{"id":3952,"date":"2026-03-23T15:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:04:45","slug":"new-impulses-for-tonmeister-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdw.ac.at\/internationalblog\/2026\/03\/23\/new-impulses-for-tonmeister-students\/","title":{"rendered":"New Impulses for Tonmeister Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cIt was rewarding because it was an encounter of many different approaches. I received a lot of input from the other students,\u201d says Lea Turon, Tonmeister student at the mdw. Along with fellow students from the Tonmeister programme, she participated in a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) as part of IN.TUNE. The mdw is one of seven renowned universities that make up the first European Universities Alliance in the area of music and art: IN.TUNE (Innovative Universities in Music & Arts in Europe)<\/a>. The work of this alliance revolves around, among other things, shared education provision and mobility. The Blended Intensive Programmes represent a valuable mobility experience: a combination of online courses and physical mobility. In the BIP \u201cCreating and Producing Immersive Music and Sound for Live Performance\u201d, Tonmeister students from three IN.TUNE partner universities\u2014the Conservatoire National Sup\u00e9rieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris<\/a>, the Royal Conservatoire The Hague<\/a>, and the mdw\u2014together completed online sessions on the historic, aesthetic, and technical foundations of spatial sound design, taught by instructors from the Conservatoire Paris. This was followed by a weeklong visit to the Conservatoire in Paris in February 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students of the Blended Intensive Programme as part of IN.TUNE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An important element of the programme was the creative work process executed jointly by the students. A half year before the session in Paris, groups of three\u2014made up of one student each from Paris, The Hague, and Vienna\u2014were formed to develop their own sound project. \u201cIt was demanding, of course, because the working language was English, but also because we had to fit  the digital meetings into our busy schedule. You learn how to collaborate transnationally with fellow students you have never met before,\u201d says Lea Turon. In Paris, the projects were tried out and finished in various sound-engineering setups. Dealing with group dynamics was very instructive for the students. As Jonas Reiter, a participating student from the mdw, remarks: \u201cThe international teamwork with other Tonmeister students was very interesting for me. As a Tonmeister, one often works with composers and musicians, but in this case, I worked only with other Tonmeister on a joint project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new element for the mdw students was that they created compositions themselves, which happens rather rarely in their curriculum. The two students observed that the Tonmeister training has a different focus in Paris and The Hague than at the mdw, which was an advantage because it allowed them to learn from the other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important items on the programme during the stay in Paris were the excursions to Radio France and to the famous IRCAM, the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics\/Music. The two students were very impressed by the institutions\u2019 technical equipment, which in their estimation reflects the high cultural status that sound and music enjoys in France. At the IRCAM, the students were also introduced to a research project by the Artists in Residence. \u201cIt was thrilling for me, after seven years in the Tonmeister programme, to hear an acoustic phenomenon I was completely unfamiliar with,\u201d says Reiter with regard to the IRCAM\u2019s innovative position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At Radio France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the students felt well cared for in Paris. \u201cThere were always teachers and contact persons there to support us. On our last evening in Paris, they arranged a boat trip on the Seine for us, where we had a view of the illuminated Eiffel Tower,\u201d says Turon. In order to see more of the city and particularly the main sights, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and the Palace of Versailles, Turon and Reiter had travelled to Paris in advance. For the two students, no visit to a city would be complete without seeing its famed concert halls. \u201cWe visited the Philharmonie de Paris, of course,\u201d says Reiter. \u201cIt is important to go into the halls that you learn about in acoustic lectures and experience them for yourself.\u201d \u201cAnd first of all to take in the acoustics of the space with your eyes closed in order to train your hearing,\u201d adds Turon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Both students are very open to further experiences abroad, whether in the context of their studies, internships, or jobs. \u201cIt is good for your personal development during your studies to get away from your own university. Through IN.TUNE, you become familiar with the situations and conditions in other countries, and you abandon the idea that people work much differently there than at home,\u201d comments Reiter. \u201cIn general, it is essential to meet new people and build up an international network,\u201d stresses Turon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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mdw students Paul Meister, Lea Turon, Jonas Reiter, Nikolaus Schweiger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another BIP for Tonmeister students as part of IN.TUNE is planned for next year at the mdw, which again gives the students the opportunity to expand their knowledge and their networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Photo<\/em> credits: Jonas Reiter, Lea Turon, Nikolaus Schweiger<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Text: Isabella Gaisbauer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    \u201cIt was rewarding because it was an encounter of many different approaches. I received a lot of input from the other students,\u201d says Lea Turon, Tonmeister student at the mdw. Along with fellow students from the Tonmeister programme, she participated in a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) as part of IN.TUNE. 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