The Conference of the Austrian Music School Associations KOMU is an expert committee established by all nine Austrian provinces in order to exchange practices and learn from each other, as music schools are in the competence area of the provinces. Furthermore, South Tyrol has joined as an associated member due to its shared cultural heritage. KOMU runs a small joint operational office with one person working part-time located within one of the provincial offices (Lower Austria Music & Art School Management).
KOMU’s tasks include advocacy for music school education, coordination partners at national level, natio-nal curricula, development of pedagogical standards, and national symposia for music school directors. The regional associations’ tasks are communication and coordination to members, coordinating partners on a regional level, de-velopment of pedagogical standards, further training for music school teachers and directors, organising regional youth competitions and regional youth orchestras, and advocacy for music school education on a regional level.
