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Córdoba Formalizes Cuarteto Instruction Across Provincial Schools With Decree 257

Officials present the measure as cultural preservation following UNESCO recognition.

Overview

  • The decree, published in the Boletín Oficial on Dec. 29, requires teaching the genre at all levels and modalities in the provincial education system.
  • Instruction will take place within the Arts Education–Music curriculum with a transversal approach across other subjects under forthcoming Education Ministry criteria.
  • Continuous teacher training to support cuarteto pedagogy is mandated, led by the Secretariat for Innovation, Professional Development and Educational Technologies.
  • The provincial calendar now formally observes June 4 as Cuarteto Day and Jan. 12 as Piano Saltarín Day in tribute to Leonor Marzano.
  • Authorities released a pedagogical guide titled “El cuarteto cordobés: patrimonio vivo y memoria colectiva en la escuela,” building on a 2022 municipal resolution that introduced the genre in local schools.