German & Classical Music

Course description

This German Course is designed for musicians, music students and lay musicians with corresponding skills who wish to combine learning German Language with an excellent professional music program, including a master class. The pre-requisite is the preparation of a piece of music of the participant´s choice.

Schuman, Brahms, Borodin, Reger and Wolfrum- these grand musicians of the past, along with the great poets of the Romantic period, have helped to form and define the cultural image of Heidelberg. Today, Heidelberg is an international " city of festivals". The Heidelberg Spring, the Schwetzinger Festival or the Rheingau Festival are among the largest in Europe. The Philharmonic Orchestra of the city of Heidelberg offers a lively concert and opera scene of the highest standard, under the direction of the international musical director Cornelius Meister. The musical year in Heidelberg is rounded off by the "Chamber Music Festival" which is held twice a year and where professors and students of the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim are very involved.
 

German Course:

The German course is held in a villa, which is an historical landmark and where Wagner and Kempf, amongst others, held in-house concerts in the past.

Course Type	General German
Course Duration	2 weeks
Course Instruction	20 lessons per week / 45 min. each lesson
Course schedule	Monday – Friday 8.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. including a 30 minute break
Course Levels	A2- B2. Courses are based on the levels A1-C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference
Age Group	min. 18 years
Participants per class	12
Closed	Dec. 19, 2009 - Jan. 10, 2010; April 2 & 5; May 13 & 24; June 3, Nov. 1, Dec. 18, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011.

Music program:

• Masterclass for cello and chamber music with active or passive participation for instrumentalists or already existing ensembles
• Music historical and theoretical lectures
• Guided city tour with a focus on the musical marks of Heidelberg
• Concert visists
• Job shadowing at a concert practice
• Job shadowing at the University of music and performing arts
• Excursions with focus on the musical marks of the region
• Visits of workshops
• A Charity concert at the end of the course

 

Program options for additional payment:  

• Masterclass, amongst others on western concert flute, recorder and harpsichord
• Masterclass in vocal studies/ singing
• Coaching of Ensembles, with a focus on early music