Mobile phones are now an integral part of everyday life, even for children. But making music with a mobile phone? Is that possible? In this course, teachers specialising in digitalisation will show you how. Because with the right app, anyone and everyone can have a lot of fun creating their own songs. And all they have to do is record the sounds that surround us every day - whether on the street, in the classroom or in the corridor. And once you're familiar with it, you won't need any other games on your mobile phone.
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Course management
Experienced music teachers with pedagogical training teach at the Academy of Music. The teachers organise the music lessons in a modern and varied way. We all love music and instrumental and vocal training is an obligation for us.
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Arne Herrmann
SchließenLife path
- started self-taught with guitar and piano and always wrote music on the side
- After graduating from high school, he trained as a director; then developed his own theatre productions
- Dual study programme in electrical engineering with a Bachelor's degree
- Now studying composition (jazz, live electronics), combining everything that inspires me: composition, improvisation, programming ...
What inspires me about music
Music is (like maths) an abstract language and therefore universal - but at the same time (not like maths) full of emotional, accessible approaches. I love losing myself in playing, immersing myself in structures and being able to tell an infinite number of stories at the same time - from the private to the political.
My favourite artist/band
- Tigran Hamasyan
- The Flashbulb
- Ambrose Akinmusire
- Plini
- Alfa Mist
- (is it even possible to break that down to a person/band?)
What drives me as a music teacher
It always motivates me to see how something is triggered in people when an individual approach is found. Communicating on an equal footing enables both sides to learn by exchanging perspectives, even if they are at different stages.
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Elmar Kühn
SchließenLife path
- 13 years as an active member in the children's and youth choir of the Leipzig Opera, numerous solo roles in opera and concert productions
- Teacher training programme for grammar school music & French at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre, majoring in jazz/rock/pop singing, with a focus on voice training and choral conducting
- Active as a choirmaster since 2017, currently conducts several pop and jazz choirs with different age groups
- Active as a beatboxer & loop station performer since 2018
- Diverse teaching experience as a part-time music teacher, currently working at the Leipzig Model School
- Freelance workshop lecturer for creative music education: music apps, digital music production, beatbox
- Further information is available at: https://www.elmarkuehn.de/
What inspires me about music
I am particularly fascinated by the human voice - singing, beatboxing and the body as a resonance chamber. Music allows me to be in the moment, to feel energy and to pass it on. For me, it is expression, the joy of playing and a world full of diversity.
My favourite artist/band
- I admire artists like Jacob Collier, Jamie Cullum, Theo Katzman and Bill Evans - they combine virtuosity, creativity and emotional depth in their own unique way.
What drives me as a music teacher
I love awakening creative processes in people and seeing them surpass themselves. It fulfils me to share ideas and inspiration, to learn from each other and to create musical moments together that connect and inspire.
Suitable for
School classes and groups with children aged 9 and over
Contents
- Use of the children's or school's available mobile devices for creative work with sounds and music
- Recording of ambient noises, sounds, rhythms in classrooms, school buildings and on the school grounds
- Then compose your own pieces of music using the recorded sounds and an existing sound library
- Presentation of the compositions at the end
Information material for setting up the IT system will be provided in advance of the course.
Costs
440,- EUR/course