Knowing the life of Maestra Marta Agudelo Villa (Medellin, 1920-2009) allows us to explore the various processes of her musical and pedagogical work which signified a significant contribution to the cultural development of Medellin: since the formation of the Conservatory currently the Music department of the Faculty of Arts of the Universidad de Antioquia, the foundation of the School of Music of Medellin (Colegio de Musica de Medellin) in 1972, the creation of programs for early childhood, the composition of children's songs and the appropriation of body rhythm, and the creation of indigenous methods of music education and programs for the elderly, until her death in 2009. Her career included valuable social, economic, political, religious, patrimonial and cultural information that serves as an example for the training of new musical cultural managers in the country.