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VdM Verband deutscher Musikschulen Association of German Music Schools DATA and FACTS. Expenses of the music schools. Financing of the music schools. Percentage of fees and public subsidies. Open access for every child. grants and reduced fees for parents with small/moderate income
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VdM Verband deutscher MusikschulenAssociation of German Music SchoolsDATA and FACTS
Open access for every child • grants and reduced fees for • parents with small/moderate income • families with more children at the musicschool or with children playing morethan 1 instrument • group lessons and class music facilitate broad access to music education
Special programs for young children • I) Infants • parents-children-groups • cooperation between nurseries (ecole maternelle) and music schools • cooperation of music teachers and nursery teachers (team-teaching / tandem)
Special programs for young children • II) Elementary school • diverse programs for broad access to music education, like JeKi (NRW), Pyramide (NIE), MoMo (NRW), Singing/Choral Programs (Neuss & Münster) • class music (winds/brass, strings, mixed) • cooperation of music and regular schools (team-teaching/tandem)
Balance of broad participation and talent development • „Pyramide“-System: broad basis, talent scouting, talent development (by more / additional lessons, special courses, ensembles / orchestra) • competitions („Jugend musiziert“) and their appendages (at regional, provincial, national level) • special departments for preparing students in music schools to access conservatoire / university (SVA = PreCollege)
Relation music schools / schools of arts • in VdM: approx. 70 schools are combined music schools and schools of arts • furthermore several music schools offer also arts courses (without mentioning it in their name) • continuous or project-oriented cooperation between some music schools and schools of arts
Audience training • music schools realize audience training by making music (playing and singing, in ensembles and orchestras) • LEOPOLD – VdMs Media Prize for good music for children (since 1997) • a huge number of concerts, musicals, other performances for children and other (young) people are offerd every week as a guide for young people towards music