EXCHANGE DIE KUNST, MUSIK ZU VERMITTELN - Miz.org
EXCHANGE DIE KUNST, MUSIK ZU VERMITTELN - Miz.org
EXCHANGE DIE KUNST, MUSIK ZU VERMITTELN - Miz.org
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participants. They also have different<br />
views on whether music students participating<br />
in productions for children and<br />
adolescents can be classified as professional<br />
musicians. Particularly when involved<br />
in projects for small preschool age<br />
children, students of Early Childhood<br />
Music Education often add to the artistic<br />
team since they are knowledgeable<br />
about the needs of this age group and are<br />
trained to deal with them.<br />
Quality of experience<br />
Attending a concert not only provides<br />
musical experiences, cultural education<br />
and a sharpening of the perceptive skills,<br />
it also offers a time of entertainment and<br />
adventure. All interviewees consider it a<br />
crucial element in their approach that<br />
children, adolescents and families experience<br />
time spent in a concert hall as<br />
time shared. This shared experience can<br />
affect interpersonal communication but<br />
can also echo inside as a deeply individual<br />
experience.<br />
What do education managers and music<br />
educators consider good quality? – 20<br />
answers to the question ‘When does it<br />
work?’<br />
> ‘When the result feels well-rounded in<br />
an artistic and educational sense.’<br />
> ‘We are trying to develop that well<br />
grounded critical thinking adult. That<br />
would be my success.’<br />
> ‘I find that music education works<br />
when inside the listener something<br />
happens to the music.’<br />
> ‘Good quality in an education project<br />
means that it follows a dramaturgical<br />
concept, which keeps children interested.<br />
Most importantly, all participa-<br />
tion, all gimmicks, all jokes should<br />
serve to draw attention to the music.’<br />
> ‘The main purpose is the artistic quality<br />
and authenticity of a production. It is<br />
important that children deal with art<br />
in a genuine way and in an appropriate<br />
environment.’<br />
> ‘When I am in a concert, I feel if it is<br />
quality or not.’<br />
> ‘When all participants, musicians and<br />
clients alike have clearly understood<br />
their respective roles in the project<br />
and are at the right place at the<br />
right time!’<br />
> ‘We have a phenomenal orchestra that<br />
enjoys getting involved. If it were different,<br />
the performances would be<br />
trivial and arbitrary. The orchestra is<br />
the jewel in our crown, but it is<br />
always on a level playing field with the<br />
youngsters.’<br />
> ‘When other art forms are integrated<br />
into our work.’<br />
> ‘The people who actually do the educational<br />
work within the project are<br />
true to their line of work.’<br />
> ‘It’s all about opening children’s ears<br />
and fine-tuning their senses. But at<br />
the end of the day, they have their<br />
own opinions. They must decide and<br />
work and judge. We must not direct<br />
them but make them aware of the<br />
possibilities.’<br />
> ‘When you establish a relationship<br />
and spark excitement. My favourite<br />
feeling it to get to know people<br />
personally.’<br />
> ‘When we know what we want. Our<br />
goals have to be defined precisely,<br />
since they define all other aspects<br />
of a project.’<br />
> ‘Can I keep the children’s attention or<br />
am I losing it? It is like being a<br />
133<br />
teacher. When things don’t work they<br />
have to ask themselves afterwards:<br />
What went wrong? What needs to be<br />
improved?’<br />
> ‘What distinguishes our projects is<br />
that we reach out to children and adolescents<br />
and touch them. We “pick<br />
them up where they are waiting”. We<br />
don’t overwhelm them but simply<br />
make music tangible in the truest<br />
sense of the word.’<br />
> ‘When it starts well and we all know<br />
what our goal is.’<br />
> ‘When they realise what it is we want<br />
to convey. It can be a sound or some<br />
formal structure. When they get it, it<br />
means the project is good quality.’<br />
> ‘Good quality means that good music<br />
is played in a way that is appropriate<br />
for the age and the abilities of the<br />
target groups and in a way that is<br />
entertaining.’<br />
> ‘In principle, I want to be in tune with<br />
the target group. I want to “pick them<br />
up where they are waiting and guide<br />
them from there to beyond”.’<br />
> ‘For me it has to be clear that music<br />
education is not some accessory that<br />
is “nice to have“, but something that<br />
management really wants.’