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Open Space Sessions Conference 2009
As part of our conference this year, held at Leeds College of Music, we held an Open Space session. This was facilitated by Miles Harrison who led a fresh and dynamic forum to raise issues, questions, debates and solutions to shared challenges. This was a 'market place for ideas', aiming to recreate the rich potential of the coffee break to stimulate creative conversation.
The outcomes of these discussions are available below:
Affordable rehearsal space in London
Attracting more instrumental groups to MM events
Attracting teenagers to choral societies
Attracting younger audiences
Dealing with difficult managers
Encouraging men to join choirs and committees
Encouraging people to be positive
Engaging with the Cultural Olympiad
How Making Music can help with a youth agenda
How to encourage men to join
How we can use technology
Improving and mentoring young conductors
Improving MD-committee relationships
Improving the repertoire planning process
Incentivising committee volunteering
Influences on funding and membership
'New Age' bands
Promoting groups to local authorities
Setting up a Friends scheme
Setting up a one day music festival from scratch
Starting a children's choir
Starting from the positive
Using social networking sites
Using technology for publicity purposes
Welcoming new members into groups
Content last updated:
17 September 2009
