Sociomusicology: Music Talks Project

2/2/21

Music Talks Project

I am happy to report that the Music Talks project has just been awarded funding from the EU’s Erasmus Plus, specifically its program for Youth Education: Partnerships for Creativity.

Music Talks is coordinated by the Baltic Regional Fund, and is a collaboration between the Info Front youth NGO in North Macedonia, and the Tava Muzikas Skola school in Latvia, with the Grieg Academy Music Education (GAME) research group of Western Norway University of Applied Sciences as the academic partner.

The 2-year project will apply new technologies to guide music teachers and youth workers in strengthening their community music activities and developing a stronger appreciation for musical heritage.

Click HERE to access the project's page on Facebook.

Here is an updated project description:

The project aims to develop innovative learning materials for working with young people, using informal education contexts to develop youth skills to discuss important issues in society with music as a tool.

The material will be based on an international study on the skills of 15- to 25-year-old youths to perceive and appreciate music, revealing their views on socially important topics and describing youth willingness to participate in building society.

The project will inspire young people as it will entail music loved by young people around the world, diminishing economic and social barriers. Song lyrics, different genres of music, and influences from different cultures will spark discussions on topics such as empathy, social inclusion, civil participation, equality, personal freedom, justice, honesty, and mutual social interaction. Young people will gain a diverse cultural heritage experience by enriching themselves through personal growth.

Project ′′ Music Conversations / Music Talks ", No. 2020-1-LV02-KA22plets-YOU-003707 is funded by the European Commission Erasmus. Youth in action, which is administered by the Agency for Youth International Programs in Latvia.

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For over 15 years (since 2007), this website has offered musings on contemporary society and its music by David G. Hebert, PhD. He is a sociomusicologist specializing in global music education who has held academic positions with universities on five continents. Dr. Hebert is now a tenured full Professor with Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen. There he leads the Grieg Academy Music Education (GAME) research group and manages the multinational government-funded Nordic Network for Music Education, which organizes annual intensive Master courses and exchange of teachers and students across eight countries. He is also an Affiliated Professor with University of the Faroe Islands and an Honorary Professor in China with the Education University of Hong Kong.

Professor Hebert's research applies an international-comparative perspective to issues of pluralism, identity, and cultural relevance in music education, as well as processes by which new music traditions emerge and change - both sonically and socially - as they are adopted into institutions. Born in the 1970s, he is among the most widely-published and globally-active music scholars of his generation (h-index:20; i10-index:30), with professional activities in an average of 8 countries per year across the past decade (2008-2020).