This project encourages a digital and in-person musical exchange for musicians under 30 (half of whom are socially disadvantaged). These shared experiences are based on collective musical creations and initiation to different European cultures. Context: Each organization participating in the project highlights the social and artistic isolation of musicians in Europe with no exchange opportunities for them. The current health crisis is hindering the possibility of travel and increasing this feeling of isolation. Global aim: Supporting cross-cultural exchange between European musicians. Specific aims: - To connect musicians throughout Europe using artistic creation - To introduce different European musical cultures - To facilitate artistic learning of young European musicians Expected results: - Establishment of a network between young musicians, the pursuit of creative exchange, and the sharing of musical resources of each country - Acquisition of digital and artistic skills, digital creation software, remote access approach - Improvement of professional skills - Transfer of artistic and collaborative skills to local musicians - Knowledge of traditional European cultures People involved: - Participants: 4 young non-professional musicians per partner organization. They are involved in every event. - Artistic and transnational committee: 4 artistic tutors from each country. They ensure the realization of the musical creations during the digital phase and during the collective training sessions. - Steering committee: Project coordinators in charge of the planification, organization and monitoring of the activities. Activities: - 1 digital event “Cross-cultural initiation and appropriation of digital composing tools” is set up at the launching of the project. Aims: Language training, composing software training and intercultural initiation. - 4 events “Musical creation training – from digital to physical composing” are organized, pointing at each country’s cultural specificities. These events encourage the gathering of the participants and collective musical creation and reinforce their skills and knowledge. The musical productions integrate the cultural specificities of each country. They are organized in 2 complementary phases: 1. The digital creation phase prior to the event. For 2 months, the participants produce their musical creations online with digital shared tools. 2. The collective training session, as a closing for the digital phase. Typical schedule of a “Musical creation training” event: - Day 1: Immersion day Reception of the participants and team building activity Introduction to the activities organized by the partner hosting the event - Day 2: Intercultural exchange and pursuit of the writing process Historical and interactive presentation of a traditional instrument by a local musician Integration of musical elements coming from the host’s country - Day 3: Arrangement process Arrangement of the musical creations produced during the digital phase, in small groups - Day 4: Pursuit of the creation process and “Professional development” training Pursuit of the arrangement process Professional training provided by the hosting organization - Day 5: Loose creation by the participants Cultural blending of the different groups of participants. Loose composition work for 1 day. Reappropriation of local traditional music instruments. - Day 6: Rehearsal and end-of-residency performance Live performance of the participants Informal meeting with the local partners Evaluation meeting to measure the first results Direct effects: - Acquisition of musical skills and knowledge - Creation of an exchange dynamic - Interrogation of one’s own artistic practice Indirect effects: - Putting one’s own musical practice in a European perspective - Apprehending the professional musical area Prolongation: If the evaluation shows results, the team will consider involving more partners with an online platform networking young European musicians.
La mise en œuvre des activités devait permettre une atteinte des objectifs artistiques et interculturels fixés en amont. En accomplissant ces objectifs, Topophone devaient permettre de créer un processus de coopération transnationale par l’utilisation de la musique via la création collective et par le biais de l’outil numérique, et ce à destination de jeunes musiciens amateurs. Ce projet devait également permettre la réalisation d’échanges interculturels pendant et à l’issue des activités. En effet, le cadre des activités fixé par les coordinateurs, relayés par les tuteurs artistiques, devait assurer une première atteinte des objectifs pendant la période de réalisation du projet. Ensuite, un des enjeux résidait dans le prolongement des coopérations et échanges interculturels entre participants, à l’issue du projet.
Voici les 3 principaux besoins : 1 - Non existence de dispositifs d'accompagnement européens d'artistes amateurs Il n’existe pas d’initiatives qui permettent l'accompagnement transnational d'artistes amateurs. Les dispositifs existants sont exclusivement réservés aux artistes professionnels, disposant déjà de ressources et de relais d'accompagnement. 2 - Les jeunes musiciens amateurs sont isolés dans leur pratique Les musiciens amateurs ne sont pas égaux dans leurs moyens d'accès à la pratique musicale. Ils sont confrontés à des difficultés multiples : cloisonnement géographique et artistique, manque de moyens matériels et numériques, difficultés de socialisation. De plus, ils sont confrontés à des situations d'isolement aggravées par la crise sanitaire liée au COVID-19 : confinement des populations, fermeture des salles, annulation des événements, etc... 3 - Il y a un manque d'échanges entre les différentes cultures musicales européennes Les jeunes musiciens amateurs sont globalement tournés vers leur propre culture de référence dans leur processus de création. Il n'existe pas de projets abordant l'interculturalité par le prisme de la création musicale collective transnationale.