NEWS in MAP C2 'Mosso con brio' Virtual Mobility Report - Royal Irish Academy of Music; Conservatorio Santa Cecilia; Yasar University; European University Cyprus; Association Européenne des Conservatoires (My University, 2021)
NEWS in MAP is a three-year strategic partnership project funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ programme that seeks to promote student self-leadership to increase employability for graduate musicians. NEWS in MAP is a partnership between: • Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia Roma, Italy • European University Cyprus • Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) • Yaşar Üniversitesi, Turkey • Association Européennes des Conservatoires, Academies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC) The context for this project lies in the discrepancy between the skill set required by the music profession and the traditional education available at music college. Most institutions, for example, do not develop basic skill sets in team building, business establishment, marketing and event design, which are amongst the most important facets of establishing a new career in music. The path from music student to successful professional is an extraordinary, but often difficult journey. In recent years the landscape for musicians has changed drastically, and the route to becoming a professional musician is in no way a straightforward journey into a single job. Instead, music students must develop a broad range of abilities, knowledge and skills in order to successfully work as a successful music professional, with self-leadership playing a significant role. Mosso con brio "Moved with Vigour", was a mobility hosted by the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) in Dublin, Ireland. 24 students from four HEIs worked together over a three-week period to cooperatively prepare, present and produce a range of outputs. Mosso con brio’s objective was to promote student self-leadership through participation in a range of activities focusing on internationalisation, apprenticeships and cross-border collaboration. This report includes details of events, speakers and sessions, as well as learning outcomes and participants' feedback.
Keywords: Music education; Leadership; Music - Education - Europe