Global Compact on Music Education
The MEP Group has set up an international Expert Group that started its work in May 2020 and is tasked with drafting a statement on universally shared, applicable and proven principles of music education. Starting with the assumption that music is a universal part of being human and music-making takes place in all countries around the world, this agreement will take the form of a global compact to which all interested organizations can become signatories. In consultation with MEP Group Members and the wider field, the Expert Group will lead the development of the Global Compact as a values-based reference tool for advancing music education globally.
Members / Phase I
Emily Achieng Akuno, President, International Society for Music Education, Kenya
Adriana Didier Rodrigues, President, Latin American Forum for Music Education
Eric Favaro, Chair, Canada Coalition for Music Education
Rachel Glodo, Program Specialist, Yale School of Music, US
Marja-Leena Juntunen, Professor, Sibelius Academy, Finland
Richard Letts, Director, The Music Trust, Australia
Morag MacDonald, Manager, Youth Music Initiative, Creative Scotland
Marcus Medeiros, President, Brazilian Association for Music Education
Danhong Yu, Professor, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China
Hiromichi Mito, Professor, Meijii Gakuin University, Japan
Tan Sooi Beng, Professor, School of the Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Alla Toropova, President, Russian Society for Music Education
Yukiko Tsubonou, Director, Institute for Creativity in Music Education, Japan
Bridget Whyte, Chief Executive, Music Mark, England
Michael Yaffe, Associate Dean, Yale School of Music, US
Erica Eyrich, Director, Arts Investment Forum, Germany
Members / Phase II
Gary McPherson, Australia
Richard Letts, Australia
Ian Cross, England
David Elliot, US
Eckhart Altenmüller, Germany
Bindu Subramaniam, India
Nasim Niknafs, Iran / Canada
Alexis Kallio, Finland/Australia
Huib Schippers, Netherlands
Bridget Whyte, UK
Patricia Campbell, US
Patricia Opondo, South Africa
Mary Luehrsen, US
María Olga Piñeros, Columbia
Alla Toropova, Russia
Eric Favaro, Canada
Rachel Glodo, US
Stefan Gies, Belgium
Graham Welch, UK
Manuela Encarnacao, Portugal
Jose Luis Arostegui, Spain
Timeline 2021/2 / Phase II
Drafting Session June - August
Membership and expert group consultations August - November
Launch in 2022