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02-Jun-2023
by AWW
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 The DHV Congress 2023 "Shaping the Future Together" took place in Schmitten im Taunus, Germany in April 2023. Current issues and challenges regarding the future of amateur music were discussed. The event was aimed at members of all club and association levels in the German Harmonica Association and the Hessian Harmonica Association. In various phases of work, participants developed important solutions and approaches to secure the future of accordion and harmonica orchestras as well as amateur music as a whole. In addition, outstanding examples from the association's work were presented and practical knowledge was imparted in seminars. A multitude of competing leisure activities, an increase in bureaucratic hurdles, a decreasing interest in making music and involvement in society, a decreasing attachment to the place of residence as well as a shortage of teachers and conductors - these are some of the current challenges in the amateur music scene mentioned by the congress participants. The aim of the DHV Congress 2023 was therefore to develop solutions together with experts from different fields and to formulate wishes and needs for the association in order to strengthen the amateur music landscape as important places of social coexistence and musical education, especially in rural areas. "Recruiting and retaining members", "volunteer work" and "attracting teachers and conductors to amateur music" – these were among the central topics on which exchanges took place in various formats. Based on reports from the field on Friday evening, Saturday was all about the congress title "Shaping the future together". With the help of the "Future Workshop" method, which enables larger groups to condense complex interrelationships in different phases of work, solutions to the above-mentioned topics were developed in a total of eight working groups. Numerous approaches to overcoming the challenges were developed by the participants. For example, the basic idea for a platform for the placement of musicians, teachers and conductors with orchestras was developed. In addition, the need for templates and handouts for the central topics of amateur music was strengthened. In addition, the need for tailor-made training and qualification formats was mentioned. The results will now be discussed promptly by the DHV and led into further work. On Sunday morning, the participants received concrete advice on how to organize their club life in one-hour impulse seminars. Lecturers included Dominik Eichhorn, head of the "Cooperation and Education" department at the Federal Association for Cultural Child and Youth Education, and Jutta Mettig, an expert in organizational consulting and development. After the past difficult years, in which the effects of the Corona pandemic have severely restricted cultural life in particular, it was a motivating and enriching experience for all participants to meet with association members at all levels in one place and discuss key issues. In this way, the DHV Congress 2023 was able to make an important contribution to securing amateur music and club structures and provide impetus for the future. The knowledge gained will help the association members in their voluntary work, but will also be made available to the entire amateur music and club scene in order to provide assistance in dealing with the challenges. |