the form in the score. Explaining traditional music through written notation simply didn't work. "A score can't capture the small nuances of this music", he says. "Things like ornaments or glissandos - [...] level of depth and information - I haven't seen it anywhere else", says Lilian. "Nor in Anatolia", Mutlu adds. "There, they have the cultural knowledge but don't put it to use." Global Musics makes a f [...] Roads. The way they absorbed music from home is reflected in how they shape their lessons. Music isn't learned through rules but by experiencing it, living it - both are convinced of that. And one thing
in the official side event, or simply being a Eurovision fan. Shalisa van der Laan https://youtu.be/9T4OJopp5CM Hans de Munnik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdy8ZN4ZCKc
The aftermovie takes you back to inspiring and heartwarming moments of the introduction week! We can't wait to see how our students continue to develop as artists in the coming years.
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Deutekom. She is looking forward to performing these pieces all over the Netherlands. ‘When you haven’t performed before an audience for a long time, you tend to forget why you’re doing it.’ ‘You have to [...] switched to Codarts Rotterdam in the second year. She enjoys her group of 26 fellow students. ‘We don’t begrudge each other anything and we openly discuss things. Of course, it happens all the time that someone
this year I want to be living on my own.’ What is studying in times of corona like for you? ‘It doesn’t inconvenience me very much, so far. The dance classes at Codarts continue as usual and many other things [...] They could be our parents! I have the impression that many people my age are thinking that it won’t happen to them. This worries me. The best approach is to regard everyone as potentially contaminated
these themes in depth and to connect them to their own musical practice. “That’s something we hadn’t explored in this structured way before,” Jan says. The focus on wider themes fits the department itself [...] raise questions: do we actually still sing them? And is it even up to us to say we should or shouldn’t do this?” When themes like gender and religion meet, this can create tension. These experiences show [...] your musical place When asked what he would say to someone who is considering Global Musics but isn’t sure yet, Jan looks at the question a student brings. If they feel between musical worlds - rooted in
spaces so that everything was ready for the 2025-2026 academic year. When the doors opened, we didn't just start a new academic year – we also began a new chapter in the history of this department. The
culture have a healing effect has been known for some time. What is less well known is that it doesn’t always have to involve highbrow art: Dutch folk songs or a Hollywood movie can just as easily promote [...] Program ‘Health promotion with arts and culture’, she connects practice with science. "It really isn’t difficult to implement art interventions on a larger scale, but it does need to become more widely known [...] example, you go to a festival or concert and sing, dance, or enjoy the music together. It really doesn’t matter whether it’s a performance of a work by Brahms or a concert by De Toppers: it varies per person
employees to think on Sunday evening: 'Tomorrow I get to go back to work again!' Of course, it doesn't always have to feel like that, but the common denominator should be that we work with a lot of energy [...] contribute with my role and really make a difference, make an impact based on my vision – it almost doesn’t get any better than that.”
