I live in Berlin, Germany and I work in a music school initiating children from one year on to music -Musikalische Früherziehung. In addition, I give guitar and cello lessons and I teach music in a bilingual (German - Spanish) kindergarten.
Also, I am a music teacher at a secondary public school in the Schöneberg (ISS) neighborhood and; since 2022, I have been teaching some music courses for the International University of La Rioja in Spain (UNIR).
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I have worked as an evaluator of cultural projects for the Ministry of Culture and the Arts of Chile in the 2022 and 2023 calls.
The musical projects in which I currently participate are:
Arte Viajero
It is an intercultural musical project for children and their families and is made up of Josma Soldado and me. Through play and movement, children discover a new way to express themselves, create and socialize. Learn more
Lakitas de Berlin
I am the founder and coordinator of a musical group that spreads part of the cultural and musical traditions of northern Chile through Andean aerophone instruments such as the Sikus. Learn more
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Xime Sudaka & Desierto Florido Ensemble
From the recording of the children's music disc Viene el Arcoiris, this ensemble has performed concerts presenting the music from the album. All the instruments that are used there have a didactic and learning objective for young listeners.The diffusion of the mutraditional musiconal in European spaces is our main objective and we currently participate in different activities in the city of Berlin, creating spaces for cultural exchange. Contact us
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