I am running for a position as board member of the Berlin music council, Landesmusikrat Berlin, with the intention of advocating for freelancers in music and contributing to issues of professional music education. If you represent an organisation that is a member of the Landesmusikrat, I’d be grateful for your support!
Events
Debating the Concerns of Music Adjuncts
I am honoured to chair an online panel discussion as part of the 14th Bundeskonferenz der Lehrbeauftragten an Musikhochschulen, the federal conference of adjunct teachers at German music universities, on Saturday 28 October, 1–3 pm. Speakers will be Christian Fischer (HfM Trossingen), Sebastian Haas (unisono), Andreas Keller (GEW), Uwe Ruß-Obajtek (Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg), Holger Mann (SPD) and Stephan Seiter (FDP). Looking forward to a productive (and perhaps controversial) exchange of thoughts!
Musing with Musicologists
I am currently staying in Saarbrücken for a few days, participating in the annual conference of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung that has a focus on digital humanities and computer-aided research in music. Yesterday I took part in an interesting panel on the role of music theory in undergraduate musicology programmes. The roundtable was convened by Felix Wörner and featured lightning talks by Carmel Raz, Andreas Feilen, Gregor Herzfeld, and myself.
GMTH Conference in Freiburg
Off to Hochschule für Musik Freiburg for a weekend full of encounters, discoveries, and exchanges of thoughts at the annual conference of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie. With a focus on artistic research in music, the event will connect both scholarly and practical approaches. By combining diverse formats such as lectures, performances, workshops, and panels on digitialisation and teaching methodology, the programme covers the very essence of current music theory as an academic discipline. I am particularly looking forward to both of my presentations, one of which deals with sources of vocal inspiration in the instrumental works of Amy Beach, while the other addresses diversity issues in professional music education and music business.
Preparatory Workshop in Music Theory
I will be offering an online music theory workshop as a preparation for entrance exams at music universities in North Rhine Westphalia. The course is organised by Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband Nordrhein-Westfalen and will take place on two consecutive days, Thursday 11 and Friday 12 May, 3 to 7 pm. The participation fee is €40 for both days (see this website for more information and registration). Please share and forward if you have students or friends who are applying to study music in Detmold, Düsseldorf, Essen, Köln, or Münster.