"When Juri de Marco lifts his hand and plays a note on his small pocket trumpet, people start singing and making music in concert halls and on the street. There's no sheet music necessary; following his hand gestures allow people find their way to a shared sound that's all their own. What de Marco makes is known as community music."
""In high-classical music culture, it's all about perfection, interpretation and fidelity to the score," de Marco tells DW. For him, community music means "making music on an equal footing," where the social interaction between people of different ages and cultures plays as important a role as the music itself. Music-making on the rise in Germany De Marco has tapped into the zeitgeist."
Juri de Marco leads participatory community music by cueing singers and musicians with hand gestures and a pocket trumpet, eliminating the need for sheet music. Community music emphasizes making music on an equal footing and values social interaction across ages and cultures as much as the musical outcome. Amateur music-making in Germany has risen by 2 million over four years to 16.3 million participants, with nearly half of children up to 15 engaged in music. Early musical exposure helps cultivate future audiences, and classical presenters are creating programs and formats to reach and inspire young listeners.
Read at www.dw.com
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