District home preservation; information on the preservation of folk music and folk dance

Folk music, song and dance are an important part of everyday and festive culture. In their regionally different forms, they have an identity-forming effect and create a direct connection to the homeland on the one hand and enable cultural exchange on the other.

The task of folk music preservation is to record, document and pass on traditional and contemporary forms of music and dance. It also aims to encourage people of all generations to engage in their own musical activities and to be creative with traditional texts, melodies and dances. Beyond the preservation of tradition, folk music opens up a wide range of contemporary forms of expression to broad sections of the population and enables cross-societal or intercultural exchange. Folk music educators therefore also act as mediators between traditional music and other musical trends.