Main Focus
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The concerns of the musician Paul Hindemith, his open attitude towards the new and unknown, his great knowledge of (nearly) all instruments and his curiosity in the field of playing historical instruments will remain future points of emphasis in the work of the Hindemith Music Centre, just as they have always been in the past. Hindemith's far-reaching interests enable the Centre to carry out a variety of courses, workshops, and seminars of widely varying content, in his spirit. This is a duplicate of Hindemith's work, taking place in the field of |
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· the
practising musician and conductor on the highest professional
level,
· the teacher and researcher as well as · the musician who works with children and amateurs. |
For this reason, courses on three levels will continue to be offered:
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advanced training courses of all kinds for musicians,
· young musical talents are encouraged in master courses, · musical activities in the area of amateur education are encouraged and stimulated. |
Since Hindemith was always active as a music organiser and held a professorship in Zurich in musicology in addition to his practical activities, the Music Centre also views itself as a meeting place for specialists who will continue to meet in the coming years at
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composers' seminars and
· in discussions between composers, interpreters and musicologists. |
Music
and Medicine
Discussions and seminars in the area of "Music and Medicine" are
to draw attention to two subjects:
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Preventative measures against specific musicians' ailments will be
introduced, as well as
2. Possibilities for collaboration in investigating the influences of
music on the brain and psyche.
The courses on prevention of specific musicians' illnesses caused by defective posture will be led by physicians and therapists with musical training and who therefore know and understand the problem "from both sides".
This will be carried out in cooperation with the Swiss Association for Music and Medicine www.musik-medizin.ch, the Medicinal Society for Creative Artists and Music Orthopaedists and Art and Medicine in Germany www.arts-medicine-europe.org.