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19.06.2013
SOMM veröffentlicht erstmals Jahrbuch der Musikinstrumentenbranche
Die Society Of Music Merchants e. V. – Spitzenverband der Musikinstrumenten- und Musikequipmentbranche – veröffentlicht erstmals umfangreiche Zahlen und Daten aus der MI-Branche, zusammengefasst im Jahrbuch der Musikinstrumenten- und Musikequipmentbranche 2011/2012. Das Nachschlagewerk ist ein Portrait der MI-Branche in Deutschland und gibt umfassend und präsize Auskunft über die Industrie als bedeutender Wirtschaftszweig der...
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09.04.2013
Musical instrument and music equipment industry on the way towards stability
The German musical instrument and music equipment industry registered a slight drop of 0.5 percent in total revenue in 2012. The turnover of musical instruments and supplies hence amounted to 919 million Euro*. These are the values provided by the umbrella organization of the musical instrument and music equipment industry – the Society Of Music Merchants e. V. – on Tuesday, at the world’s largest music fair in Frankfurt.
For the year 2012, the...
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08.04.2013
SOMM’s Music Making Atlas: Significant differences in music making frequency between northern and southern Germany
Which state is the most musical? Do Swabians prefer playing string or keyboard instruments? In which states do more men than women play an instrument? Who spends more on instruments: Saxons or Berliners? Answers to these and many more questions are available at a glance on the new Music Making Atlas of Germany 2012/2013. Published by the SOMM – Society Of Music Merchants e. V., this infographic will appear punctually to the Musikmesse in...
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21.12.2012
Heilige Nacht, stille Nacht: Weihnachtszeit ist Zeit für das gemeinsame Musizieren – wie lange noch?
Süßer die Glocken nie klingen: Weihnachten wäre nicht Weihnachten ohne die Musik. In Kirchen finden Konzerte statt, am Advent findet die Familie zur Hausmusik zusammen und spätestens unterm Christbaum wird gesungen. Musik erhellt die dunkle Jahresendzeit, das ist gute Tradition, und gerade selbstgemachte Musik trägt entscheidend zur Besinnlichkeit bei. „Vor allem für Kinder ist gemeinsames Musizieren ungemein wichtig, um Weihnachten tatsächlich...
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11.12.2012
The ideal Christmas gift: nearly a third of the Germans would like a musical instrument
The same stress every year: Christmas approaches, but no longer all gifts have been bought for the dear ones. A problem that would be at least relieved if more musical instruments would again start to be given. Instruments are no extravagance, but rather very affordable. However, this does not correspond to the general opinion: although many Germans would like to play an instrument, the wish is often not fulfilled because some calculate the...
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