CANTALBASILLA

IES VICENTE CANOArgamasilla de Alba Ciudad Real

What is Cantalbasilla?

The origin of the name is a game of words with 3 elements: “Canta” = sing, “alba” and “silla” come from the name of the village “Argamasilla de Alba.”

In the spring of 2003, the Department of Music propose to all the pupils of the school who wanted, to record a CD with the favourite songs choose by them, mixing his natural voices with the sounds of the available computer karaokes.

CANTALBASILLA 2003

21 pupils of all the levels participate 21 pupils of all the levels participate in the recording of the first CD who in the recording of the first CD who includes 20 tracks of all styles and includes 20 tracks of all styles and reflect a big variety of music likes.reflect a big variety of music likes.

The Internacional pop was present The Internacional pop was present with 4 songs in english and another 6 with 4 songs in english and another 6 spanish versions of original british spanish versions of original british themes.themes.

How it is done?

During the free times, in the music classroom, the kids who have learnt his song before, assist to the recordings sessions in which his natural voice was mixed with the sounds of the midis computer accompaniment who then was of rather low qualily.

Cantalbasilla 2004

Next year the colective ilusion was Next year the colective ilusion was multiply and we could make a 2ª multiply and we could make a 2ª edition with important incorporations edition with important incorporations and sound improvements.and sound improvements.At the end of course and thanks to At the end of course and thanks to the initiative of the local writter Mrs the initiative of the local writter Mrs Pilar Serrano, we can achieve in the Pilar Serrano, we can achieve in the cultural center of the town “Cueva de cultural center of the town “Cueva de Medrano” a show broadcast by Medrano” a show broadcast by regional TV in which the song of the regional TV in which the song of the CD was singing live with a big public CD was singing live with a big public successful.successful.

A Consolidate project

In the choice of the repertoire, which always has been selected by the pupils, this year estimates that already they are 7 songs in English among of 19 that the album includes.

CANTALBASILLA 2006

For the third edition we could For the third edition we could incorporate an important technical incorporate an important technical improvement, to replace the midis by improvement, to replace the midis by musical bases of great quality in musical bases of great quality in which often there were sounding which often there were sounding literally the same instruments of the literally the same instruments of the original songs. original songs. The first two tracks were recorded by The first two tracks were recorded by keyboards in the classroom with what keyboards in the classroom with what the sonorous result is winning in the sonorous result is winning in genuineness.genuineness.

Important sound improves.

The repertoire of English songs overcome 8 to 7 to the number of spanish songs.The CD also was introduce during a live show of some of his tracks at the end of course.

CANTALBASILLA 2008CANTALBASILLA 2008

The participation in this fourth edition The participation in this fourth edition shoot to record 27 themes in which shoot to record 27 themes in which the teachers start to take part the teachers start to take part significatively.significatively.We need to edit in mp3 format in We need to edit in mp3 format in order to includes all the singers who order to includes all the singers who want participate.want participate.The album includes original The album includes original compositions and the recordings with compositions and the recordings with natural instruments was consolidate.. natural instruments was consolidate..

Already 40 persons participate in this edition in which we can find some of high quality recordings in pupils and teachers.The English back to be present in the third part of the repertoire. And the number of duets overcome the number of soloist song.

This is a “home project”. We make 150 This is a “home project”. We make 150 copies of each edition and there are a lots of copies of each edition and there are a lots of persons who collaborate with is time in the persons who collaborate with is time in the making off and the distribution of this work making off and the distribution of this work in order to all can be ready the day of the in order to all can be ready the day of the live show.live show.It´s cost 2 € who is a little more than the It´s cost 2 € who is a little more than the real production cost of the prints and CDs.real production cost of the prints and CDs.We assign the profits to buy some We assign the profits to buy some microphones and another profesional microphones and another profesional material in order to improve the quality of material in order to improve the quality of the next recordings. the next recordings.

¿Which are his objetives?To enjoy singing the favourite musics of each one.To know different repertoires of present and past songs.To Record an emotive “sound photograph” to remember.

Agradecimientos

A Esther Serrano, Jose Luís Martín, Rosa Cano y Clara A Esther Serrano, Jose Luís Martín, Rosa Cano y Clara Elvira Benito porque emplearon parte de su tiempo Elvira Benito porque emplearon parte de su tiempo como profesores de música en este proyecto.como profesores de música en este proyecto.A los Equipos Directivos del centro que siempre han A los Equipos Directivos del centro que siempre han apoyado con todos los medios posibles esta idea.apoyado con todos los medios posibles esta idea.A Dña Pilar Serrano de Menchén por impulsar la A Dña Pilar Serrano de Menchén por impulsar la realización de un espectáculo en directo con las realización de un espectáculo en directo con las canciones del CD.canciones del CD.Al AMPA Gran Prior del IES porque siempre han Al AMPA Gran Prior del IES porque siempre han colaborado en la organización de las actuaciones de colaborado en la organización de las actuaciones de presentación del CD.presentación del CD.Al Departamento de Plástica por promover un concurso Al Departamento de Plástica por promover un concurso para seleccionar las portadas de los CDs entre el para seleccionar las portadas de los CDs entre el alumnado de sus clases.alumnado de sus clases.A todos los chic@s que han puesto su ilusión y su arte A todos los chic@s que han puesto su ilusión y su arte en cada Cantalbasilla.en cada Cantalbasilla.

CANTALBASILLA EN INTERNET

Puedes escuchar las 81 canciones grabadas hasta la fecha clasificadas por álbumes en el espacio “Multiply” creado para ello, introduciendo la siguiente clave: “cantalbasilla”También en “you tube” puede apreciarse un video que ilustra la sesión de grabación de uno de los temas de la última edición, teclando “Niños de colores”.

Reflexiones finalesNunca me iba a imaginar que aquella fugaz idea Nunca me iba a imaginar que aquella fugaz idea que surgió cuando pensé en grabar la que surgió cuando pensé en grabar la prodigiosa voz de Mireya Ibáñez, alumna de 3º prodigiosa voz de Mireya Ibáñez, alumna de 3º de ESO, iba a generar tanto entusiasmo entre de ESO, iba a generar tanto entusiasmo entre los chicos de las distintas generaciones que han los chicos de las distintas generaciones que han ido pasando por el centro desde hace ya 6 años.ido pasando por el centro desde hace ya 6 años.Hoy estoy convencido de que Cantalbasilla es Hoy estoy convencido de que Cantalbasilla es una idea con muy buena salud y que contribuye una idea con muy buena salud y que contribuye a fomentar valores positivos en toda la a fomentar valores positivos en toda la comunidad educativa a través de la música, por comunidad educativa a través de la música, por eso pienso seguir empleando mi tiempo y la eso pienso seguir empleando mi tiempo y la dedicación necesaria para que los chic@s que dedicación necesaria para que los chic@s que estudian en el Vicente Cano puedan seguir estudian en el Vicente Cano puedan seguir teniendo la oportunidad de poder recordarse teniendo la oportunidad de poder recordarse cantando. cantando.

Jesús Mario Cortés - marzo 2009Jesús Mario Cortés - marzo 2009