‘Polifonia’ Final Conference – The Musician as Creative Entrepreneur
The concluding conference of the Polifonia Project working group dedicated to “Lifelong learning in Music: Educating for Entrepreneurship” will provide an opportunity for students, teachers, conservatoire directors, and music professionals from across Europe to come together to learn about, reflect upon, and imagine the extensive possibilities offered by the many facets of musical entrepreneurship.
The “state of play” – a comprehensive reporting back on the working group’s activities and results – followed by two responses from respected professionals - will constitute our point of departure. Break-out sessions will offer opportunities to scan the entrepreneurial mindset within participants’ conservatoires and organizations; “Making it happen” will address everything from creating an artistic vision to realizing a business plan. A preliminary boot camp – our creative incubator – will allow 15 young musicians to develop their project with seasoned professionals, and to then present the results at the conference. The conference keynote will address entrepreneurship as a way of creating community and, in closing, we will explore the new beginnings these encounters suggest – be it for culture professionals, working musicians, or conservatoire teachers and leaders…
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