IMC at a glance The International Music Council (IMC) is the world’s largest membership-based professional network dedicated to the promotion of the value of music in the lives of all peoples. IMC’s mission is to develop sustainable music sectors worldwide, to create awareness about the value of music, to make music matter in all social fabric, and to uphold basic music rights in all countries. IMC was founded in 1949 at the request of the Director-General of UNESCO as a nongovernmental advisory body to the agency on musical matters. It is based at UNESCO headquarters in Paris and functions today independently as an international NGO maintaining a formal partnership with UNESCO. In the course of its existence, IMC has developed into a highly influential network advocating for appropriate policies and practices aimed at strengthening the work of its members and partners worldwide. IMC’s network is present in 150 countries on all continents, with national music councils and international, regional and national music organisations as well as specialised organisations in the field of arts and culture. IMC members of honour are chosen among the world’s outstanding professionals, educators, performers and composers. Through its members, IMC has access to over 1000 organisations and 200 million persons eager to develop and share knowledge and experience on diverse aspects of musical life. In addition to its large geographical scope, the IMC network represents also an unparalleled body of knowledge across the
music sector, from music education to media, from life music to music publishing, from creation to research. IMC objectives are achieved through policymaking and advocacy, collaboration and information exchange, projects and research as well as targeted membership services. The empowerment of youth as beneficiaries and actors of IMC activities is given particular attention. IMC also pursues its institutional development with the aim of positioning itself as a strong and dynamic global network of organisations involved or interested in music and in the livelihood of professionals in the field of music. IMC’s core values are embedded in its FIVE MUSIC RIGHTS which were proclaimed in 2001:
The right for all children and adults to express themselves musically in all freedom to learn musical languages and skills to have access to musical involvement through participation, listening, creation, and information
The right for all musical artists to develop their artistry and communicate through all media, with proper facilities at their disposal to obtain just recognition and remuneration for their work
International brings
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Members
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Organisations
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Countries
200 000 000 People reached
Music Council together
Audience Development Community music development
Music education
Policy Development Music and media
Publishing
Copyright
Manufacturing
Live Performances
Musical creation
Research and documentation
Freedom of Expression
Regional Music Councils The Regional Councils are groups of the IMC, helping to develop a regional agenda and to carry out activities that respond to the needs, opportunities and aspirations of IMC members and partners within their region. Regional Councils exist in the following regions: Africa Americas Europe Currently, efforts are being deployed to establish a regional council in the Arab World and in Asia-Oceania.
Arab Music Council
African Music Council
Music Council of Asia and Oceania
European Music Council
Music Council of the Three Americas
Fédération internationale pour la musique chorale Euro-Mediterranean Music Academy for Peace Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa Conseil international des organisations de festivals de folklore et d'arts traditionnels Fédération mondiale des concours internationaux de musique Centre International de Recherche et de Documentation sur les Traditions et les Langues Africaines Association nationale cultures et traditions European Society for Ethnomusicology NAMM, International Music Products Association America International Artists Union & Arts Institute Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music Korean Music Information Centre Committee of Music, Opera & Ballet International Music and Media Centre Miso Music Portugal National Music Council of Zimbabwe Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica Scottish Music Centre European Choral Association - Europa Cantat National Centre for the Performing Arts Live Music Now European Conference of Promoters of New Music International Federation of Chopin Societies International Confederation of Accordionists European Early Music Network Annual Festival of Nigerian Choirs European Association of Conservatories, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen European Festivals Association Asia-Pacific Society for Ethnomusicology Consejo Paraguayo de la música International Association of Schools of Jazz European Association for Music in Schools Hungarian Music Council Consejo de la música de Guatemala European Music Schools Union Conseil Congolais de la musique Österreichischer Musikrat Comité Colombiano de la Música International Society for Music Education National Music Council of Azerbaijan US National Music Council All-Russian Federation of Arts Conseil Camerounais de la musique Palestine Music Committee National Music Council of Jordan Conseil Algérien de la musique National Music Council of the Philippines Borusan Culture and Arts European Union of Music Competitions for Youth IMC Israel Music Teachers National Association Association Chroma Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education CIDIM International Music Managers' Forum Deutscher Musikrat e.V Union européenne de radio-télévision Latvian Music Council Fil-Armonia National Music Centre Of Georgia Makerere University Music, Dance and Drama Department Musique pour Tous GEDOK Finnish Music Council Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation Estonian Music Council Conseil suisse de la musique European String Teachers Association All-Ukrainian Music Union Chinese Musicians' Association Albanian Music Council Arab Academy of Music Moviment Coral Català Music Council of Ghana Union Bulgare des musiciens et danseurs National Music Council of Iraq Polish Music Council Conseil Beninois de la musique Czech Music Council Fédération internationale des musiciens Consejo Argentino de la Música Kenyan National Music Council National Music Council of Sudan European Orchestra Federation Consell Català de la Música Comité marocain de la musique Europe Jazz Network National Music Council of Somalia Music Managers' Forum (Australia) LTVAsociacion latinoamericana de Conservatorios y Escuelas de Musica Conseil Ivoirien de la Musique Uganda Musicians Union The Aarya Foundation Iran Music Committee Conservatoire national supérieur de musique European Chamber Music Teachers' Association EMAK Music Services Selam European Federation of National Youth Orchestras Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA International Association of Music Libraries European Composer and Songwriter Alliance Flemish Music Council Conseil National de Musique de la République démocratique du Congo Oman Centre for Traditional Music Consejo general de la música del Uruguay SOUNZ, Centre for New Zealand Music Landelijk Kennisinstituut Cultuureducatie en Amateurkunst Federatió Catalana de Entitats Corals Jeunesses Musicales International Music Information Centre Austria Association for Fostering of Academic Music "New Sound Conseil de la musique de la Communauté française de Belgique International Society for Contemporary Music Linking Initiatives and Venues in Europe (Developing Musical Actions) International Association of Music Information Centres Plate-forme interrégionale d'échange et de coopération pour le développement culturel Institute for Research on Music & Acoustics-Greek Music Documentation Centre Confédération internationale pour la musique électroacoustique
International Music Council
Rostrum+
Rostrum+ is an EU co-funded project that aims to promote contemporary classical music and strengthen this sector in Europe and beyond. It does so by exploring i nnovative strategies t o develop audiences, p romote n ew music, enhance the capacity and skills of radio professionals and inspire cooperation between musicians, higher music education institutions and broadcasting companies throughout Europe and across the globe.
New works created amongst commisions to selected composers and students Students Involved
Public Concerts
Broadcasts of selected and recommended works Countries directly involved
Wo rks of new music presented
Online streaming of presented works
African Music Development Programme AMDP aims to build a sustainable music sector in Africa with a focus on increased employability. It’s pecific objectives are:
To increase professional capacity throughout the sector
To strengthen the infrastructure of the African music sector
To increase intercultural competences and exchange between European and African music professionals
To increase the awareness for the value of music for the socio-economic development of societies
To foster the network for music and musicians in Africa
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and more direct beneficiaries
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54 Students
countries involved
103
Trainees
40 Vocational Training
Academic Activities
Professionals
Capacity Building/Networking
Music And Resilience Support The main objective of Music and Resilience Support (MARS) is to contribute to the development of new strategies for specialized training, with a view to making a high level training course accessible to as many potential beneficiaries as possible throughout Europe and be-yond.
The specific area of specialization is psychosocial music intervention within under-resourced, deprived and marginalised communities, targeting primarily populations of refugees and asylum seekers, which are on a dramatic increase both within Europe and worldwide. MARS aims to equip community musicians, music therapists and other health and education workers with the knowledge, skills and competences to work in problematic multicultural contexts, between hosting and hosted communities, in order to plan and carry out well-matched interventions for the protection of children, adolescents and adults, exploiting the well documented power of music to bridge cultural gaps and stimulate empowerment and resilience. The training course offers a blended learning environment, with practical workshops, online theoretical and methodological support, distance tutoring and supervision, and experiential field training, monitored and evaluated by continuous assessment.
IMC Music Rights Award
Freemuse: The world forum on music & censorship. This unique programme advocates freedom of expression for creators and performers of music.
Music and Resilience: Empowering Palestinian children and adolescents living in refugee camps. Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technology: Programme aimed at recovering and giving artistic life to indigenous and for the most part forgotten musical instruments. Social Projects of the Fayha Choir: An a cappella choir bringing together 50 singers from different social and religious backgrounds in a country known for its religious conflicts and political instability.
Since 2009, the IMC Music Rights Awards have been given to programmes or projects that support in an exemplary way one or more of the Five Music Rights Hearts in Harmony: A programme including people with various handicaps and disabilities in choral music making.
Revival of Music Education: A programme aiming at bringing music education and involvement in music back into the Afghan society after the Taliban regime.
Music. Play for Life: A programme focused on promoting and enhancing school music education.
Teaching Cantonese Opera: A programme which focuses on a form of music which is unique, and which needs special attention and care as not to be forgotten.
Remix the Orchestra: Artistic collaboration between at-risk young people, professional hip-hop artists and orchestra musicians.
5 Music Rights THE RIGHT FOR ALL CHILDREN AND ADULTS
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THE RIGHT FOR ALL MUSICAL ARTISTS
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To express themselves musically in all freedom To learn musical languages and skills
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To have access to musical involvement through participation, listening, creation, and information
To develop their artistry and communicate through all media, with proper facilities at their disposal
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To obtain just recognition and remuneration for their work
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