Project description
AMUSE
An educational pathway towards the advancement of music professions, embracing the global challenges posed by digitization, environmental concerns, and inclusivity.
THE SCENARIO
AMUSE focuses on aspects that bring together music and artistic creation, environmental sustainability and technological innovation. These three aspects constitute areas of interest for the Partners both with regard to the professional development of their staff and their circuit of collaborators and professionals in the music sector and, more broadly, to the role that culture and creativity (music, specifically) play in the contexts and actions of the so-called ecological transition.
As to new technology aspects, it is evident that the digital revolution has disrupted the very foundations of the music business, from creation to distribution and musicians have embraced social networking to interact directly with fans.
It has to be highlighted that the European Parliament stressed the importance to support vocational training programs and initiatives for the career development of all authors, performers and cultural creators.
This, in particular, to support them in acquiring digital, entrepreneurial and other skills in order to benefit from digital opportunities to promote their work and to widen collaboration other artists. [The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU – European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (2020/2261(INI)]
As to environment, the Music Climate Pact, an agreement set up in 2021 by the UK’s Association of Independent Music (AIM) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an association representing record companies, key players in the music industry are called upon to report back to combat the climate crisis through their activities, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, raising awareness about the climate issue and dialoguing with audience about the environmental impact of the music industry.
THE OBJECTIVES
Objective 1: AMUSE aims to develop an “Integrated VET Transformation Plan” for the music professions sector, also focusing on vocational education for trainers and experts and digital-creative workers. The plan supports upskilling and reskilling actions, valorising informal and non-formal learning experiences. It is implemented by project Partners and includes follow-up strategies for VET activities in the music sector and for transnational mobility.
Objective 2: Partners collaborates in designing curricula and learning outcomes accompanying processes of professionalization and innovation of education and training practices in music sector. They will design, develop, deliver, and validate modular sets of skills organized into units of competence. Operationally, the commitment is to outline two profile-courses: upskilling and reskilling, with a-40 hour pathways, including practical activities and workshops. Partners will design the curricula, sets of basic training and learning materials (i.e friendly syllabus, educational mashup).
One expected achievement is the set up, at national level, of groups of upskilled or reskilled experts, professionals, workers and creative people able to contribute to the growth of music sector. Special attention is given to the participation of people with special needs.
Objective 3: Recognizing the importance of advanced musicians’ skills and the richness of informal and non-formal practices, AMUSE Partnership proposes to be an open participative learning platform, connecting music schools, VET providers, creative and cultural industries (CCIs), acting as an education hub and organizing physical and online collaborative forums.
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