1. EMU Members Questionnaire Results
Meeting of the Boards Tallinn, 30 – 31 March 2017

3. How many persons are working in the office of your association?
Austria 1
Belgium 14
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland 4
France
Germany
20 (21)
Italy 1
Luxembourg 2
Norway 28
Serbia
Sweden
Switzerland
The Netherlands 8

4. How many persons are working in the office of your association?

5. In what kind of working relation are they?

6. What is the total budget of your association in Euro?
Austria
38.000
Czech Republic
47.000
Denmark
85.000
Estonia
37.000
Finland
France
Germany
Luxembourg
10.000
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
The Netherlands

7. Please state the percentage (%) of your overall budget that comes from:
state or other public funding
membership fees
other income (excl. project funding)
Austria
100
Czech Republic 98 2
Denmark
Estonia 40 60
Finland 13 74
France
7,5
77,5
2,5
Germany 30 10
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
56,5
12,5 21
Serbia
Sweden
Switzerland 85 15
The Netherlands 75 25

8. What are the biggest challenges for your organisation?
Austria
Budget for the coordination office of KOMU is financed by the provinces, there is no state funding for KOMU
Belgium
Organisation of a «journée des académies Bruxelloises»
Czech Republic
AZUS CR seeks to preserve the network of schools; actively comment on the development and changes in legal standards; expresses to resolving labor-law issues; advocates a form of art school funding to ensure equal access to basic art education; collaborating in the creation and editing of curriculum
Denmark
Internal desires for organisational change
Estonia
Organising cooperation with professional unions; music education negotiations with educational and culture ministries; organising republican competitions; international cooperation development.
Finland
Renewal of the national curriculum; new expectations towards music schools (equality/quality); lack of project funding.
France
To bring pedagogical coherence for a large number and a big diversity of music schools; To defend art education in relation to the new regional organization, especially the new French Regions; To develop the dialogue with our members and to offer new services; To strengthen the links with other art education organizations at a national and a European level; To make us better known

9. What are the biggest challenges for your organisation?
Germany
Change of employment in Music schools and change of political trends - from education in continuity to "project-hopping"
Italy
Having political recognition; improve number of music schools/ being effective in helping member schools: legislation, projects, management, international contacts.
Luxembourg
The preservation of our study level and the teaching load due to social change and full-time school or day care
Norway
To be prepared for the future
Serbia
Economical and social transition
Sweden
At this moment, to complete the national process about a task for the arts schools, and a national strategy.
Switzerland
Policy, Quality, Promotion of Talents and national concept, fight against budget cuts
The Netherlands
The decline in public funding for our members

10. Where are the biggest opportunities to develop your activities and music education in your country in the future?
Austria
Basic research on music schools, further development of music schools and strong cooperation with schools and culture and musical partners
Belgium
The concerts in each academy
Czech Republic
Care for the quality of education, preservation of traditions, implementation of new technologies
Denmark
In the elementary school
Estonia
Collaboration with hobby education and creative unions and negotiations with education and culture ministries; Cooperation with music colleges and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre; Improving music education in co-operation with professional unions (study materials, training cources etc).
Finland
New national curriculum, collaboration with other arts (Art schools union) and other networks (e.g Finnish music Council)
France
In the dialogue with the State and the new French regions; in taking into account the other arts, new pedagogies and new audiences

11. Where are the biggest opportunities to develop your activities and music education in your country in the future?
Germany
From todays point of view there are only few nationwide opportunities; best chances for development can be seen in growing subsidies by the several governments of the 16 Federal States in Germany and especially in political efforts for a solid financial basis for musicschools that is guaranteed (on communal and municipal level) for periods from 5 to 10 years
Italy
0-6 music education/ disabled children/ adults over 70/
Luxembourg
The development of a course of studies for teenagers, especially in the "Rock-Po-Jazz" field; Cooperation / Collaboration with public schools
Norway
Make the new curriculum work in all the local municipalities
Serbia
Pedagogical international cooperation
Sweden
Our biggest challenge, but also opportunity, is to reach more pupils to start both music and others
Switzerland
Policy, training and further education of school leaders, Implementation of quality management in schools, Communication, Projects and research, coaching
The Netherlands
To cooperate with others in our field i.e. libraries and theaters

12. How could EMU support your activities?
Austria
Plattform and partner for European research on music schools (comparative analysis of music school systems, descriptions and figures); plattform for European exchange (e.g. job shadowing possibilities)
Czech Republic
Learning of educational systems in different countries, EMU as a check point - information, inspiration, threats and solutions, guarantor of the rights of artistic education, child and equal access to education
Estonia
international training coures and sharing good pratices; Overview of unions strucures and management practices of different countries; Collecting and sharing info about international youth competitions and festivals; Sharing ideas, good practices and innovative study materials.
Finland
Via European Agenda for Music (EMC) and capacity building seminars as well as meeting of the boards.
France
Actually EMU already does a lot, with exchange of information and good practices, capacity building seminars and youth festivals. We have the project to invite a capacity building seminar in France.

13. How could EMU support your activities?
Germany
Advocacy for efficient EU-Programs for youth and culture, especially music education
Italy
Lobbying politicians in Europe; disseminating music schools best practices; promoting regional group meetings
Luxembourg
EMU is the platform where we can get in touch with other persons in charge to collect and exchange experiences
Norway
Capacity building - To be prepared for the future
Serbia
Pedagogical seminars
Sweden
A network is always good for development and learning!
Switzerland
Exchange and debates on the topic of music education
The Netherlands
By preparing for a future of multifunctional organisations.