{"id":34502,"date":"2026-05-05T14:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=34502"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:50:13","slug":"momoko-soley-hayashi","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/verkefni\/momoko-soley-hayashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Momoko S\u00f3ley Hayashi"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"--overlay-opacity: 30%; --overlay-bg: #000000;\" class=\"hero-section h1-lg\" >\n\t<div class=\"container animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Momoko S\u00f3ley Hayashi<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"bg-visual\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"meta-info-section\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"meta-info animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"intro-section\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container animation\">\n\t\t<p>Momoko S\u00f3ley Hayashi graduates with a master's degree and teaching license from the Faculty of Art Education in the spring of 2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34507 size-site-banner-nc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AA036A-1800x1199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AA036A-1800x1199.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AA036A-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AA036A-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text-section txt-columns\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row animation-child-elements animation-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Integration of West African music in Icelandic primary schools<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We Icelandic primary school teachers are now facing major and rapid changes, such as increased multiculturalism in the school community. These developments include both challenges and opportunities for teachers to create a new school environment where all students have the opportunity to participate in learning on their own terms and speed.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34504 size-site-thumb-square-nc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd1_momo-800x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd1_momo-800x480.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd1_momo.jpg 1161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34503 size-site-thumb-square-nc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd2_momo-730x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd2_momo-730x800.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd2_momo.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Music education is one of the subjects that can specifically contribute to equal opportunities for children as participation in music does not necessarily require technology or language skills In music education, there is an emphasis on expression, interaction and active listening that can contribute to the formation of relationships and friendships among students.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34506 size-site-banner-nc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd3_momo-1800x1344.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd3_momo-1800x1344.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd3_momo-800x597.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd3_momo.jpg 1893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34505 size-site-thumb-square-nc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd4_momo-726x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd4_momo-726x800.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mynd4_momo.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The curriculum, to be presented in the essay, has been shaped in the light of its own musical experience from Guinea in West Africa, where music and dance play an important role in daily communication and cultural expression In the essay, I would like to present the curriculum \u201eAfro improvised\u201d\", which intertwines West African music and can be used in classrooms in Icelandic primary schools<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Supervisor: Krist\u00edn Valsd\u00f3ttir<br \/>\n10 ECTS Art Education M.Art.Ed.<br \/>\n2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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