Since 2013, the theatre division of the DEARTS (Departamento des Artes) at Brazil’s UFRN (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte) and the Music and Movement Education/Rhythmics division of the Department of Music and Movement Education/Rhythmics and Music Physiology at the mdw have maintained various forms of exchange programmes; they were interrupted by COVID but […]
My Teaching in Natal/Brazil Read More »
Do you know the feeling? Maybe you’re right in the middle of preparing for an exam or in an intensive rehearsal phase. Your to-do list seems endless. You are completely immersed in the musical and technical world of the upcoming performance. But isn’t something different? Is a certain tingling feeling missing? Something unforeseeable—perhaps a certain
Erasmus – and that during a pandemic? Read More »
My time in Japan was unbelievably enriching. My name is Linda Maria Rodriguez Breña. I study music education and pedagogy in the mdw’s bachelor’s programme, with voice as my major course of study. In my fifth semester at the mdw, I had the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at the Kunitachi College of Music
Enrichment and Learning Read More »
The past months were a great challenge for everyone. Covid-19 caused a great deal of confusion, triggered panic, and tested our ability to act in times of a lack of planning. Schools and universities were closed, flights cancelled, classes moved online, and stays abroad cut short. Shortly after the beginning of my second semester in
Erasmus+ projects in Russia have until now been less frequent than in other countries, which makes it particularly pleasant to look back on the successful new joint project by the mdw and the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. Why Russia? Is it because of the language or the writing system that mobility to Russia has been
Blazing New Paths on the Neva Read More »
I always knew that I would take advantage of the opportunity to spend a year or semester abroad during my studies. Because South America had interested me even as a child, and because Europe was too close, it wasn’t difficult to chooses a continent. My fascination with Brazil became lodged in my brain.
The Fascination of Rio de Janeiro Read More »
