ABDALLA, Gabriela Vasconcelos

Gabriela Vasconcelos Abdalla holds a Master’s degree in Education from PUC-SP. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music from Faculdade Santa Marcelina and a postgraduate degree in Learning Technologies from SENAC. She specialized in Music Education through training programs in Brazil, the United States, Spain, Austria, and Hungary. She works as a music teacher and coordinates the Music Department at Colégio Dante Alighieri. In 2019, she co-authored the book Encantando as Lendas Brasileiras with Vivian Devidé, presenting creative approaches to Brazilian childhood culture. She also recorded the album of the same title with Coletivo Kurupué, which she founded and where she works as a performer, composer, and arranger. Since 2005, she has served as musical director and vocal coach for CIA Antropofágica de Teatro.
Gabriela organizes and teaches courses and workshops for educators. As a UNESCO consultant, she was responsible for implementing the Music Education Curriculum Framework for Early Childhood Education within the Municipal Education Network of São José dos Campos.
She currently also provides consulting services in the field of music, with a focus on training music teachers for Projeto Guri and Associação Orff-Brasil, as well as teacher training programs for the NGO Casa Girassol in several cities throughout the interior of São Paulo State. She also works with Centro Didattico Musicale in Rome, Italy.