Appendix 6 - International Music Council

for copyrights and to distribute money among the owners encourages the major
players in the market .
5. In Germany and other european countries the strong individual rights are also seen
as an obstacle especially for small events. If neighbours of a pub or a small street
fest feel disturbed, the police stands at the door right away and the concert has to be
canceled. This is a reason for many small venues and events not to offer music
concerts.
8: Best Practices and Next Steps
CENTRE AND ARCHIVE FOR THE PROMOTION OF MUSICAL DIVERSITY IN EUROPE
Considering the lack of research on musical diversity, of evaluation and coordination of
promotional measures, of public discourse on the subject, we recommend a European
centre for the promotion of musical diversity. This institution will effectively
• observe the development of musical diversity, produce reports on the regular basis
• conduct academic research
• evaluate programmes and measures directed to promote musical diversity
• give recommendations to politics, amongst others by developing European cultural
politics through coordinating national programmes
• create and promote political as well as social awareness, and stimulate a public
discourse about the issue
• make information on the subject available online in different languages for different
user groups
The scope of research should be set to Europe as a whole as well as to European cultural
regions crossing national borders. There are already music research centres in Europe, but
they either focus on a particular musical genre or research field or are national institutions.
An European institution could transcend the restrictions of national orientation, and cover
all the issues, this report has in mind.
Having a constant attention on the issue of musical diversity in Europe, particularly making
long-term observations of the implications of legal and economical measures, will create
the basis for an effective and sustainable promotion and establish a best practice in the
field.
CONSCIOUS EDUCATION AND EDUCATED CONSCIOUSNESS
1. Music (in as well as outside school) can be employed to convey social values, and
help to fight intolerance and promote integration in the sense of respect for and
positive awareness and handling of differences. This is already done in projects like
the Norwegian "Klangrikt Felleskab"-Projekt (Sonorous Fellowship) and the
Belgian "Chemin de traverse", that we also described in section 4.3.
Klangrikt Felleskab http://www.rikskonsertene.no/rk/0109.html
In the eighties Scandinavia experienced a new right wing movement and racist attacks
against immigrants. In reaction Norway financed several large-scale projects, which
introduced world music to Norwegian schools. One of the more spectacular took place
from 1989 to 1992 when Rikskonsertene – the National Norwegian Concert
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