1. Association of Swiss Music Schools (ASMS)

2. Facts and Figures ASMS Founded in 1975
Represents the cantonal associations of more than 410 Music Schools, 12‘500 instructors and 280’000 music students.
Registered office in Basel with General Secretary and Assistant
Executive Board with members from the music business and experts from politics and communication. 2 2

3. Organisation Chart Strategy Board ASMS operation Auditing
Assembly of delegates AD
Board ASMS
Christine Bouvard Marty (P), Andreas Weidmann (V-P), communication), Letizia Walser (public affairs), Felix Bamert et Valentin Gloor (pedagogy)
General Office
Margot Müller (GS)
Susanne Weber (assistant)
Strategy
operation
Association workgroups
Office AD
Susanne Gilg (ZH), Anne Dinkel (VD), Stefanie Dillier (OW)
Co-worker with special tasks in the field of communication
Niklaus Rüegg
Auditing

4. Leadership /Controlling Finance and Accounting
Management System
Leadership /Controlling
Development
of strategy
Communication /
Marketing /
Services ASMS
Members
Politics
Music pedagogy
Public affairs
Communication
Administration/
Organization
Finance and Accounting
Statistics

5. Mission Statement
The ASMS represents particular interests of music schools in Switzerland.
The ASMS defines guidelines for music education and triggers the positioning of the music schools in the society.
The ASMS creates and fosters networks and platforms to establish music education in the public space.
The ASMS supports its members with various services. 5 5

6. Current focuses Politics
National and cantonal implementation of the new constitutional article 67a on music education.
Positioning of the music schools in the national promotion programme ‚Youth and Music‘.
Initiation of a national concept for the promotion of talents in music.
Support of the cantons in their political projects. 6 6

7. Current focuses Branch
Implementation of various sub-projects in the context of «The Music School of Tomorrow»
School-development / Pedagogy
Organisational development
Cooperation
Further development of the quality management system “quarte”
Maintenance and development of the ASMS Services 7 7

8. Networks Politics and Authorities
Federal parliament (parliamentary group «Music»)
Governmental offices for education and culture (Federal Bureau for Culture, Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education)
Associations of cities and communities
Local authorities (funding bodies of the music schools) 8 8

9. Networks Branches EMU Swiss Music Council (SMC)
Members of the Swiss Music Council
Conference of Swiss Universities of Music (CSUM)
Cantonal associations of music schools
Officially recognised music schools
Associations and organisations in the area of education 9 9

10. Platforms Three assemblies of delegates (with workshops) per year
Conferences of cantonal presidents
Conference of the funding bodies of music schools
Music Education Forum (again in January 2018) 10 10

11. VMS Services
Offers for cantonal associations, single music schools and their instructors
Competitive offers with additional benefit
Display of in-house achievements
Use of market potential 11 11

12. VMS Services Pension and Insurances
Occupational pension via pension fund «Musik und Bildung»
Occupational health promotion
Absence management
Case management 12 12

13. VMS Services Pension and Insurances
Insurance Offers (Daily sickness and accident benefits insurance, accident insurance, health insurance, property insurance, instrument insurance) 13 13

14. VMS Services Quality Management and Statistics
Quality management system quarte
quarte open label
quarte (ISO 9001:2015)
Collection of important key performance figures of music schools for benchmarking and political work.
Statistics report 2015 14 14

15. VMS Services Communication and Information
Communication platforms: Schweizer Musikzeitung Print edition Online: 15 15

16. VMS Services Communication and Information
Communication platforms: website ASMS 16 16

17. VMS Services Communication and Information
Communication platforms: newsletter ASMS 17 17

18. VMS Services
Communication and Information
Music Education Forum 18 18

19. VMS Services Communication and Information
Information tools (factsheets)
Field office as information platform for employers and employees 19 19

20. VMS Services Politics and music education
Job profile for music instructors
Guidelines for music education (interaction music school – school)
Guidelines for the promotion of talents
Collection of laws concerning music education for all cantons
Profile of all cantonal associations regarding music schools 20 20

21. VMS Services Further Education
Music School Director ASMS diploma, integrated in the programme ‘Master of Advanced Studies in Music Management’ at Bern University of Arts (Upon completion of at least three of the four CAS modules)
A corresponding programme is currently being developed also in the French speaking part of Switzerland.
Support and advice for music schools in conception and realisation of training offers. 21 21

22. VMS Services Commitment of the ASMS in the cantons
Regular exchange of experience at cantonal assemblies
Individual support of cantonal boards in particular projects
Regional and cantonal conferences for music schools 22 22

23. VMS Services Association solutions Contracts SUISA / ProLitteris
Contract EOV (Access to library)
Cooperative financing of instruments: Collaboration with the Swiss association of piano makers SVKS 23 23

24. Association of Swiss Music Schools ASMS
Marktgasse 5
CH-4051 Basel
Tel. +41 (0)
Fax +41 (0) 24 24