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This article gathers the results of the research carried out in the music conservatories of Castilla y León. The main objective has been to analyze the presence of contemporary music in music classrooms of the conservatories and also the specific permanent training received by the group of specialist music teachers in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León. For this purpose, we have carried out a qualitative methodology, implementing case study techniques. In this way, we have reached the conclusion that ongoing training in the field of contemporary music for teachers in these specialized centers is practically nonexistent, which leads, among other consequences, to the scarce inclusion of the genre through subjects or specific content in the performance itineraries of the professional music conservatories of Castilla y León. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While research on teaching praxis is abundant, few studies have focused on analyzing instances of malpractice, that is, classroom practices that are incongruent with principles commonly accepted within curriculum, pedagogical and/or didactic frameworks. The theoretical framework of educational malpractice proposed by Herrán and González, which deals with the influence of egocentricity, holds great potential to better understand issues that have been traditionally observed in instrumental teaching within conservatories and music schools, both in Spain and other countries. The present qualitative and critical bibliographic analysis has two objectives: (1) to introduce the above-mentioned theoretical framework to instrumental teaching professionals, by illustrating its key tenets referring to prior research in the area; and (2) to propose strategies to prevent malpractice within conservatories and music schools, drawing on the teacher professional development literature. The strategies proposed involve nurturing teachers' identity as music educators via stronger pedagogical training, enhancing recruitment and induction procedures, and fostering professional development and collaborative work. We conclude by arguing that preventing malpractice in conservatories and music schools requires to rethink the ultimate goal of instrumental teaching and learning in our current society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The adaptation of our actual degrees to the EHEA means a new approach to the teaching - learning process. Looking at it from that new perspective, the syllabus represents a useful tool because it allows to guide the students' learning, and to help the teachers to go towards the ECTS. In the following article we present a proposal of syllabus adapted to the subject -Viola Didactics? into the context of the Viola Pedagogy degree. Thus, we intend to contribute towards generating the long-awaited debate in the superior conservatories of music in Spain, given the new perspectives opened after the approval of the Organic Law of Education (LOE). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]