Music journalism

Music journalism is a form of cultural journalism, which specializes in music. It shall be held in various media, the mass media ( print, radio, television and internet ), but is also reflected in book or CD - down publications.

Molding

For music journalism include:

  • The announcement of live concerts, musical competitions, opera performances and CD / DVD Releases
  • Interviews with artists ( soloists, conductors, band members, notable directors ), concert promoters and directors, musicologists and sometimes presenters of a consignment
  • In-depth music reviews or reviews of premiere performances, concerts, festivals and CD-/DVD-Neuerscheinungen
  • Notification and classification of news from the management level of important opera houses in the country (Director exchange, theater closure ), cultural policy and its (potential) impact on the musical life
  • Obituaries of recently deceased famous artists in the music industry
  • The description of new (and old ) musical styles, their most important representatives and their environment
  • Reports on current aesthetic discussions and developments in music management and music market
  • Comprehensive biographies of artists and music styles in book form

Musikjournalimus is always dependent on the medium, which published the article or articles. Weights of recommended or insignificant concerts are mostly determined by the profile of the media: Local media report on events in the region, through regional focus mostly on the main cultural sites of metropolitan areas. (An exception is Bayreuth is the regularly occurring Richard -Wagner- Festspiele ). The usual also in journalism forms such report, commentary, interview, etc. are used. In the radio or television is also used direct statements of concert-goers.

It is usual to specialize in different categories, such as Classical or Pop Culture Radio for radio format. Especially in the field of print media, the fields of musicology and music journalism often overlap.

Training

Even if the professional journalist is not protected, a music or musicology studies in combination with professional practice are common.

At the University of Music Karlsruhe there is a Bachelor 's and Master's Degree in Music journalism for radio and multimedia. Courses in the field of journalism for radio and TV combined with a practical broadcasting. Since autumn 2010, a bachelor's degree program " Culture Media Technology" (KMT ) is also in cooperation with the University of Karlsruhe - Technology and Economics offered. Also, the University of Music and Theatre in Munich offers for a few years to a postgraduate course music journalism with a focus on multimedia, radio and TV. And in Hanover University of Music and Theatre in Hanover can study music journalism with a focus on music journalism / PR, Strategic Management.

The University of Dortmund offers since the winter semester 2010/2011 to a new degree program. The cooperation of the Institute for Music and Music Science and the Institute of Journalism wants to train "interpreter for classical music."

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