European Organisation for Music in Schools (EAS)

The European Organisation for Music in Schools (EAS) is a music education network. It brings together all those concerned with music education to share and exchange knowledge and experience in professional fields and to advocate for high quality music education accessible to all. Its main aims and objectives are:

• to support the music education community through the development and coordination of networking, conferences, projects, and other activities
• to give opportunities to music educators to join a community of practice in order to help improve music education
• to support its members to develop professionally by gaining knowledge and skills, sharing experiences and ideas and reflecting on their practice
• to discuss issues affecting music education and identify ways to influence policies
• to contribute to a better mutual understanding among peoples and their different cultures and to the right for all musical cultures to coexist
• to support the importance of music at all levels of education in society and promote cultural expression as one of the key competences for lifelong learning