22/ Bonus post: There was a very nice poster by a student from Berlin on a project that organizes zero emission concerts with unused pianos in bars, cafes and restaurants. I loved the idea of reactivating the instruments for improvisations which would play with malfunctioning keys and the sound of strings out of tune. #MusicAndClimateChange

21/ It was a great conference and I am sorry that I have not yet mentioned all of the papers and poster presentations. I hope that my personal, quite random selection here is just enough to give you an impression of this event. I met lovely people here and I am looking forward to meet everybody again, maybe in Saarbrücken (GfM) or somewhere elsewhere in the near future. Good journey! #MusicAndClimateChange

20/ Back to the initial question: "Is musicology part of the problem or part of the solution?" One could ask how musicology can contribute anything at all. Wise observations would not help the planet right away. But observing the problem, I believe, is crucial as preparation before taking action. Then it becomes obvious what you can actually contribute. And, as a general responsibility of science, share your observations with other people to induce action. #MusicAndClimateChange

19/ Together with @LisaRosendahl (Bonn), it was my pleasure to talk about the toolkit proposed by the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition and its applicability on (digital) musicological practice. https://sas-dhrh.github.io/dhcc-toolkit/ #MusicAndClimateChange #GreeningDH #DHCC

18/ It was highly interesting to learn from Barbara Dobretsberger (Salzburg) about the communication strategies of universities concerning their position towards sustainability and taken measures. The clear tendency towards avoidance indicates a large herd of black sheep. Irritating, because no institution has ever suffered from sustainability measures - more in the contrary. #MusicAndClimateChange

17/ Rebecca Armstrong (Dublin) gave an enlightening talk about eco-literate music education and cultural heritage practice, pointing out the globally unjust situation. Modifying curricula towards active participation could be a key to solution. #MusicAndClimateChange

16/ This morning, Anne Fritzen, Stefanie Dzjubak and Laura Haselier (Weimar), presented an analysis of professionally produced children music on the ecocrisis. Some of them follow very questionable narratives. Further, it will be difficult to measure the actual impact of the songs. Can children learn sustainable behavior from music? And my question: To what degree is ecomusic for children actual greenwashing for parents? #MusicAndClimateChange

15/ No musicological conference without a concert! 🎶 Yesterday evening we had the pleasure to listen to five contemporary compositions for flute quartet, piano and electroacoustics. The very short excerpt is from a piece by Andreas Zurbriggen called "Gletscherrequiem" (2016). #MusicAndClimateChange

@stefanmuelller Thank you! This makes an important point. Climate change has a lot to do with silence and unheard signals ... we were just talking about that! https://fedihum.org/@toroe/111075606779280235 #MusicAndClimateChange

14/ Sarah Cassie Provost (Jacksonville) reminded the audience of the great experimental movie "Koyaanisqatsi" (Life Out of Balance, 1982), with minimal music by Philipp Glass, invoking the imagination of unstoppable processes. Decades later, "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006) soundtracks climate change events silently, without any music at all, creating much inquietude. Meanwhile, in Berlin: https://climatejustice.social/@stefanmuelller/111075193834381323 #MusicAndClimateChange