MDW COURSES SUMMER SEMESTER 2023

Shaping Sound

Study level:Bachelor, Master

Teacher: Alex Hofmann

Course content: Based on the acoustic foundations, this course provides a methodology and hands-on experiments in sound design for a variety of musical applications, using both physical and digital tools. The course is intended for instrumentalists and composers, but can also be attended by students from other fields.

Course dates:

MDW COURSES WINTER SEMESTER 2022/23

Engaging with Audiences and Communities

Study level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate

Teacher: Axel Petri-Preis

Course content: Audience and Community Engagement have become important tasks for musicians in the 21st century. In order to attract new audiences and to unfold societal relevance, cultural institutions and their actors have to think of new presentation and participation formats.

It has three synchronous (Zoom) sessions on 4^th  of October, 8^th of November and 6^th of December at 15:00 (Viennese time) and six interactive asynchronous (online) units (11^th, 18^th and 25^th of October, 15^th, 22^nd and 29^th of November) on the mdw’s virtual learning environment:  Moodle (https://moodle.mdw.ac.at). You will be informed on the assessment of the course by your teacher.

Music and Dis/Ability

Study level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate

Teacher: Stephanie Probst

Course content: What happens when we take seriously the diversity of individual bodies who interact with 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.

It has four synchronous (Zoom) sessions on 10^th of October, 17^th of October, 31^st of October and 28^th of November at 17:00 (Viennese time) and interactive asynchronous (online) units on the mdw’s virtual learning environment:  Moodle (https://moodle.mdw.ac.at). You will be informed on the assessment of the course by your teacher.

REGISTRATION FOR MDW STUDENTS

If you are interested in the course, please contact us at globalconservatoire@mdw.ac.at with your name and matriculation number.

REGISTRATION AT THE MDW (FOR STUDENTS OF THE RCM, MSM, RDAM)

All information regarding registration at mdw will be sent to pre-registered students by mail.

Please download the documents for the registration here: