Glossary

The concepts we work from.

Every claim on this site traces back to one of these terms. Each is defined once, related explicitly to the others, and published as a stable, citable page.

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Active Learning

Pedagogical approach where learners build understanding through doing, exploration, and practice rather than passive reception of content.

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Atlantic Arc

Cultural and maritime region along Europe's western Atlantic coast whose communities share musical traditions, from Asturias to Galicia, Brittany and Ireland.

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Cooperative

Business form owned and democratically governed by its members, prioritizing shared decision-making and long-term sustainability over rapid growth.

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Cooperative of Associated Work

Cooperative whose members are also its workers, jointly owning the enterprise and earning their living through the work they perform in it.

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Ethical EdTech

Practice of building educational software that protects learners, respects teachers, and keeps pedagogy at the center — through design and governance, not marketing claims.

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Learning Analytics

Measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, intended to understand and optimize learning environments.

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Music Education

Discipline of teaching musical practice, theory, history, and aural skills across formal, non-formal, and informal contexts.

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Music Software Tools

Quality software tools designed for musicians — built with pedagogical and technical care to support musical practice, learning, and creativity.

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Musical Apps Coop

Teacher-led cooperative building ethical, privacy-first music education software for learners and educators worldwide.

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Privacy by Design

Methodology that builds privacy into the architecture of a system from the start — through data flows, storage, access control, and retention — rather than as a configurable setting.

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Social Economy

Economic model where organisations put social purpose, democratic governance, and people before capital — the framework within which cooperatives operate.

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Traditional Music

Music transmitted within a cultural community across generations, including the instrumental and vocal traditions of Asturias and the Atlantic Arc.