University course Musikvermittlung - Music in Context

The degree course "Musikvermittlung – Music in context“ offers  contemporary education in the diverse practical areas of "Musikvermittlung" in the cultural and educational field. "Musikvermittlung" takes place within the framework of partially-staged concerts with a moderator, pedagogical introductions to concerts and workshops, and also working out concepts where education and the arts intersect. In this way the course meets the needs of the public for new forms and new ways of engaging with music. 

Facts

• Degree: Master of Arts (MA)
• Duration: 4 semesters
• The university course can be pursued concurrently with a job.
• The teaching takes place at weekends (Friday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.). In addition two one-week summer academies deal in greater depth with subjects already studied.

Profile

By an exploration of the subject with experts from the practical field, by engaging with the literature and theory of "Musikvermittlung" and by the use of the students' own projects, the course examines in detail the range and variety of current Austrian and international musical outreach, thus establishing a connection between cultural education and contemporary musical composition: the communication of music in concert life,  audience development, audience engagement  and aspects of cultural management are important themes which are treated both theoretically and practically. Training sessions on stage presence, moderation and improvisation help to improve and deepen the professional competence of the students.