Estêvão Marques
APEX Presenter
Currently based in:
Barcelona, SpainEstêvão Marques is an artist, teacher, and researcher rooted in the Brazilian tradition, combining songs, musical instruments, dances, and stories in a creative way.
He is a teacher at the “International Orff Course San Francisco, USA” and the “Orff-Schulwerk Certification Course in Spain”. Estêvão shares his knowledge about children’s games, music, and his own playful pedagogy in courses around the world: Brazil, Austria, United States, Turkey, Colombia, Uruguay, Netherlands, Portugal, Hong Kong, Italy, Germany, Thailand, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, Spain, Argentina, and Australia.
He is the author of more than 20 books on art and education and the Director of the online course “Educando pela Brincadeira”. He has played with groups of great importance in the music scene, such as “Palavra Cantada”, “Chico César”, “Grupo Triii”, “Antônio Nobrega”, and the group “Barbatuques”.
APEX Key Session 1 | Monday, 6th January 2025 | 11:45am - 1:00pm
APEX Key Session 1 | Tuesday, 7th January 2025 | 9:00am - 10:15am
APEX Key Session 1 | Tuesday, 7th January 2025 | 11:45am - 1:00pm
Magic Spoon
Yes, let's dance and play with spoons! This simple object that we use to eat is a popular percussion instrument in different parts of the world: Spain, Turkey, Canada, USA, Colombia, Ireland, Russia ... Let's play the spoons using our whole body as a musical instrument. All dance that we will learn, contains interesting techniques of traditional percussive spoons. Techniques that have improved for a long time in different cultures, transforming the spoons on an instrument with many sounds and virtuous in his performance. Bon appétit!
APEX Key Session 2 | Wednesday, 8th January 2025 | 11:45am - 1:00pm
APEX Key Session 2 | Thursday, 9th January 2025 | 9:00am - 10:15am
APEX Key Session 2 | Thursday, 9th January 2025 | 11:45am - 1:00pm
La La La... Fiesta!
Sing, dance and have fun! Workshop for creating musical arrangements in group. You will find songs that are part of the repertoire of children's games, traditional songs and songs composed by Estêvão Marques.<br />
Each song creates an engaging environment for different group activities, including: xylophones, drums, body percussion, spoons and fabrics. It is especially designed for teachers who believe in the educational value of music games.
APEX All-In Session | Wednesday, 8th January 2025 | 9:45am - 10:15am
Brincadeira - Music Games
It is a meeting with the children's world of Brazilian popular culture. Songs, dances and rhythms that are played in folk festivals are reinvented in the classroom.
PEAK Elective Session | Wednesday, 8th January 2025 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Latin American Musical Games
It is, especially meeting designed for teachers, parents and anybody who believes on the educational value of the the music games. Beginning from the great richness of traditional folklore, we will keep it alive by re-creating it in imaginative ways.