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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.

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 addresses the complex issue of part-time lecturers in German music conservatories, as well as their working conditions and compensation. It states that the German Association of Music Conservatory Directors (Rektorenkonferenz der deutschen Musikhochschulen) released a position paper highlighting the need for improving the status and income of part-time lecturers.

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 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.