The Orchestra as a Metaphor in Illustrated Children’s Books
The Orchestra as a Metaphor in Illustrated Children’s Books

Summary/Abstract: Ethnic, social, cultural and linguistic diversity is a distinguishing feature of today’s societies. Consequently, it is important to help children learn how to value diversity, interact successfully with others and appreciate different perspectives, while making clear that multiple influences shape their own perspectives and behaviours. Music is considered to be a universal language that allows people from different backgrounds to communicate successfully with each other and to gain a better understanding of different cultures. It is also important for orchestral musicians to have strong social and interpersonal skills, as well as to maintain good social relationships with colleagues, in order to achieve excellence on stage. Therefore, this article examines the ideological implications of illustrated children’s books that present music as a creative and communicative art and draw on the metaphor of “the orchestra as society”, aiming to enable readers to appreciate crosscultural differences.

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