Appendix 6 - International Music Council

“Creating Heat: Tumata Kia Whita!” (see above). It focuses primarily on
international music market development and works with individual artists’
business managers. It provides assistance for market development initiatives
and encourages the entry of New Zealand music and musicians into global
markets. For more information, see
www.nzmusic.org.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/38.
- SOUNZ – the Centre for New Zealand Music – funded to promote and support
New Zealand ‘composed’ music (ie non-pop genres) both domestically and
overseas, through an extensive resource database / library with scores
available for hire and sale; currently developing an on-line service in
conjunction with the Australian Music Centre; see www.sounz.org.nz/index.php.
- The Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) – performance
rights fee collection agency active in promoting New Zealand composers; see
www.apra.co.nz/welcome.h tm.
- Play It Strange – a charitable trust supporting emerging song writers; see
www.playitstrange.co.nz/about and
www.playitstrange.co.nz/about/purposes.php
• Cite e xamples of the use of music to alleviate poverty or the conditions contributing to
poverty -
3. The links
between musical diversity and the promotion of peace
• Cite examples
of the use of musical diversity to promote peace.
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Artists do donate their time and profile to various benefit concerts or causes but
this is usually in aid of a particular crisis such as flood relief or a particular
issue such as non-discrimination for those with mental health needs.
Artists do donate their time and profile to various benefit concerts or causes;
this can include issues such as non-discrimination for those with mental health
needs, and a nuclear-free New Zealand; artists also performed at the Parihaka
Peace Festival in March 2006 – see www.parihaka.com/event.htm.
• Can
you cite instances where musical diversity has caused or been strongly associated
with social disharmony?
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Not identified.
4. The standards
regulating musical diversity
• Cite e xamples of government or government-induced regulations intended to promote
musical
diversity or freedom of musical expressions OR to limit them. Refer to the
fields shown below. In each case, if possible, give briefly the rationale for the
regulation.
In each case, are the regulations enforced?
o Broadcasting. For instance, are there examples of the use of regulations to
require the broadcast of local music, or regulations to require the broadcast of
some forms of music but not others, or regulations to prohibit the broadcast of
some forms of music?
- Publicly-funded radio broadcaster, Radio New Zealand, operates under
a
Charter. This includes a requirement to broadcast a range of New
Zealand programmes, including information, special interest and
entertainment programmes, and programmes which reflect New
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