AEC Pop and Jazz Platform 2024

• Music introduction
• Welcome words:
  • ● Claus Skjold Larsen (Principal SDMK)
    ● Jakob Engel-Schmidt (Danish Minister of Culture) (video)
    ● Keld Hosbond (AEC Council)
    ● Stefan Gies (AEC Office)
    ● Jere Laukkanen (PJP WG)

Karen Vincent is working as Director at Warner Music and has been in the music industry for over twenty years in various functions within A&R, PR and marketing. She has a Master’s degree in Modern Culture and Cultural Communication and an MBA in Administration and Management. She is co-founder of the community SheCanPlay, which aims to change the gender balance in Danish music. She is also on the board of Johan Borup’s College and Promus. Karen Vincent has been appointed member of the board of directors at Syddansk Musikkonservatorium (SDMK) – Danish National Academy of Music.

Topic-specific working groups have a long tradition in AEC, and PJP is just one of many of them. An AEC working group gives the respective community the opportunity to exchange ideas with partners at European level, to share good practice and to network. Within the structures of the AEC, these topic-specific working groups also function as a kind of expert group, without whose advisory support AEC leaders would not be able to fulfil their tasks.

In this session, committed members of the Folk, Traditional, World and Global music community will present together with members of the AEC Council and representatives of the AEC Office the status of their efforts to establish a new AEC Working Group on this topic, equal to and independent of, but working in concert with, other topic-specific AEC Working Groups, and to discuss it with the participants of the PJP meeting. and discuss it with the participants of the PJP meeting.

with Stefan Gies (facilitator), Mario Carrillo, Keld Hosbond, Unni Løvlid, Finn Schumacker,  David-Emil Wickström, and others

LISTEN UP! Unleashing the power of listening – Thommy Andersson

By examining what a group of musicians can do together by listening, it creates a sense of wonder about what we can do as a group when we’re pushing the limits, trying to let go of our expectations and experiences.

The word `listen` contains the same letters as the word `silent`. What can we do together to be more aware of HOW we listen?

If it is so natural to listen – how come it is so hard for many of us?

Listening to each other directs us to wondering, understanding and questioning, which can lead to further development of creative output and less distraction.

Are we able to re-tune into the flow of listening and remember each other to rely on our feelings and intuition to be able to push the limits to respond appropriate in a given context?

In this key note musician, composer and educator Thommy Andersson gives a hands on demonstration of some of his key principles when it comes to listening and argues that this approach is applicable to almost any setting or role in the life of a musician.

Can we somehow expand our listening horizon?

Thommy Andersson is a versatile freelance musician, composer, and educator that deftly explores the intersections of diverse musical cultures in his artistic endeavors. With a career spanning decades, his musical journey is a continuous exploration, blending various traditions and working methods to create a hybrid sound that defies conventional categorization. https://www.thommy.dk/

Music introduction

• Christina Holm Dahl (SDMK – Viceprincipal)
• Finn Schumacker (AEC Office)
• Closing Remarks (PJP WG)
• Announcement of the PJP Platform meeting 2025

Coming Together in Singing. Vocal Leadership and Folk Singing
Lene Høst Mees (singer/performer/composer/teacher, Odense – Denmark)

South Indian Music: a Inner Revolution

Raphaëlle Brochet (singer/performer/composer/teacher, Paris – France)

Chromatic Sol Fa as an Ear Training Tool for Vocal Improvisation in Modal Jazz

Clare Wheeler (Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London – UK)

Innovation and Tradition: Exploring New Fields of Vocal Jazz, a study of European influences

Barbara Wiernik (Royal Conservatoire Antwerp KCA, Royal Conservatoire Brussels KCB & Vrije

Universiteit Brussel VUB – Belgium)

Voice Training Music: Modern perspectives of foundational traditions and Preparatory Repertoire in Vocal Pedagogy

Stefano Lenzi (free lance singer/pianist/teacher, Rome – Italy)