Session overview

On this page you can find an overview of all the sessions that took place at the 4^th World Forum on Music. For a detailed report on each session and when available notes, speeches and presentations please follow the links.

Tuesday 27th September

• Opening of the WFM
• Fair culture: Preconditions for music as a tool for social change
• Hip hop a as tool for social change
• Music as a tool for social change – Good intentions what outcomes? On quality and evaluation of music projects with a socio-cultural impetus
• Project presentations
• An introduction to participatory evaluation ideas and methods
• Wade in the water – Singing for social change

Wednesday 28th September

• Music and development: High level donor panel
• Music and development: Social inclusion and cohesion
• Music and development: Poverty reduction
• Workshop on international property rights issues
• Formal and informal music learning contexts in school and communities internationally
• Make some noise with the Manifesto for youth and music in Europe!
• Project Presentations
• Implementing the Seoul Agenda: Goals of development of arts education
• Music and development: New markets, emerging talents
• Rehearsing for change: How conservatoires globally seek to prepare musicians for their vision of tomorrow

Thursday 29th September

• Keynote by NAMM President Joe Lamond
• Composition and performance: Blurring borders
• Ever evolving music education, information and communication technologies engaging music educators
• Project presentations
• Music on troubled grounds
• Music exports training programme
• Keynote Youssou N'Dour