"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 Juri de Marco has tapped into the spirit of the times. According to a study by German information and documentation body the Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum, more and more people in Germany are taking up music and singing on an amateur level even without formal lessons."
Juri de Marco leads spontaneous group singing and music-making by cueing participants with hand gestures while playing a pocket trumpet, enabling shared sound without sheet music. Community music emphasizes equal footing, social interaction among different ages and cultures, and values participation over strict fidelity to scores. Amateur music participation in Germany rose by two million to 16.3 million people, with almost half of children up to 15 years making music. Classical presenters are creating special programs and new concert formats to spark curiosity among young or unfamiliar audiences. Experiential performances that move, surprise, or inspire wonder—such as orchestras performing from memory—are resonating.
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