Programming festivals, initiating projects based on one's own musical practice, and collaborating with social organisations: these are just a few of the many things a curator does. In this course, you will explore what it means to be a music curator. The course is intended for musicians and programmers in all genres who want to explore the potential of music and deepen and strengthen their professional practice.
In our changing world, there is an even greater need in the music sector to rethink the relationship between music and audiences, to develop new hybrid formats with appropriate financial structures, and to align musical goals with important social issues. This is where good curatorship comes in handy.
In this online course, Curatorial Practices in Music, you will search for different, perhaps even new definitions of what it means to be a music curator. What does the work of a music curator entail? How can you use curatorship to strengthen your own musical practice from within? Which values and functions of music do you want to explore and develop?