Working Programme 2010

The interests of the Music School System

• Co-organising the Youth Music Festival in 2012. 
• Promoting more visibility for young musicians on European platforms: in countries with a  Cultural Capital platforms for music groups on a regular basis / small festivals. 
• Promoting the principles of the Road Map of Arts Education on national and European level
• Organising presidium meetings in member countries and meeting the board and authorities in these countries.
• Publication ‘Music Education in Europe’ (a compile of the results of last 4 EMU conferences).
• Gathering statistical information on Europe’s Music Schools (publication in 2011). 
• ’Advocacy work on music education’ in Europe: contacts with EU-Commission; EU working groups; EU parliamentarians; promoting contact members with national parliament[1]; UNESCO (World Conference 2010 in Korea); meetings ‘Council of Europe'
• Structural contacts with AEC (participation in the Polifonia working group(s), EMC, Arts4All and ISME.
• Participation seminars and some other activities organised by the Council of Europe,  EMC, AEC, Arts4All.

Exchange ideas to get common approaches

• Organising the General Assembly in Essen.
• Organising the Conference ‘Music Education in Europe – Music For All’.
• Organising the 2^ndSeminar for music school directors ‘European Leadership Training’.
• Continuation of steps towards Europe: researching all possibilities on co-operation between member countries, music schools, teachers.
• Continuation cooperation with the other arts (EMU working group).
• Promoting / patronising projects on partnership / collaboration between national associations, music schools and regions in Europe.
• Supporting the development of the associations
• Links on EMU website to project descriptions from the different EMU-Countries
• Marketing ‘emu4you’ meeting point. 
  

Developing EMU’s organisation

• Research for / and applying annual operating grant European Union per 2011
• Targeting new members.