The Role of Cultural Heritage in 21st-Century Music Education

in Civic Review (2020), 15(2019), 317-328

Cul­tural her­it­age is an in­teg­ral part of Hun­garian music edu­ca­tion. Folk tra­di­tions and folk songs are taught in every school, from the cap­ital city to the smal­lest vil­lages. Thou­sands of ... [more ▼]

Cul­tural her­it­age is an in­teg­ral part of Hun­garian music edu­ca­tion. Folk tra­di­tions and folk songs are taught in every school, from the cap­ital city to the smal­lest vil­lages. Thou­sands of songs were col­lec­ted by Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók, who ad­op­ted them in their clas­sical com­pos­i­tions. With this they earned fame for Hun­garian folk music and tra­di­tions. Zoltán Kodály also com­posed a series of music read­ing ma­ter­i­als, mainly based on folk songs, which is cur­rently used on all levels of Hun­garian music edu­ca­tion. Not only the Kodály concept, but the Táncház-method was also se­lec­ted in the Re­gister of Good Safe­guard­ing Prac­tices of UN­ESCO Cul­tural Her­it­age. In our di­gital age, the net-gen­er­a­tion, un­like the pre­vi­ous stu­dent pop­u­la­tions, can have dif­fer­ent habits, which is the reason why stu­dents’ music skills were tested with tech­no­logy-based meth­ods and tools. They are sur­roun­ded by pop­u­lar media; however, the value that folk tra­di­tion of­fers should be in­ev­it­able in their edu­ca­tion. The find­ings of our re­search provides input for the edu­ca­tional sys­tem about Hun­garian stu­dents’s music lit­er­acy, and their fa­mili­ar­ity with its vari­ous ele­ments, es­pe­cially with cer­tain com­pon­ents of their cul­tural her­it­age. [less ▲]

Kongressbericht Wadgassen, Deutschland 2018

Book published by Lit (2020)

Asca Rampini im kulturellen und sozialen Kontext

in Sagrillo, Damien (Ed.) Asca Rampini (1931-1999). Ein "Italiener" in Luxemburg. Dirigent und Komponist (2020)

Martin Straus, ein europäischer Musikpädagoge aus Luxemburg

in Ars Inter Culturas (2020), 8(2019), 203-216

Martin Straus (1946-2019) was one of the music educators of the last decades who attracted attention beyond Luxembourg with his new creative and innovative ideas. His work “Music – Playing with Sound“ ... [more ▼]

Martin Straus (1946-2019) was one of the music educators of the last decades who attracted attention beyond Luxembourg with his new creative and innovative ideas. His work “Music – Playing with Sound“ which was developed in cooperation with a teacher and a second teacher, is based on a “parameter concept“, in which the six musical parameters – tone color, form, rhythm, dynamics, melody and harmony – are connected to the six activities of singing, playing, moving, composing, listening, recording/understanding so that it results in 36 points of contact for didactic-methodical considerations. The visual symbol is the “Klangmännchen“ (« little sound man“), a cephalopod figure, which, much as a soap bubble, you can see, but which you cannot hear. From this elementary direction of thinking, the “Luxembourg Model“ works well for both non-specialist teachers in the elementary field and for advanced music lessons in general education schools. The first scientific studies have shown that it is also of practical use in special needs education programs. The concept “Music – Playing with Sound“ is suitable for multi-perspective lessons using examples of music from the past and the present as well as for pedagogical challenges in the areas of inclusion and integration. [less ▲]

Und wer denkt dabei noch an die Musik? Willibord: Echternach, Springprozession, Religion, Kultur…

Presentation (2019, November 21)

Laurent Menager (1835-1902), der musikalische Botschafter Luxemburgs im 19. Jahrhundert

Conference given outside the academic context (2019)

„Verachtet mir die Meister nicht!“ Kulturelle Botschafter in Luxemburg. Laurent Menager und Asca Rampini

Scientific Conference (2019, September 03)

Der kubanische Anthropologe Ferdinand Ortiz prägte im Jahr 1940 den Begriff der „transculturación“, welcher – grob zusammengefasst – den Übergangsprozess von einer Kultur zur anderen beschreibt. In den ... [more ▼]

Der kubanische Anthropologe Ferdinand Ortiz prägte im Jahr 1940 den Begriff der „transculturación“, welcher – grob zusammengefasst – den Übergangsprozess von einer Kultur zur anderen beschreibt. In den Neunzigerjahren hat der deutsche Philosoph Wolfgang Welsch die Idee wieder aufgenommen, den Begriff jedoch in Transkulturalität umbenannt. Was sich bei Welsch als eine Bereicherung anhört – die (unter dem luxemburgischen Begriff so genannte) Mixität verschiedener Kulturen –, liest sich bei Ortiz teilweise als Aufgabe bzw. Verlust. In meinem Vortrag geht es um die zwei luxemburgische Komponisten Laurent Menager (1835-1902) und Asca Rampini (1931-1999). Auf den ersten Blick haben beide nicht viel gemeinsam, doch hinsichtlich des oben angesprochenen Diskurses zwischen Transkulturalität und Verlust wird ein Ineinandergreifen erkennbar, das beispielhaft für andere (Blasmusik-)Komponisten regionaler Reputation sein könnte: das In-die-Vergessenheit-fallen ihrer jeweiligen Lebensleistungen, die viel mit Integration und gegenseitigen kulturellen Beeinflussungen zu tun haben. Der Fingerzeig Wagners, die Meister nicht zu vergessen, mag teilweise Abhilfe schaffen. [less ▲]

The Long 19th Century of Music in Luxembourg. Music History, Sociology and Ethnology

Scientific Conference (2019, August 09)

Music historiography is multifaceted. The historiography of music in Luxembourg is divided into various aspects. Firstly, it is part of regional music research in Europe and, as far as Luxembourg is ... [more ▼]

Music historiography is multifaceted. The historiography of music in Luxembourg is divided into various aspects. Firstly, it is part of regional music research in Europe and, as far as Luxembourg is concerned, national music research. A first point of view is music ethnology: citizens, nations have their songs and pass them on orally across national and linguistic borders and over generations. Folksongs originate from the music of the people, and patriotic music in Luxembourg is often music based on folksong styles. A further aspect of music in Luxembourg is that art music originated since the independence of the Grand Duchy in the 19th century. Sociological considerations deal with community music in Luxembourg. The starting point is a more liberal constitution, which for the first time offered citizens the right of assembly. Finally, my lecture will offer some insights of musical activities of people who left their homeland. [less ▲]

Blasmusikausbildung. Über Bildungskategorien in der “community music”

in Weber-Lucks, Theda; Brusniak, Friedhelm; Rhode-Jüchtern, Anna-Christine (Eds.) Würzburger Beiträge zur Kestenberg-Forschung. Festgabe für Andreas Eschen zum 65. Geburtstag (2019)

Stillhalten und Musizieren. Blas- und Laienmusik in Luxemburg während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Das Beispiel Diekirch

in Bohnert, Robert (Ed.) 150 Joer Philharmonie Diekirch (2019)