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Hans Hoegh-Guldberg

Hans Hoegh-Guldberg

Hans founded his own consulting firm, Economic Strategies Pty Ltd, in 1984, following 25 years with larger organisations. He specialised from the outset in applied cultural economics — one of his first major projects was The Australian Music Industry for the Music Board of the Australia Council (published in 1987), which also marks his first connection with Richard Letts who was the Director of the Music Board in the mid-1980s. Hans first assisted the Music Council of Australia in 2000 and between 2006 and 2008 proposed and developed the Knowledge Base, returning in an active capacity as its editor in 2011. In November 2013 the Knowledge Base was transferred to The Music Trust, with MCA's full cooperation. Between 2000 and 2010 Hans also authored or co-authored several major domestic and international climate change projects, using scenario planning techniques to develop alternative long-term futures. He has for several years been exploring the similarities between the economics of cultural and ecological change, and their continued lack of political clout which is to a large extent due to conventional GDP data being unable to measure the true value of our cultural and environmental capital. This was announced as a major scenario-planning project for The Music Trust in March 2014 (articles of particular relevance to the project are marked *, below).

Copyright Collection Societies Serving the Music Sector

Introducing the Societies APRA|AMCOS/a> PPCA Wider Role of Societies Statistics APRA|AMCOS Revenue Trends Payments to Authors and Publishers Location of Members Age and Gender of APRA Members Long-term distributions, PPCA Author References Introducing the Societies The three societies that serve

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Australian Music Content on Commercial Radio

The Source The Australian Music Code of Practice Content Returns The Data Number of Stations Australian Music Content Compliance with the Code New Australian Music Summary Author References The Source The objectives of AMPCOM, the Australian Music Performance Committee are,

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Genres of New Australian Music Recordings

Source Data Trends Final Remarks Author References Source Data Since at least 2000-01, the Australian Music Performance Committee (AMPCOM) has compiled an annual table of new recordings by genre, and a comparison of these recordings with total new releases in

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Music Courses in Tertiary Institutions

The Music Programs of the Tertiary Institutions New South Wales The Australian International Conservatorium of Music Australian Institute of Music Macquarie University Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Southern Cross University Sydney Conservatorium of Music University of New England University of New

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Music Composition, Distribution and Publishing

Preamble This article describes one of nine areas listed in Overview of Music Statistics: ABS, outlining the contribution of the Australian Bureau of Statistics to knowledge of the music sector. Statistics This heading in Arts and Culture in Australia, 2011

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The Australian Recording Industry

Global Background Australia Wholesale Sales Industry Issues Raised by ARIA Legislative Change The Blank Media Levy Myth versus Reality of File Sharing Impact of Internet File-Sharing and CD Burning The Internet American and Australian Usage Surveys Internet Growth in Australia

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Technology and the Recorded Music Industry

Introduction A Brief History How It Began 20th Century to 1930s 1940 to 1990 The World Wide Web and MP3 File Sharing Physical and Digital Sales Trends How the Industry Is Changing The Tide Has Probably Turned Diversification A Survey

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Secondary School Music Teaching – an Overview

Introduction Availability of Classroom Music Teachers’ Qualifications and Demographics Prior and Current Musical Activities Teaching and Training Experience Teacher Confidence and Related Perceptions Areas Needing Improvement Final Comments Author References Introduction This article presents a statistical analysis of secondary school

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Primary School Music Teaching

Introduction Classroom Music in Minority of Schools Teachers’ Gender and Age Teacher Qualifications Prior Exposure to Music Musical Performers Teacher Confidence Challenges Meeting the Demands of Teaching Conclusions Author References Introduction This article presents a statistical analysis of primary school

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Major Research into School Music Education

Developing the Project Issues Arising from the Research Primary Schools Secondary Schools Quality of Surveys Feedback from the Surveys Primary School Survey Secondary School Survey Next Steps Author References Developing the Project Irina Petrova gained her Master of Music Education

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Public Funding of Music in Australia

Overview of Government Cultural Funding What is Included? Heritage Funding Arts Funding Local Government Funding of Music and Other Performing Arts Trends Arts and Heritage Totals Music and Other Performing Arts The Australia Council for the Arts Changing Perspectives and

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How the Knowledge Base Assesses the Real Trends

Introduction Implicit Deflators How Related Are the Individual Implicit Deflators? Limitations of the National Accounting Approach Author References Introduction Most statistics covering a range of years are expressed in “real terms”, net of price changes. The statistics presented here show

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Overview of Music Statistics: 4. Conclusions

Introduction Elements of a Statistical Research Plan Music Education Throsby Surveys 1983-2009 APRA/AMCOS Email Surveys Value of Music Sector Other Programs Canvass the Views of Readers Author References Introduction The links to particular categories of the music sector through Overview

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Musical Genres: Facilitators and Impediments

Preamble What is a Musical Genre? A Triangle of Principal Genres Defining Popular Music Elements of a Plan for Statistical Genre Research Author References Preamble This article describes one of 12 areas listed in Overview of Music Statistics: Other Sources,

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Music Education Statistics

Introduction School Music Education The Stevens Report National Review of Music Education Sound Links Other Initiatives Tertiary Music Education Author References Introduction The relative lack of quantitative information on music education from early childhood via primary and secondary school to

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Current State of Music Sector Statistics

Introduction Perceptions of the Role of Music and Other Cultural-Sector Statistics Filling the Gaps Presentation of Statistics References Author Introduction This article, from 2008, provides some background for MCA’s continued quest to improve the statistical knowledge of the music sector

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Broadcasting, Film and Other Uses of Music

Preamble Statistics Broadcasting Film and Video Advertising Innovative Music Products Author References Preamble This article describes one of 12 areas listed in Overview of Music Statistics: Other Sources, outlining the potential and actual contribution of sources other than the Australian

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Casual Music Workforce

Preamble Statistics Range of Venues The Casual Music Workforce Larger Venues and Festivals Author References Preamble This article describes one of 12 areas listed in Overview of Music Statistics: Other Sources, outlining the potential and actual contribution of sources other

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Participation and Attendance

Preamble General Indigenous Children Pubs, Clubs and other Popular Music Venues Author References Preamble This article describes one of nine areas listed in Overview of Music Statistics: ABS, outlining the contribution of the Australian Bureau of Statistics to knowledge of

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Overview of Music Statistics: 3. Other Sources

Preamble Classification Author References Preamble This is the third of four statistical overview articles: Introduction, ABS, Other Sources, and Conclusions. The project to construct an initial framework extended from September 2011 to May 2012, with non-ABS sources being classified and

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