Herders' horn, flute, shawm and bagpipes are the traditional musical instruments of the herdsmen of Europe.The preservation and development of this musical culture is our concern. This project contributes to its documentation, preservation and revitalisation. It promotes the public awareness for this common European cultural heritage.It shall further constitute a European network of people dealing with these instruments in theory and practice - ethnologists, musicians and instrument builders - for a sustainable exchange of knowledge and experience.All partners together will record in film and sound the age-old signalling music that preserved itself in Avram Iancu in Romania. The Romanian co-organizer will transfer the results of this field research into contemporary music with young Roma musicians, the results will be shown in concerts in Romania and Germany.All partners will benefit from the vast experience in using traditional music in education which the Spanish co-organizer has. The Spanish co-organizer will report about that in a congress in which the other partners will participate. In Galicia, a further aim is to promote the music through research work, publications and instrument reconstructions.In October 2012, the findings and experiences of this project will be made accessible to and spread within a greater European public in a musicians' meeting with concerts. Musicians of 20 nations will participate, of course all partners will be present.The partners will meet for coordination and exchange of experience during the field research in Avram Iancu/Romania, the congress in Vigo/Spain and the herders' musician meeting in Balingen/Germany. They will stay in constant contact.