"What music is good for my child?" The Leopold Media Prize helps all parents who ask themselves this question, as well as music teachers and nursery and primary school teachers, to find their way around. The VdM is awarding the prize for the ninth time.

Recording companies, publishers and producers can apply with sound carriers (CD, MC, DC-ROM and DVD) that awaken children's love of music at a high artistic and technical level and inspire their imagination. These can be traditional or newly created children's songs, intelligent rock and pop music for children, music theater in professional performance, imaginative and target group-oriented "classical music for children", creative compositions of text and music in any form or interesting facts about and with music.

Productions that were published between January 1, 2009 and January 31, 2013 and can be purchased through retailers or other sales channels can be entered. There are three levels to the award:

• the Leopold Media Prize of the Association of German Music Schools for the winners
• the title "Recommended by the Association of German Music Schools" for good and recommendable productions
• the special "Poldi" prize, which is awarded by a children's jury

The award ceremony is scheduled for September 27, 2013 in Cologne. Further information on registration and the documents are available from the Association of German Music Schools, Tel: ++228-95 70 6-0, e-mail: vdm@musikschulen.de or on the Internet at www.musikschulen.de

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