Cultural Brokers in Uniform: The Global Rise of Military Musicians and Their Music

The article assesses the role of the military in the global dissemination and exchange of music in the long nineteenth century. It shows that, first, Western military music and its instrumentation were influenced by cross-cultural encounters, primarily with the Ottoman Empire. Second, I argue that educational professionalization and instrumental standardization were important vehicles for the global rise of the military band beyond its original purpose. Third, tracing the transnational careers of some German military musicians will make evident that competition with respect to national prestige, rising imperialism, and the increasing commercialization of musical life were crucial features of the spread of military musicians all over the world, making them cultural brokers not only of military music.

LA CALIDAD EDUCATIVA Y LOS PROCESOS DE PROFESIONALIZACIÓN PEDAGÓGICA

La educación reclama de sus docentes mayores esfuerzos por alcanzar la competencia profesional, por lo cual el fortalecimiento de la profesión docente constituye una prioridad en los sistemas educativos actuales. Cuba cuenta con la ventaja de ser el país con mayor nivel de calidad en la educación en la región de América Latina y el Caribe, resultado que parte de considerar como componente de mayor protagonismo de cualquier sistema educativo; el docente, recurso humano que conduce el proceso docente-educativo durante su actividad pedagógica profesional, cuyo mejoramiento solo ocurre mediante un complejo proceso de profesionalización. El presente artículo se propone articular en su análisis las posiciones teóricas actuales que orientan sobre la calidad educativa con la profesionalización pedagógica, como proceso. Palabras Clave: profesionalización, calidad educativa, docencia. ABSTRACT Education demands of its teachers greater efforts to attain professional competence, thus strengthening the teaching profession is a priority in the current educational systems. Cuba has the advantage of being the country with the highest level of quality in education in Latin America and the Caribbean , a result considered part of greater prominence component of any education system; teachers , human resource conducting the educational process during their professional educational activity , the improvement of which only occurs through a complex process of professionalization. This article proposes to articulate in its analysis the current theoretical positions that guide on educational quality educational professionalization as a process. Keywords: professionalization, educational quality, teaching. Recibido: diciembre de 2015Aprobado: febrero de 2016