1 - Advising music schools and towns 
This department has both administrative and educational competencies. Its attributions range from educational advice for the schools to the administrative follow-up of the trainee’s grant applications for early musical learning, musical training, instrumental disciplines and singing. Since autumn 1993/1994, the schools also have help for the collective practice classes like chamber music and orchestra classes.

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2 - Training programm
Twelve hundred music school teachers have the benefit of the training sessions organised by the CDMC. A Department Training Plan, made up of thematic sessions is offered them each year in order to allow them to broaden their musical knowledge and experiences. This program is completed with long training cycles for conducting – conducting of wind sections with percussion, instrumental ensembles or concert-bands, as well as for certain preparations for the State Music Teacher Diploma.

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3 - Human resources
The CDMC is in charge of the career of about 600 music school teachers of the Haut-Rhin, becoming for this reason the first cultural employer of the Département and thus allowing them a free access to continuous education. Within this scope, it liases with the associative or municipal music schools as well as with all other institutional partners in the field of personnel management (Social Security, pension funds,…).

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4 - Special events
Within the scope of large-scale educational projects, the CDMC organises or supports concerts, master-classes,… It also carries out various actions aiming to promote both the instrumental disciplines and the musicians themselves, in particular by putting forward young talents. So it started 1995 a cycle of biennial international contests entitled “Prestige des Cuivres “(Prestige of the Brass Instruments). The first edition was devoted to the trumpet, the second one to the tuba, and the next ones  will be to the trombone and to the horn.
Finally, hundreds of concerts are organised in partnership with local associations, especially in retirement homes.

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5 - Music Information Centre
As a continuation of its other activities, the CDMC wanted to give the trainees, teachers, musicians and conductors a structured information tool, which would fit their needs. This Musical Information Centre hinges on two main axes : the musical education and the repertoire for wind orchestras. All types of documents are available : from encyclopaedias to CD-ROMs, with periodicals, monographs, but mainly scores and audio recordings. The computer based catalogue allows an easy use of these collections, offering the musicians fast and efficient research tools.

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6 - The future
Since the associative world is in a perpetual change, the CDMC continuously carries out prospective studies. Various commissions think, suggest directions and actions that will be in charge of ensuring the future of the musical movements.

Your contacts. :
Philippe PFISTERER : Director
Astride JUND : Training-Spreading Department
Serge BUBISUTTI : Music Information Centre