Typisch bremisch Typically “Bremish”

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Gründungsjahr: 1948
Mitarbeiter: über 120
Schüler: ca. 2500
Fachbereiche:
– elementare Musik -
pädagogik
– Tasteninstrumente
– Saiteninstrumente
– Zupfinstrumente
– Blasinstrumente
– Rockshop
Year founded: 1948
Employees: more than 120
Pupils: about 2,500
Departments:
– elementary music
education
– keyboard instruments
– string instruments
– plucked instruments
– wind instruments
– rock shop
www.musikschule.bremen.de
Musikschule Bremen
An der Musikschule Bremen werden zurzeit ca. 2500
Schülerinnen und Schüler von mehr als 120 erfahrenen
Musikpädagoginnen und -pädagogen dezentral in ganz
Bremen – einschließlich Bremen-Nord – in einer Vielzahl
von Instrumenten unterrichtet. Von der Orchesterarbeit bis
zum Spielkreis ist nahezu alles vertreten. So veranstalten
zum Beispiel die Streicher („Spaß mit Geigen“), die Blockflöten
(„Flauto misto“) und die Querflöten Großauftritte,
bei denen oft über 100 Kinder und Jugendliche mitwirken.
Der Klaviertag ist seit 2001 ein wichtiger Bestandteil in der
Außendarstellung geworden, und der Fachbereich Rock
und Pop konnte im Jahr 2003 erstmals große Erfolge im
Kulturzentrum „Schlachthof“ verbuchen.
Bremen School of Music currently has approx. 2,500 pupils
who are taught to play a wide range of instruments by
more than 120 experienced music teachers in locations
spread out throughout Bremen, including Bremen-Nord.
Practically the full bandwidth is offered, from playing in
the orchestra through to small groups. Large concerts
are organised for example by the strings (“Fun with the
violin”), the recorders (“Flauto misto”) and the flutes, with
often more than 1,000 children and youngsters taking
part. Since 2001, the Piano Day has been one of the
school’s major events, while the rock and pop department
celebrated its first major success in 2003 in the “Schlachthof”
culture centre.
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than half of Bremen’s cultural funds of around 83 million
Euro each year go to keeping the theatres and large
museums running. Despite all private commitment and
the fact that many creative artists work and live on the
margins of self-exploitation, without public funds they
would not survive. But when the city’s culture department
has to cut back on subsidies again and the existence of
cultural institutions is at stake, Bremen’s specific form of
citizens’ initiative comes to the fore again.
As far as the Bremer Philharmoniker is concerned, in 2002
this led to an Orchester GmbH (orchestra private limited
company) being founded with the participation of the
musicians. In retrospect, the thoroughly positive development
of this traditional orchestra has more than confirmed
the commitment of the musicians. But it is also a specific
characteristic of Bremen’s culture that interested citizens
and creative artists imaginatively and sustainably resist
state intervention: “Anstoß” and “Kulturrat” are the names of