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Definition of Terms
S U S T A I N I N G A N D E N H A N C I N G M U S I C A L D I V E R S I T Y – THIS IMPLIES
CONTINUITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN ENABLING ARTISTS
TO PRACTICE THEIR DIVERSE MUSICAL EXPRESSIONS, BOTH
EXISTING AND FURTHER FLOURISHING AND EVOLVING.
NATIONAL INSTITUTION
Local
- Agencies whose scope of jurisdiction covers a limited
geographic and political area, such as a province,
municipality, village/barangay.
N a t i o n a l - Agencies whose scope of jurisdiction and sphere of
influence and operation cover the entire country.
I N T E R N A T I O N A L I N S T I T U T I O N S – ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE SCOPE OF
MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION COVERS MORE THAN ONE
NATION-STATE.
Endowment
- Organizations whose mandate is limited to support
(financial) of projects and initiatives within its geographic
area of coverage.
E x e c u t i o n - Organizations whose mandate is the initiation and
implementation of projects and activities.
Sectors
Corporate Institutions
- Profit-oriented agencies and
institutions.
Government Institution
- Institutions and agencies that are run
and managed by local or national government.
Government Institution – Endowment
Government Institution - Execution
N o n - G o v t a n d N o n - P r o f i t A g e n c i e s – Foundations and independent
organizations that are committed to specific social and cultural
interests.
Non-Govt and Non-Profit Agencies - Endowment
Non-Govt and Non-Profit Agencies - Execution
Subsectors
A r e a I n t e r e s t G r o u p O r g a n i z a t i o n s – Organizations whose
membership
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belong to a particular specialized activity or field; e.g. music
education, composition, choral music, youth music organization, etc.
A r t s a n d C u l t u r e F o u n d a t i o n s – Foundations, whether public or
private,
whose mandate is to promote the interests of the arts and
culture.
C u l t u r a l C e n t e r s – organizations and centers that promote, assist,
accommodate and implement cultural and artistic activities,
thru use of infrastructure and other resources.
C u l t u r a l M i n i s t r y a n d E q u i v a l e n t – government agency that is
charged
to oversee the cultural affairs of a particular country or
political state.
C u l t u r a l O r g a n i z a t i o n s – organizations that deal with the arts and
culture promotion, protection and safeguarding.
G o v e r n m e n t M e d i a – Radio and television broadcast institution run
and
operated by government.
I n t e r n e t - Electronic information network.
L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t U n i t s – political governing bodies that are smaller
than
the national government; e.g. provincial, municipal, village
governments.
Mass Media
- Facilities and tools for communication and
information
dissemination – radio, television, movie – to the general
public.
M o v i e I n d u s t r y – profit ventures in the field of cinema.
M u s i c i a n s ’ O r g a n i z a t i o n s – organizations whose membership covers
the
different areas in the music profession – performance, composition, education, research. (Most of the time, musicians’
organizations are confined to performers and/or performers
and composers.) This may be differentiated from “area
interest organizations”.
N a t i o n a l C o n c e r t B u r e a u – government agency that takes care of
the
musical life of the citizens of a nation-state, thru concerts
and other types of performance activities.
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N a t i o n a l E n d o w m e n t A g e n c i e s – government agency that is directly
involved in assisting artistic and cultural activities thru
grants and similar awards.
N a t i o n a l M u s i c C o u n c i l – government or non-government councils
that
are directly concerned with the musical life of a nation-state.
Most national music councils have been established in the
1950’s with the establishment of the IMC by UNESCO as an
umbrella organization for the musical activities of
R e c o r d i n g I n d u s t r y – profit-oriented endeavors in the field of
recording
and marketing.
T h e a t e r s a n d C o n c e r t V e n u e s – infrastructure-related organizations
that
provide space for public performance.
T o u r i s m O f f i c e – office, national or local, that is mandated to promote
a country to visitors, for the purpose of economic and/or
political gains.
M E M B E R S H I P – refers to the membership of the organization
L e a d e r s h i p – refers to the types of individuals (their professional
backgrounds) that comprise the leadership.
Foreign
- outsiders, either non-citizen or non-member of a cultural
community involved in the institution or production and
activities, programs.
Local
- insiders, citizens or members of a cultural community
involved in the institution or production, programs and
activities.
Artists
- personnel trained in the arts and art practitioners;
distinction can also be made between music artists and nonmusic artists; or experts or non-experts in a particular
musical area (e.g. folk music, pop music, etc.)
N o n - A r t i s t s – cultural bureaucrats, with little or no direct knowledge
of music and the arts; government appointees.
A r t i s t s / C o m p e n s a t i o n – refers to information on how artists
representing different categories of artistic production
benefit from their participation or membership in the
organization and its management and activities, in terms of
billing, compensation, and other forms of reward or
recognition.
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Equal
- receive equal billing, compensation, and other promotional
or professional benefits in programs of music production.
U n e q u a l - opposite of the above
P o l a r i z e d - treated insignificantly; given secondary role in cultural
productions; e.g. entertainment parts
How?
- This may refer to Membership, Leadership and/or
Artists/Compensation
F u n d i n g P a r t n e r s – refers to other organizations or agencies in the
national government, private sector, and international
community, that the institution may be part of and/or
related with, or draws resources in the form of collaboration,
partnership or sponsorship.
FORMS OF DIVERSITY
E x p r e s s i v e T r a d i t i o n s – refers to forms of expressive practices that
are traditionally imbedded in the social and cultural life of
communities that include extra-musical elements and
properties that provide cultural uniqueness and distinction to
particular practices.
M u s i c a l R e p e r t o i r e s – refers to genres and categories of musical
performance that may include dance and theater in the
context of integrated forms.
Environment
- the physical surrounding and venue for music
production covering both traditional and non-traditional
spaces.
Strategies
- refers to the different types of activities in achieving
the goals and objectives of the organization in the field of
music production; e.g. concerts, festivals, workshops, etc.
P a r t i c i p a t i o n – refers to the diversity of the participating artists,
groups or nations in programs and projects in music
production.
POLICY
- refers to general thrust and vision of an institution or to a
general perspective in the field of culture and the arts that
relates to diversity and/or music production.
M I S S I O N / O B J E C T I V E S – refers to targeted goals in relation to the
Policy with specific plans of action.
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Affirmative
A c t i o n o n D i v e r s i t y – refers to a policy and
mission/objectives that deal directly with musical diversity –
its sustenance and enhancement, either as an end or as
means. Programs and events that are specially conceived
according to the parameters of musical diversity.
E m p o w e r m e n t – refers to the uplift of individuals, communities, and
nations in terms of social, political, and economic status and
capability in controlling individual destinies and external
negotiations.
S a f e g u a r d i n g T r a d i t i o n - refers to one’s cultural heritage, identity,
and way of life that provides distinction and self-respect to
individuals, communities and nations.
U n d e r s t a n d i n g / P e a c e – refers to the long-range goal of achieving
understanding among individuals, communities and nations,
as well as the formation of cultural, political and economic
alliances.
N.B. The areas under Policy and Objectives could all be
interrelated in terms of ends and means.
P r o b l e m s – refers to difficulties, constraints, and limitations that inhibit
the dynamic pursuit of the mission and objectives.
A C T V I T I E S Programs, projects, actions and events in the directly effect
music production, as well as support for and conservation of
music production.
M u s i c P r o d u c t i o n – actual generation and realization of music and
musical objects.
P e r f o r m a n c e – Forms of live music-making and events, such as
concerts and festivals, rites and other events, as well as
different forms of experiencing and sharing music.
C r e a t i v e W o r k – new works or compositions where elements,
techniques, and musical ideas from different sources are
exchanged and realized; e.g. composers’ festivals or interarts performances, fora and meetings.
R e c o r d i n g - the production of recorded sound materials such as tapes,
discs and other audio-visual and electronic formats.
P u b l i c a t i o n – refers to written or printed materials (including
electronically transmitted), such as scores and manuscripts,
as well as secondary musical materials such as books,
periodicals, and other educational and communications
materials.
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Support
- refers to various types of assistance to artists,
organizations, programs and projects to enable, encourage
and empower the recipients to undertake activities in music
production.
T r a i n i n g - forms of enhancing and developing skills and knowledge
of practitioners and consumers of music, either through
formal education or non-formal, short-term programs and
activities. This includes outreach projects that share music
production and musical expertise with others from outside
cultures and environments.
O p p o r t u n i t i e s / G r a n t s - Forms of financial and material assistance
and/or incentives, patronage, collaboration, partnership, and
help in the promotion and marketing of music production;
protection of intellectual property rights.
P h y s i c a l I n f r a s t r u c t u r e – the provision of appropriate venues,
spaces and facilities for music production.
F o r m s o f R e c o g n i t i o n – awards, competitions, and other forms of
moral and artistic incentives to deserving practitioners,
institutions and communities involved in music production.
C o n s e r v a t i o n – the sustenance and enhancement of traditions in music
production existing in localities, communities and nationstates.
R e s e a r c h – Activities related to discovery and acquisition of knowledge,
appreciation and understanding of traditional music
productions.
H e r i t a g e C o n s e r v a t i o n – Strategies in conserving knowledge in music
production, such as sound archives, library, virtual music
museums, and activities such as conferences and symposia,
schools for living traditions, establishment and organizing of
countryside performing groups, and other forms of
safeguarding existing practices in music production as
intangible cultural heritage.
I n s t r u m e n t s S k i l l s T r a n s f e r – deals directly with instrument-making
and the application or non-application of traditional
technology in their manufacture.
Supplementary Definitions
Types/Classifications
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I n d i g e n o u s – so-called ethnic music, or traditional musical practices,
repertoires that are culturally distinctive
P o p – music derived from western pop culture, characterized by its
entertainment value for the youth sector and usually
disseminated through mass media
C l a s s i c a l N o n - W e s t e r n – musical practices and repertoires derived
from court or temple traditions in non-western cultures; e.g.
Indian classical music, Persian radif , etc.
P o p u l a r – musics that are known and practiced by majority of
population, such as music for weddings, cinema, ordinary
entertainment, love songs, etc.
C l a s s i c a l – W e s t e r n – music produced according to western theory
and practice, covering the different musical style in western
musical culture
N o n - W e s t e r n C l a s s i c a l – formal musical traditions and repertoires
from non-western cultures, such as court music, temple
music
F o l k – music from the countryside, mostly syncretic in nature, band,
rondalla, etc.
C o n t e m p o r a r y – innovative musical production, whether western-based
or non-western-based.
O t h e r s – regional genres (e.g. Ladino music) or instrument-related
musics (Pan music, Rondalla), musics in the streets,
different types of vocal expressions, church bell music,
children’s games, nature sounds, etc.
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