New Year's letter from the SMPV Co-Presidium - Le message de Nouvel An des co-présidentes de la SSPM - Messaggio di Capodanno dei co-presidenti della SSPM

Annette Dannecker, Paola De Luca - Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues,

We wish you all the very best for the new year! The past year has demanded a lot of flexibility from us; we take this with us into the new year and at the same time hope that it will be a little calmer and more predictable and that we will soon be able to practise our profession without hindrance and teach and make music freely again!

It was a bitter setback when our application for funding from the Federal Office of Culture was rejected last spring. We wanted to use these subsidies to promote professionalization and represent our members even more effectively. The application was rejected because the Federal Office of Culture associated the association almost exclusively with music education. It was not recognized that our members as a whole correspond to a large extent to the majority of professional musicians in Switzerland, most of whom earn their living by teaching and also give concerts. The association offers them a professional network and services, it is not an educational institution and does not unite educational institutions.

Although we could not understand this decision, we had to accept it.

This makes membership recruitment and the SMPV's presence in the music education landscape all the more important this year. It is important to us to present the SMPV as an energetic association that continues to develop in terms of content and is a reliable partner.

In the area of further training, the well-attended courses in Alexander Technique for musicians will continue this year, and there will also be a repeat of the "Fully motivated" workshop.

A course will also be devoted to the important and complex topic of pension funds, and finally a workshop on accompanying pop pieces will be organized for classically trained music teachers. You can find further information on the further training courses, not least those of the sections, on our website.

At the end of the year, we launched a completely redesigned website with a new and fresh design that offers many interaction options, gives the sections more design options and, among other things, offers a greatly expanded calendar of events. Visit our new website and see for yourself!

Our teaching platform was also relaunched under the new domain "mein-musikunterricht.ch". The new site has a clearer layout and enhanced functions. Search engine optimization was also improved, for which the Assembly of Delegates in March 2021 had allocated corresponding funds.

The continuation of the "Structures and Communication" working group, which was set up by the 2019 Delegates' Assembly, was confirmed by the last Presidial Conference, but now that the restructuring - which will make the association more flexible and faster - has been completed, it has been renamed the "Communication" working group and will meet again at the beginning of this year. It will deal with important topics such as the focus on "member recruitment", the positioning of the SMPV in the music education landscape as well as services, internal and external communication and trade union orientation.

The "Verom" compensation fund co-founded by our association, the gardeners' compensation fund and the carpenters' compensation fund, which have been united for several years, merged at the beginning of the year to form the new "Forte" compensation fund. This should save resources and further reduce administrative costs for the benefit of insured persons. We wish the new compensation fund every success!

A lot is therefore changing at the SMPV. We will continue to pursue these developments with prudence and perseverance. Likewise, overcoming the Covid crisis will require our full vigilance and flexibility in the new year. We hope that you too will tackle things with courage and determination despite the adverse circumstances and wish you many enriching musical experiences in the new year.

Annette Dannecker, Paola De Luca - Mesdames et Messieurs, chères et chers collègues,

We wish you all the best for the new year! The past year has demanded a great deal of flexibility: we hope that the new year will be a little calmer and more predictable and that we will soon be able to exercise our profession with complete freedom, to teach and to play freely!

Our request for subsidies from the Federal Office of Culture was rejected in the spring of last year. With these subsidies, we wanted to promote professionalization and better represent our members. The request was rejected because the association was almost exclusively associated with music education by the OFSP. It was not noted that the group of our members largely corresponded to the majority of professional musicians in Switzerland, most of whom earn their living as teachers and also give concerts. The association offers them a professional network and services, but it is not a training institution and does not bring together any more training institutions.

We did not understand this decision, but we had to accept it.

This year, the publicity of our members and the presence of the SSPM in the world of music education will be even more important. We would like to present the SSPM as a strong association, whose content is evolving and which is a reliable partner.

In the field of continuing education, the Alexander technique courses for musicians will be continued this year, as well as a repeat of the "Voll motiviert" workshop.

A course will also be dedicated to the important and complex topic of retirement pensions and a workshop for classical music teachers to accompany the pop pieces will be organized soon. You will find more information about the trainings, especially those of the sections, on our website.

At the end of the year, we have launched a completely revamped website with a new design and reduced costs, offering numerous possibilities for interaction, more design options for sections and a very up-to-date calendar of events. Rendez-vous on our new page and judge for yourself!

De même, nous avons relancé notre plateforme de l'enseignement privé sous le nouveau domaine " mein-musikunterricht.ch " (leçonsdemusique.ch). The new site offers a clearer presentation and more detailed functions. In addition, the optimization of the research engines has been improved, to which the Assembly of Delegates of March 2021 allocated resources.

The continuation of the "Structures and Communication" working group, created by the Assembly of Delegates in 2019, was confirmed by the last Presidential Conference, but now that the restructurings have been completed - making the association more flexible and faster - this working group has been renamed "Communication" and will reconvene at the beginning of the year. It deals with important issues such as the priority "Publicity of the members", the positioning of the SSPM in the music education landscape, the services, internal and external communication and syndical orientation.

The "Verom" pension fund, created jointly by our association, the "Caisse de pension des jardiniers" and the "Caisse de pension des menuisiers", which have been united for a few years in a staff union, merged at the beginning of the year to form the new "Forte" pension fund. The aim is to optimize resources for the benefit of the insured and to further reduce administrative costs. We wish the new Compensation Fund every success!

There have therefore been many changes at the SSPM. We will continue to pursue these developments with prudence and precision. And once again, the management of the Covid crisis will require the utmost vigilance and flexibility. Despite the difficult conditions, we hope you will face the challenges with courage and wish you many enriching musical experiences for the new year.

Annette Dannecker, Paola De Luca - Gentili signore ed egregi signori, care colleghe e cari colleghi,

We wish you all the best for the new year! The past year has given us a lot of freedom; we are looking forward to the new year and hope that it will be a little more peaceful and predictable and that we will be able to practice our profession, teach and sing freely!

Our request for subsidies from the Federal Office of Culture was received last spring. With these convictions, we wanted to promote professionalization and better represent our members. The request has been honored because the association has been almost exclusively associated with musical education by the UFSP. It has not been noted that our membership corresponds in large part to the majority of professional musicians in Switzerland, most of whom are happy to sing and perform concerts. L'associazione offers them a rete professionale e servizi, non è un ente di formazione, né riunisce enti di formazione.

Non siamo riusciti a capire questa decisione, ma dobbiamo accettarla.

This year, the publicity of the members and the presence of the SSPM in the panorama of musical education will become even more important. I would like to present the SSPM as a strong association whose content is evolving and which is an affidable partner.

Nell'ambito della formazione continua, anche quest'anno proseguiranno i corsi di tecnica di Alexander per musicisti, così come una replica del workshop "Voll motiviert".

In addition, a course will be dedicated to the important and complex topic of retirement funds and a workshop will be organized for classical music teachers to accompany pop bands. Troverete maggiori informazioni sulla formazione continua, in particolare quella delle sezioni, sul nostro sito.

Alla finale dell'anno, abbiamo lanciato un sito web completamente rinnovato con un design nuovo e fresco, molte possibilità di interazione, più possibilità di design per le sezioni e un calendario di eventi molto ampio. Andate a vedere nostra nuova pagina!

Allo stesso modo, abbiamo rilanciato la nostra piattaforma di formazione privata con il nuovo dominio "mein-musikunterricht.ch" (lezionidimusica.ch). La nuova pagina offre una presentazione più chiara e funzioni più estese. Inoltre, è stata migliorata l'ottimizzazione per i motori di ricerca, alla quale l'Assemblea dei Delegati nel marzo 2021 aveva stanziato risorse.

The "Structures and Communication" work group, created by the 2019 Assembly of Delegates, was convened at the last Conference of Presidents, but the changes - which will make the association more flexible and swift - were made to the "Communication" work group and will take place again at the beginning of the year. They will deal with important topics such as the priority "Publicity of the members", the position of the SSPM in the panorama of musical education, services, international and international communication and the orientation of the Church.

Il fondo pensione "Verom", costituito congiuntamente dalla nostra associazione, il fondo pensione giardinieri e il fondo pensione falegnami, da diversi anni riuniti in un sindacato del personale, sono fusi ad inizio anno per formare il nuovo fondo pensione "Forte". The objective is to preserve the risks to the benefit of the insured and to further reduce administrative costs. Auguriamo ogni successo alla nuova cassa di compensazione!

Quindi ci sono molti cambiamenti nella SSPM. We will continue to pursue these developments with caution and tenacity. In the same way, the management of the Covid crisis requires, once again this year, every vigilance and flexibility. We wish you, despite the difficult circumstances, to face the crisis with courage and we hope you will have many musical experiences in the new year.