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Popakademie support program "Pop macht Schule" application starts now
16. December 2022
School classes from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region can apply for "Pop macht Schule" until January 15th 2023. For two days, lecturers and students from the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg visit selected schools and teach in exciting workshops how to sing, write lyrics, play instruments and manage bands. Previous musical knowledge is not required.
The 18th Popakademie Baden-Württemberg school tour will start in March 2023. The project introduces students from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region to pop music at an early age. Students are given the opportunity to found their own band or manage school bands. In addition to drums, electric guitar, electric bass and keyboard, students can also try out world music instruments: Bağlama, Oud, Kanun and Darbuka. "By collaborating with BASF in the 'Pop macht Schule' project, we can offer students in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region a special opportunity to engage creatively with pop music," says Prof. Udo Dahmen, artistic director and managing director of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg.The competition is open to secondary schools, vocational schools, comprehensive schools, community schools, special needs schools and vocational schools from the seventh grade upwards in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. The students form bands, write lyrics, develop their own songs or become band managers. There are no costs for the schools. The aim of the project, which was initiated together with BASF SE, is to sharpen the young people's sense of a creative approach to pop music at an early age. Making music together also promotes the social skills of the participants. At the big final concert on May 5, 2023, at BASF's Feierabendhaus, all participating students will experience what it feels like to breathe stage air in front of a large audience. As a musical highlight of the final concert, one of the Pop Academy's graduates who is known throughout Germany will also perform.Online application: www.popakademie.de/projekte/popmachtschuleThe project was awarded the Baden-Württemberg State Teaching Prize in 2009. In 2010, the School of Rock was honored as a Landmark in the "Land of Ideas". The main sponsor BASF SE received the AKS Award from the Working Group for Cultural Sponsorship for its support. Due to its integrative effect, the project was included in the German government's integration plan. Main sponsor: 
Other partners are the cities of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen and Mannheim.