CoventryUniversity

ElectivePortfolioTask

-OptionII:PlanningaNetworkingEvent-

JanDreyer

IDNo.:6487597

3041MusicFutures

NicholasPeters

14.12.2017

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Introduction:Sinceitwasrediscoveredatthebeginningofthenineteenthcentury,the

recorderbecameoneofthemain‘mass-instruments’inoursociety.Becauseofthe

recorder’ssimplicity,regardingthesoundandthefingeringoftheinstrument,itisoften

usedinmusiceducation.Thisisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseoftherecorder,

especiallyasanintroductiveinstrumentforchildren.Thesopranorecorder,for

instance,isperfectlyshapedfortheirsmallhandsandtheembouchureofarecorderis

rathersimple(comparedtoreedordoublereedinstruments).Solittlepracticecanlead

tosatisfyingoutcomes.

Unfortunatelytheextensiveuseoftheinstrumentisnotreflectedinitspopularity.The

imageoftherecorderisverycontroversial:Itis,becauseofuseinmusiceducation,

moreseenasa‘children-instrument’,thanasaseriousinstrumentforprofessionals.

Thatis,forobviousreasons,aninsufficientpointofview.SinceIamplayingthe

instrument,IamconfrontedwiththisissueandIthinkitistimetochangetheimageof

therecorderinoursociety.

ThatiswhyIwouldliketosetupaneventforinterestedplayers,composersand

musiciansinordertogenerateamoreprofoundimageofthisgreatinstrument.

Therefore,theeventwouldconsistofmasterclasses,workshops,andperformances.Of

course,interestedpeoplewhoarenotworkinginthefieldofmusicarealsowelcome.

Besidesshowingpeopletherealvalueoftherecorder,thereisanotherintentiontothe

event:Itwillbeagreatopportunityforallparticipantstonetworkwithoneanotherand

toexchangecontactdetails.Iamsurethatmyeventwillbethetriggeroffuture

collaborationsofsomeoftheattendingmusicians.

IwouldliketoorganizethiseventinmyhometownBerlin.Thecityisverymuch

suitableforanyrecorderrelatedevent:TheBerlin-widerecordersocietyisveryactive

andinterestedinallsortsofactivity.Itwillbeeasyformetoorganiseandprepare

everythingthatneedstobedoneinBerlin,asIalreadyknowprofessionalandsemi

professionalplayerswhocouldhelpmewithsettinguptheevent.Still,therearea

numberofthingsthatIwillhavetoplanbeforehandinordertosucceedinorganizing

thisnetworkingevent:

Name:Thenameofmyeventisgoingtobe‘FazinationBlockflöte:EinTagdesSpiels

undderDiskussion’(‘FascinationRecorder:ADayofPlayingandDiscussing’).

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Location:Oneofthekeysinordertomakemyevent

happenistoorganizeasuitablelocationforit.Inthe

processofmakingadecision,Iwillusethemethodofthe

circleofconfidentnetworking,asintroducedbyRuth

Guyinherlectureaboutnetworkingonthe24thof

October.Thankfully,thereisapossiblesolutioninthe

innercircleofmynetwork(theinnercircleconsistsof

myclosestcontacts,suchasmembersofmyfamily):My

uncleUlrichMoritz,whoisaprofessionalBerlin-based

drummer,foundedapercussion-schoolrightinthecentreofBerlin.The‘Groove’isa

well-knowninstitutionforpercussioneducationanddescribesitselfasthecentreof

rhythmandpercussion.Itisalsopossibletorentthelocationforprivateevents,suchas

parties,concerts,orothermusicalevents.Theschoolconsistof4differentroomswith

thefollowingsizes:

• RoomA–60squaremeters

• RoomB–40squaremeters

• RoomC/D–26squaremeters

• RoomE/F–20squaremeters

RoomAwillbethemainconferenceroom.

Consideringthesizeof60squaremeters,Iamplanningwithanoverallnumberof50to

60participants.However,Iwouldliketouseotherroomsaswell,asIamplanningto

organizedifferentactivitiesatthesame.Theworkshopat11:00h(seetimetablebelow),

forexample,couldbedividedintotwogroups:Onegroupforbeginnersandonegroup

formoreadvancedplayers.ThereforeIwilluseroomC/DandE/F,astheybothhavean

appropriatesizeforasmallgroup.FurthermoreIwanttoprovidealounge/common

roomforpeoplewhowanttotakeabreakinbetweentheactivities.Thiswillbesetin

roomB.

Guests:IknowtherecordersocietyinBerlinquitewellandIamsurethatthereare

manygreatpeoplewhocouldhelpmewiththeexecutionoftheevent.TheUniversität

derKünste(universityofarts)isboththemainuniversityformusicprogramsinBerlin

Groove-ConferenceRoomA(60squaremeters)

CircleofRuthGuy’sLecture

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andoneofthemajorcontributorstorecordereventsinBerlin.Responsibleforthisare

thetwoassistantlecturesoftherecordercourseSusanneFröhlichandProf.Christoph

Huntgeburth.IhadthepleasureofhavingmasterclasseswithProf.Huntgeburthand

enjoyingsomeofhisperformanceswithhischambermusicensembleSansSouciBerlin.

Thushewouldbemycandidateasaguestlecturewithintheprogramofmyevent.

Besidehisactivitiesasaperformer,heisalsomakingrecordersinhisprivatefactory.

Thatiswhyhecouldalsoexplainhowtheinstrumentismadeandprovidehistorical

backgroundinformationfortheparticipantsoftheevent.

FurthermoreIwouldliketoinviteprofessionalplayersandfellowstudentsofthe

MusikschuleFriedrichshain-Kreuzberg(musicschoolofFriedrichshain-Kreuzberg).I

startedbeingamemberoftheschoolattheageof5.FirstlyIwouldaskrecorderteacher

SylviaHinz,ifshewouldliketoparticipateinmyeventandbeoneofthelectures.Asshe

isaveryexperiencedteacher,sheistherightpersonforleadingtheworkshopsinthe

morning.MoreoverIwouldaskher,ifshecouldplayinoneofthethreeperformances.It

wouldbegreattohearherafterthelectureabout20thcenturyrecordermusic,because

sheisspecialisedinplayingcontemporarymusic,withtheuseofextendedtechniques.

Ofcourse,Iwouldinvitemyfellowrecorderstudentsofthemusicschoolaswell.In

regardtopromotion,theycouldalsobringotherrecorderplayersalong.Thiswouldlead

toaninterestinggatheringofambitiousandyoungmusicians.Theeventisagreat

opportunityforeveryonetonetworkandgettoknoweachother.

Bytalkingtootherplayers,IwillbehaveinthewaythatRuthGuyrecommends:Iwill

trytolistenfirstbeforetalkingaboutmyownideas.FurthermoreIlookforwardto

preparemyself,forexamplebyformulatingsomeconversationopeners.Afterfinishinga

talk,Ishouldmakesurethatmydialoguepartnerandmeexchangecontactdetailssuch

associalmediaorevenbusinesscardsinordertostayincontact.Thiscouldenablea

possiblecooperationinfuture.Iamhappytotalktocomposersaswellinordertohave

theopportunitytohavepieceswrittenforme,whichwouldbeamajorstepformy

musiccareer.

ThethirdguestlectureIamplanningtoinviteismyEnglishrecorderteacherCaroline

Jones.SheisaleadingfigureoftheSRP(SocietyofRecorderPlayers)inEnglandanda

verytalentedteacheraswell.Furthermoreshehasexpertknowledgeaboutthehistory

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oftherecorder.Consequently,shecouldleadthelecturesaboutthehistoryofthe

recorder(bothRenaissance/Baroqueand20th/21stcentury)onthatday.Assheisnot

capableofspeakingGerman,Icanassistherintranslatingherlectures.Thisneedssome

preparationbeforehand.Shecouldalsoplaysomemusicinoneoftheperformances.Her

performancerepresentsthetransitionbetweenTelemannandthecontemporarymusic.

Themusicthatwaswritteninthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyisamixtureoftraditional

Baroquemusic(formandinstrumentation)andcontemporarymusic(harmonic

developmentandfingeringtechnique).

Program:Iwillstructurethedayinawaythatcreatesacomfortableatmospherefor

talkingandnetworking.Thedifferentactivitieswillenablestimulatingdiscussions

aboutthetreatedsubjects.Afterabriefwelcome,theopeningactisgoingtobethefirst

performanceoftheday.IamsuggestingstartingwithplayingaBaroquepiece,probably

onebyGeorgPhillipTelemann,becauseheisarguablythemostimportantBaroque

composeroftheinstrument.Thesecondactivityofmyeventwillconsistofpractical

workshopsforeitherintroducingtherecordertobeginnersordiscussingrecorder

issueswithmoreadvancedplayers.

Theworkshoprequiresanumberofrecorders,whichwillbeprovidedbyme.Further

informationaboutthatcanbefoundinthefinancechapterofthisessay.Thefirstlecture

ofthedayisplacedafterthelunchbreakandisgivenbyCarolineJonesandme.The

BaroqueandRenaissancehistoryoftherecorderisarequirementfordiscussingdetails

afterwards.Thesecondperformanceofthedaybuildsabridgebetweenthetwolectures

aboutthehistoryoftherecorder:CarolineJonesplaysasonatinaofthe1940sor50s,

probablyapiecewrittenbyeitherL.BerkeleyorF.Reizenstein.

ThehighlightofmyprogramisthelectureofProf.Huntgeburthabouttheartofrecorder

making.Thiscraftisaveryfineandextremelydifficultactivity.Thisworkshopwillalso

beimportanttounderlinethefactthattherecorderisnotassimpleasmanypeople

mightthink,whenitcomestothephysicalaspectsofsoundcreation.

AfterthisexcitingcontributionofProf.Huntegeburth,CarolineJonesandmecomplete

thehistoricalinformationabouttherecorderwiththelectureon20thand21stcentury

music.Iwillprovideahand-outwiththemostimportantpointsofinformationofthe

threedifferentlectures.SylviaHinzwillsupportthefinallecturewiththelast

performanceconsistingofapieceofcontemporaryrecordermusic.Finally,Iamgoingto

leadaQ&Asession.Thisisveryimportanttomeinordertogetfeedbackontheday’s

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program.Anysuggestionsforimprovementaregoingtobeevaluatedandimplemented

inthefollowingevents.Moreoverthelastsessionenablesthestartofdiscussionsand

conversationsamongthemusicians.Afterfinishingtheevent,Iamplanningtojoinand

talkaboutmyownplansandactivitiesasarecorderplayer.Onceagain,Iamthinkingof

RuthGuy’snetworkinglectureinthiscaseandwouldonlyapproachgroupsofthreeor

moretonotinterruptaprivateconversation.Iwilltrytospeaktoasmanypeopleas

possible,sothatIexpandmynetworksignificantly.

Forstructuralpurposes,Isummarizedtheprogramofmyeventinthefollowingtable:

TIME HOST ACTIVITY

10:00 JanDreyer Addressofwelcome/Introduction,explanationoftheschedule

oftheday

10:30 Prof.

Huntgeburth

PerformanceI(Telemann)

11:00 SylviaHinz Workshop:Instrumentalintroductionoftherecorderforold

andyoung

12:00 LUNCHBREAK

13:30 Caroline

Jones&Jan

Dreyer

Lecture:ThehistoryoftherecorderI–Renaissanceand

Baroque

14:30 Caroline

Jones

PerformanceII(sonatinaof1940s/50s)

15:00 Prof.

Huntgeburth

Lecture:Thecraftofrecordermakingwithademonstrationof

themostimportantsteps

16:00 Caroline

Jones&Jan

Dreyer

Lecture:ThehistoryoftherecorderII–20thcentury,

contemporarymusicandtodaysimageoftherecorder

17:00 SylviaHinz PerformanceIII(contemporarymusic)

17:30 JanDreyer Conclusion:Feedbackandquestionsoftheparticipants

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Food:ThetutorofthismoduleMrNicholasPetersrecommendedinhislectures,thatit

isalwaysgoodtoprovidesomefoodandrefreshmentsfortheguestsoftheevent.Thisis

whatIamplanningtodoaswell.However,Iwillnothireacateringcompany,asthe

numberofparticipantsiswith60rather

small.InsteadIaskmyfriendstobringsome

foodalongwhenattendingtomyevent.This

supportsthecomfortableatmospherethatI

wanttocreate:Itismorepersonaltoshare

homemadefood.Itevenisapotential

conversationopener.Thiscanbeveryuseful

whenitcomestothenetworkingaspectofthe

day.

Iamalsosavingalotofmoney,comparedtotheuseofaprofessionalcateringcompany.

Cutleryandglasseswillbeprovidedbythelocationandthebuffetwillbeplacedinthe

entranceareaofthe‘Groove’.

Financialoverview:Thefollowingfinancialsummaryisaratherroughideathanafinal

calculation.Itrequiresfurtherandmorepreciseplanningtosetuparealistictable.

1)Sponsoring:ItisobviousthatIamnotabletopayforeverythingthatIwantto

includeintheevent.ThatiswhyIwillhavetoapplyforfinancialsupportinBerlin.The

administrationthatmanagesfinancialsupportforartsistheSenatsverwaltungfür

KulturundEuropa(SenateAdministrationforCultureandEurope).Theyaregiving

studentshipsandadministrativesupportofamusicalprojecttosomeofthepeoplewho

areapplyingforsupport.

ThesupportIamapplyingforisaso-called‘workingstudentship’forartistsand

performers.Mostoftheapplicantswhoweresupportedwitha‘workingstudentship’in

2017receivedanoverallsumof12.000Euros.Ithinkthattheexpenditureofmyevent

wouldbenotashighasthisamount(seetablebelow),howeverIcouldusethemoney

forfurtherplanning.Iftheoutcomeofmyeventissuccessfulandsatisfying,Iwouldlike

toorganizemorerecorder-basedmasterclasses,workshopsanddiscussions.Thisis

Groove–EntranceAreaandKitchen

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whatIwouldexplaintothedepartment.ThusIamassumingtoaskforanoverall

supportof12.000Eurosaswell.

2)Tickets:Regardingtheextensiveprogramoftheday,Iwillchargearound40Euros

perperson.Childrenbelowtheageof5(ifattending)arenotgoingtobechargedand

thereducedpricewithstudentdiscountisgoingtobe25Euros.Theexpectedrelation

betweensoldticketsofreducedandregularpricesis2to1,thatmeansthatIexpect

twiceasmuchyoungerparticipantsthangrownups.Givenanoverallnumberof60

payingparticipants,thecalculationofticketsaleswouldbeasfollowed:

40x25+20x40=1800

Theamountoftheincomethatisgoingtobegeneratedthroughthesaleofticketsis

around1800Euros.

3)Hiring:

- Location:Thepriceofhiringthe‘Groove’forawholedaycanbefoundonthe

websiteoftheschoolandislistedwith340Euros.HoweverIamsurethatIcantalk

tomyuncleinordertoreceiveadiscountfortheevent.IthinkIcouldconvincehim

toagreeonanamountof100Euros.Thiswouldnotincludethecleaningservicethat

Iamhiringaftertheevent,whichwouldcostmeanother100-150Euros.That

meansthatIwouldhavetoexpectanapproximatelyexpenditureof250Eurosfor

thelocation.

ListofgivenWorkingStudentships(Arbeitsstipendien)in2017,includingnameofreceiverandamountoffinancialsupport

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- Recorders:Assaidbefore,IwillhavetoaskmymusicschoolinBerlinforproviding

enoughinstrumentsfortheeventthatcanbeusedbytheparticipants.Arealistic

numberforthehiringis15-20recordersintotal.Theassumedcostfortherentalis

about250Euros.Thatmeans10Eurosperrecorderforthewholeday.Forgetting

theexactnumberoftherentalIwillhavetogetincontactwiththemusicschool

beforehand.

4)Guests:Theexpenditureforpayingtheguestlecturesissurelythehighestcostof

organisingtheevent.IdonotknowtheexactamountthatIwillhavetospendyet,

howeverIspoketomyrecorderteacherCarolineJonesaboutthegeneralchargefor

guestlecturesinrecorderworkshops.ThusIcangivearoughoverviewaboutthe

chargesofCarolineJones,SylviaHinzandProf.ChristophHuntgeburth:

- CarolineJones:

o Flight+Hotel300-400Euro

o WorkshopFee500Euro

o VariousExpenses100Euro

o Overall1000Euro

- SylviaHinz:

o WorkshopFee500-600Euro

o Discount200-300Euro(ifagreed)

o Overall500-600(forsafetyreasonscalculationwithoutdiscount)

- Prof.ChristophHuntgeburth:

o WorkshopFee800Euro

o Overall800Euro

o (AsIamnotasclosetohim,Iwillofferhimaverygoodpaymentfortheday

tomakesurethatheiswillingtocome)

5)Other:ThereareafewotherthingsthatIwouldhavetokeepinmindwhenIam

planningtheexpendituresofmyevent:

- IwouldhavetoprovideenoughcopiesofmusicthatSylivaHinzwantstouseinher

workshop.

- Itisimportanttohaveenoughmusicstands,sothattheplayersareabletoactually

playthemusic.

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- Assaidabove,Iwillkeepsomemoneyforadditionalfoodandrefreshments,if

needed.

- TherearegoingtobefurtherthingstoorganisethatIcannotthinkofatthisstageof

planning.

àTheapproximateamountofmoneyIwouldprovidefortheseissuesis150Euros.

Forhavinganoverallideaofthefinancialaspectsofmyevent,Iconcludedtheincome

andexpendituresinthetablebelow:

Conclusion:Themainreasonsthatmademethinkofplanningarecordereventare

mentionedandexplainedinmyessay:

- Bringambitiousrecorderplayers,composersandmusiciansofallagesand

backgroundstogether

- Discussingandplayingwithallparticipantsandsocializewiththeminorderto

enablefuturecollaborations

Item Amount(inEuros)

INCOME

Tickets 1.800

FinancialSupport 12.000

TotalIN 13.800

EXPENDITURE

SylviaHinz 600

CarolineJones 1.000

Prof.ChristophHungeburth 800

Location 250

Recorders 200

Other 150

TotalOUT 3.000

PROFIT 10.800

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- Changingtheimageoftherecorderfrombeinga‘childreninstrument’toan

acceptedinstrumentforseriousmusicmaking

HoweverthereismorethatIhopetoachievewithmyevent:Whencomparingthe

recorderworldofGermanyandEngland,itseemslikeEnglandismorecentralizedand

organised.ResponsibleforthatistheSRP,whichisthemainplacetogowhengettingin

contactwithotherplayers.Henceitiscomparativelyeasytonetworkandcollaboratein

England.Germanymissedtheopportunityofestablishingsuchanetwork.Itismuch

hardertogetanideaofwhatisgoingoninBerlinandGermanyinregardtotheexisting

recorderworld.Germanrecorderensemblesareactingmoreprivateandare

inaccessibleforotherinterestedplayers.Itisveryimportantforyoungplayerstohave

thepossibilityofplayingtogetherandattendingtoworkshops.UnfortunatelyIcannot

thinkofaplacetogoto,ifIwouldbeinterestedinsuchanevent.

Myrecorderdayshouldserveasastartingpointforcollectingapproachestosolvingthis

issue.IamsurethatmanyotherGermanplayersareawareoftheabsenceofa

comparableorganisationtotheSRPinGermany.Beingthefirstonewhoistryingthis

wouldbeahugehonourforme.IhopethatIwillfindsomesupportatmyeventinorder

tosucceedsettingthestartofaneweraintheGermanrecorderworld.

UsefulLinks/ListofReferences:

- Groove:http://www.trommeln-in-berlin.de/home/das-groove.html

- Prof.ChristophHuntgeburth:https://www.udk-berlin.de/universitaet/fakultaet-

musik/personen-nach-instrumentenstudiengaengen/detailseite-personen-

fm/person/show/christoph-huntgeburth/

- SenatsverwaltungfürKulturundEuropa:

https://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/foerderprogramme/foerderergebni

sse/musik/

- SylviaHinz:http://www.sylviahinz.com

- CarolineJones:https://www.srp.org.uk/recorder-orchestras/