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70% of professional musicians are not only artistically active. Their average monthly net income is 2,660 euros, with significant differences depending on the type of employment and gender.

A total of 30 % of the pupils in the two highest grades take music as a subject. The majority of them study in courses with a basic level.

Instrumental and orchestral music, music teaching and musicology are the most popular subjects. In total, the degree programmes for music professions have more than 33,000 enrolments.

In 2021, there were more than 15,000 choirs and instrumental groups in the Catholic Church. Of its 326,000 members, most sing in an adult church choir.

Against the background of the war in Ukraine, Michael Custodis reflects on the political content and politicisation of music.

Holger Noltze discusses how the availability of musical art on the internet is changing the modes of aesthetic perception and argues for a curation of digital offerings.

IAMIC, an international network of music information centres, has existed since 1986. John Davis, former IAMIC Vice President, gives an overview of the development and goals of the organisation.

What challenges does IAMIC face today? And what are the expectations for the conference in Bonn? IAMIC president Diana Marsh and Stephan Schulmeistrat in an interview with ‘neue musikzeitung’.