Swiss Music Pedagogic Association
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The Swiss Music Pedagogic Association (SMPA) (in German Schweizerischer Musikpädagogischer Verband (SMPV), in French Société Suisse de Pédagogie Musicale (SSPM), in Italian Società Svizzera di Pedagogia Musicale (SSPM), in Romansh Societad Svizra da Pedagogia Musicala (SSPM)) is the umbrella organisation of music educators, pedagogues
and music teachers in Switzerland
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The SMPA has been founded in 1893 and nowadays has about 5000 members. It is divided in 21 sections (capital seat in Bern); acting chairman is Jakob Stämpfli
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Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
and music teachers in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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The SMPA has been founded in 1893 and nowadays has about 5000 members. It is divided in 21 sections (capital seat in Bern); acting chairman is Jakob Stämpfli
Jakob Stämpfli (bass)
Jakob Stämpfli is a Swiss bass concert singer and an influential academic teacher and director of the conservatory in Bern, also a teacher in Saarbrücken.-Biography:...
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