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The article offers information on a position paper regarding the introduction of blockflute lessons for all primary school students in Hesse, Germany. Topics include the importance of professional expertise in teaching blockflute techniques, the need for collaboration between qualified blockflute instructors and classroom teachers to maintain students' enjoyment, and the necessary conditions for a successful implementation of the project.

The article talks about the legal framework for cultural education; and the position paper of the Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband (DTKV). It mentions about the performance of pianist Josef Stahuber and violinist Anna Kakutia ;and important role of freelance artists, Ensembles, bands, orchestras and those of the independent educators.

In this article author talks about several scholarship holders such as Sophie Emilie Beha; Philipp Lojak and Thea Plath. Topics include considered that Beha works as a multimedia music journalist as she writes and speaks about music, including on Deutschlandfunk and WDR3, as well as for various specialist magazines and newspapers and she moderates radio broadcasts, concert introductions, live streams and panels and manages social media channels for various music institutions.

The article reports that several years ago Viennese designer Victor Papanek published "Design for the Real World", a critique of the environmentally harmful culture of designing things that are consumed and then thrown away and for Papanek, there was a "Kleenex culture" in western societies as today these countries have struggle with the consequences of their unsustainable consumption.

The article announces the 150th anniversary of the launch of the "Edition Peters" music score series by the C. F. Peters music publishing company on November 9, 1867.

The article reports that since the financial crisis of 2007/2008 Deutsche Bank has been involved in several scandals, and mentions about Eric Ben-Artzi and two other whistleblowers made the case public regarding the fraud.

The article offers news briefs related to music industry. Rektorenkonferenz der deutschen Musikhochschulen (RKM) adopts position paper and recommendations to combat abuse of power at music universities. Hochschule für katholische Kirchenmusik und Musikpädagogik Regensburg celebrates 150 years with concerts on July 5 and 25, 2024. Berliner Singakademie seeks new artistic director after Achim Zimmermann's 35-year tenure, starting from 2026-2027 season.

The article focuses on the current situation in the music business in Germany. It mentions that German music publishers are being sold abroad, the streaming market is in trouble, electronic music is losing more and more importance at GEMA, the Frankfurt Music Fair no longer exists, the so-called paper business is declining.

The article informs that in the Federal Conference of Lecturers at Music Colleges bklm-has spoken out with theses and requirement paper the "Miinsteran Agreement", which goes back to the federal conference in October, the bklm emphasizes, among other things, the duty of care of the universities for all teachers. It mentions about fair and responsible teaching positions for the universities, private fee contracts, a fair remuneration and a Code of Conduct.

An interview with Debbie Barberee and Holly Cypret from Florida who turns plastic bags into mattresses for sleeping is presented. Topics include talks about ideas for crocheting sleeping mats out of plastic bags as there are a lot of groups in America that make mats like this and they are crocheted from used plastic bags.

An interview with Jasbir Singh, the harvest worker who has been picking berries in the Alentejo, presented. He discusses that he emigrate from India to Europe because his brother worked as a harvest hand in Spain and he paid an employment agency in India the equivalent of around 10,000 euros for a flight ticket, tourist visa, papers and so on. His plans to get Portuguese nationality or go to France and work in agriculture.

The article presents the discussion on personalities from the Main-Tauber district and far beyond coming together on the board and advisory board of the association for the voluntary task. Topics include Federal Youth Orchestra using the first opportunity talking to people personally and soliciting support for the work of young musicians; and designed ones business papers, attractive promotional materials, and a new website with an integrated professional fundraising tool.

The article offers world news briefs, as of February 2021. A reform of Canadian criminal law on decriminalization an non-imprisonment for illicit drug possession. The Panamanian Supreme Court has ordered the creation of "comarca", a protected indigenous area, for the people of Naso, Tjer Di in Panama. The British "Period Products Bill" ensures tampons and sanitary towels in public toilets of Scotland.

The article reports that the Sasha Waltz Company will publish the biblical material in the press room of the Federal Chancellery, the "iconic place of weekly bad news" the concept paper.

The article humorously examines tax evasion by singer Bono of the rock band U2 as revealed by the leak of the Paradise Papers.

The article announces the online publication by the Bundesakademie für musikalische Jugendbildung Trossingen and the Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Orchesterverbände of the white paper on working in associations "12 Impulse zur erfolgreichen Vereinsarbeit" at bit.ly/bundesakademie-impulspapier.

The article presents the author's views on Musikalische Bildung in Deutschland, a paper released by the music society Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum in which it has discussed about music education in Germany. Various topics discussed include music schools in Germany, history of music education and Agenda 2030 released by Bundesverbandes Musikunterricht (BMU).

The article reviews a concert performance at the Studio 1 theater during the musica viva music festival in Munich, Germany of the music pieces "Paper Music", "Anspielung II", and "Lautgedichtfolgen" in memory of late composer Josef Anton Riedl.

The article presents an interview with students at the Weimarer Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt music conservatory in Weimar, Germany Nastasia Tietze and Julian Pontus Schirmer on the formation of a cultural policy working group at the school. Other topics of conversation include the "Perspektive 2025" paper published by state minister Benjamin Immanuel-Hoff on the future of theater and orchestra finance and cultural policy in Thuringia, Germany.

The article discusses the "Perspektive 2025" position paper on the future of music, theater, and culture of Thuringia, Germany authored by Thuringian minister Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff. The alleged recommendation of Hoff for theaters and orchestras to reduce staffing levels in order to reduce overhead is criticized and comments are offered from theater managers including Guy Montavon, Hasko Weber, and Kay Kuntze of the Theater Erfurt, Theater Weimar, and Theater Altenburg-Gera theaters, respectively.

The article discusses the history of the Bayreuther Festspiele music festival in Bayreuth, Germany, the fraudulent copyright claim on the song "Happy Birthday", and a paper on the reform of East German theater published by Thuringian culture minister Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff.

The article focuses on the measures adopted by social worker Katharina von Radowitz for promoting activities in music classrooms such as book folding and paper tearing.

The article reports that Treasure Hill housing estate in Taipei is to be demolished as an enclave for Taiwanese and foreign artists get away from conventional architecture. Topics include international artists from all disciplines live in the artists' village studios through exchange programs from foreign arts foundations; and residence offers free accommodation and a material cost supplement with Treasure Hill as an old housing estate with partly illegally built huts from the 20th century.

An interview is presented with a Innu poet Natasha Kanapé Fontaine. Topics discussed include the way she see herself as a pioneer in public who raise their voice for the welfare of indigenous people; the contribution of her background in driving her into the poetry; and the language that she spoke as a child.

The article offers information on dog sled that drive in silence through the wilderness, and mentions that through sled one drive through in silence nature and be one with the huskies - a meditative experience in snowfall.

The article provides an overview of the history of Canada. Topics discussed include between 1775-1783 American Revolutionary War divided Iroquois league; in 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke to former students of the Residential schools, boarding schools for indigenous children historical apology, and Canada 's role in abuse of indigenous children in 1998; and On July 1st, Canada Day, is still celebrated the foundation day.