Mitbelegung

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The Global Conservatoire is a cooperation project between the mdw and four renowned music academies in London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and New York City.

The innovative cooperation project brings together teachers and students at the five locations Vienna, New York, London, Amsterdam and Copenhagen in an online lecture hall, thus promoting the international exchange of ideas. The asynchronously designed teaching programme enables students to organise their studies individually in three time zones and to complete courses despite their busy rehearsal and practice schedules. All Global Conservatoire courses can be credited towards a degree programme at the mdw (2 ECTS).

Global Conservatoire partner universities:

• Manhattan School of Music (New York)
• Royal College of Music (London)
• Royal Danish Academy (Kopenhagen)
• Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Amsterdam)

Registration deadline for all courses of the partner universities in the summer semester 2025:
29 January 2025, by e-mail to globalconservatoire@mdw.ac.at

Registration deadline for all mdw courses in the summer semester 2025: 
via mdwOnline (Attention: limited places!)

Courses in the summer semester 2025 at the partner universities:

• Danish Diction in art song

  Institution: The Royal Danish Academy of Music
  
  Study level: tbc
  Teacher: Eva Hess Thaysen

  Course content: We will be working with repertoire from the anthology “Danish Diction in Art Song” which contains scores, translations (lyric and word to word), IPA written directly into the scores, and biographies of the composers. The anthology is available for free online at danishdictioninartsong.dk or for purchase through the publisher.

  Through the asynchronous and synchronous sessions, you will be introduced to the historical and cultural context of these Danish art songs and receive coaching in language and musical interpretation.

  Participants sign up as voice-piano duos. Knowledge of IPA is not a prerequisite.

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  Sound, music and the environment

  Institution: The Royal College of Music, London

  Study Level: Master (jedoch offen für fortgeschrittene Bachelors)
  Teacher: Nicholas Moroz

  Kursinhalt: Aimed at both performers and composers, this course explores themes of Sound and Environment in music through recent scholarship and a diverse array of musical practices, from the twentieth century through to contemporary cultures, including examples from popular music, sound art, modernism, and experimental music. Students will encounter a range of perspectives that will enable them to critically and creatively engage with and reflect on topics including the aesthetics, techniques, and reception of site-specific artworks, modern spatial audio production practices, ecological thinking, soundscape, and field-recordings. Practical and creative tasks will also develop students’ listening skills while exploring their own experience of sound in different environments.

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  The underrepresented in opera

  Institution: Manhattan School of Music

  Study Level: Bachelor, Master
  Teacher: James Massol

  Kursinhalt: This class covers the history of opera from the earliest works to the present, considering operas written or performed by underrepresented creators. The content for this course includes works by underrepresented composers/librettists and/or stories about BIPOC, LGBTQ, and woman characters, which would typically be performed by such performers. The chosen repertoire blends canonical works with lesser-known repertoire. Topics include biography of the creators, experiences in the creative process, choice of stories, context of stories, treatment of characters in the stories, casting of the roles, reception history, etc. In some cases, we will take a critical view of representation and in other cases not. Readings will include underrepresented authors, and all performances will include a high percentage of underrepresented artists.

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  Free improvisational techniques

  Institution: Conservatoriun van Amsterdam

  Study Level: Master
  Teacher: Yaniv Nachum

  Course Content: Exploring the art of spontaneous musical creation in Free Improvisation techniques: This course covers foundational exercises, instrumental possibilities, and advanced methods in free improvisation.

  Engage in live collaborative sessions, drawing insights from classical and jazz examples. Develop personalized improvisational skills through diverse practices and examples, bridging theory, analysis, and practical application in a dynamic learning environment.

Current courses of the Global Conservatoire at the mdw:

• Music and Dis/Ability
  
  Study level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
  Teacher: Stephanie Probst
  
  Course content: The human body is involved in all aspects of music making and listening, from dexterity and the expressive power of voice and gestures, to refined auditory capacities and decoding notation. All too often these faculties are evaluated against expectations derived from (fictitious) normative bodies. But what happens when we take seriously the diversity of individual bodies who interact with (normative) instruments and preset conceptions of music? Through select case studies, this course asks what musicians and pedagogues can learn from dis/ability studies and how we might make music more inclusive and accessible.
  
  Dates for Live Sessions (Zoom): 11.10.2024, 18.10.2024, 08.11.2024, 06.12.2024 always 4:00-5:00 pm (local time Vienna)
   

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• Performers (back) in the spotlight
  
  Study level: Bachelor, Master
  Teacher: Elisabeth Reisinger
  
  Course content: For a long time, the thinking and writing of music history has focused on the written "work" and its creator. But what if we shift the perspective and conceptualize music as a social sonic event? In this course, we will focus on the people who make music sound: the performers. We will approach music history by examining their role in processes of musical creation and repertoire formation, as well as their impact on the distribution and reception of compositions. We will explore how this offers a more diverse and nuanced picture of the various individuals that have shaped music history.
  
  Dates for Live Sessions (Zoom): 08.10.2024, 22.10.2024, 19.11.2024, 10.12.2024 always 4:00-5:30 pm (local time Vienna)

Current courses of the Global Conservatoire at the partner universities:

• Performance Practicality: Historical Performance Practice on Modern Instruments 
  
  Institution: The Royal Danish Academy of Music
  
  Study level: Bachelor, Master
  Teachers: Christian Westergaard and Toke Møldrup
  
  Course content: This course focuses on building bridges between the craft of music making in the past and the art of interpretation today. Through concrete tools, through stepping in the shoes of the well-educated musician of 17th and 18th century, you will gain knowledge about composition, performance, context and concrete practice, all with the purpose of gaining stylistic fluency and vocabulary.
  
  Dates for Live Sessions (Zoom): 24.10.2024, 07.11.2024, 05.12.2024; 4:00 pm CET

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  Art of Improvisation
  
  Institution: The Royal College of Music London
  
  Study level: Bachelor
  Teachers: Richard Thomas, Mark Armstrong, Paul Robinson, Tim Watts
  
  Course content: This course is aimed at both composer/performers and Principal Study Performers who have an existing command of their instrument but would like to develop improvisational skills. A prerequisite for opting for this course is a willingness to go outside of your comfort zone. The course is mainly assessed through submitted recordings of improvisations within the following headings: Jazz Improvisation (Mark Armstrong), Baroque ornamentation (Richard Thomas), Sonic Meditations (Tim Watts) and Improvising to external stimuli (Paul Robinson). Those of you with existing experience of improvising will be encouraged to select an option unfamiliar to you. Although the practical side of the course is based in practices from Western Music, the asynchronous content will consider improvisational practices in a wider global context.
  
  Dates for Live Sessions (Zoom): 07.10.2024, 28.10.2024, 18.11.2024, 09.12.2024; 5:30-7:00 pm CET

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  Ableton Session – Creative Jamming with Ableton Live
  
  Institution: Conservatorium van Amsterdam

  Study level: Bachelor, Master
  Teacher: Ferry Ridderhof

  Course content: Ableton Live is currently one of the most creative Digital Audio Workstation software available. The Ableton Sessions course focuses on the use of the session view within Ableton. The main objective of this course is to playfully discover the creative power of Ableton without the immediate concern for a perfect final product. Step by step, you'll learn how to assemble the various layers of a musical work in your own unique way.

  Dates for Live Sessions (Zoom): 08.10.2024, 05.11.2024, 03.12.2024; 5:30-7:00 pm CET

   

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• Harlem Renaissance
  
  Institution: Manhattan School of Music

  Study level: Bachelor
  Teacher: Delano Copprue

  Course content: This course offers students an opportunity to study major works of the Harlem Renaissance. With an emphasis upon literature, bolstered by excursions into music and the visual arts, we will examine the historical and cultural contexts, the philosophical and spiritual strivings that animate this vibrant, affirmative cultural flowering. Discussions will range from aesthetics to criticism, with particular focus upon artistic voice and vision. Along the way, we will reflect upon the enduring legacies of the Harlem Renaissance within the broader landscapes of creative activity.

  Dates for Live Sessions (Zoom):  Bold denotes required attendance.

  11.10.2024 - Introductions (4:00-5:30 pm CET)

  25.10.2024 - Collaborative Presentations — How to build a creative culture (4:00-5:30 pm CET)

  15.11.2024 - Course review, final project introduced (4:00-5:00 pm CET)

  06.12.2024 - Final student presentations — The enduring legacy of the Harlem Renaissance 4:00-5:30 pm CET)

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Contact

Melanie Karner, BA
Short Term Mobilities and International Scholarships
T +43 1 71155-7424
karner-m@mdw.ac.at

Mag.a Christine Seblatnig, MAS
International cooperations and projects
T +43 1 71155-7423
seblatnig@mdw.ac.at