Collaboration

MAA 3. Lied Project LAB: Italianisches Liederbuch (H. Wolf)

Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

20-24 April 2026 + Previous online component

(Blended Intensive Programme)

Open for: 
  • Min. 1, max. 2 vocal students
  • Min. 1, max. 2 pianists

Description of the module: 

In this module, singers and pianists will explore the boundaries between Lied and opera through an in-depth study of Wolf’s Italianisches Liederbuch.

Participants will begin with a thorough understanding of the text and how it influences the music to vividly portray the images described in each Lied. The singer and pianist will work together as a cohesive unit, collaborating and contributing to each other’s sound to enhance the dramatic expression of every Lied.

Moreover, students will go beyond traditional presentations of art songs, exploring ways to incorporate elements typically found in opera into the Lied environment.

    Names of the professors of this module:

    Director of the course: Abigail Richards, Vocal coach and repetiteur.

    Possible extras besides the module

    • Individual coaching, the possibility to attend as a listener to vocal lessons by the professors of the vocal department. 

    Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module

    • 2-5 hours of duo work & 36 hours of group work
    • Previous online component (mandatory for students coming via Erasmus short mobilities).

    Number of ECTS within master/bachelor accrediation

    • 3 ECTS

    ATTENTION! If students want to do this within an Erasmus+ Short Blended Mobility, they must contact their local International Coordinator and claudia.alsdorf@zuyd.nl as soon as possible. 

    Application:

    Via the application form on the EOA website. Keep in mind that you will need to include:

    • CV
    • Motivation letter
    • Videos: 2 pieces accompanying a singer

    Description of the final examination

    Evaluation based on daily participation in workshops and dummy auditions

    Teaching language

    English – level 3

    • This module is also available within Erasmus short blended mobility exchange during the academic year 2025/26, depending on the grants offered by the home institution.
    • Students must provide their own accommodation, meals and travelling cost

    Deadline for applications

    • 1st deadline: 08 April 2025
    • 2nd deadline: 15 September 2025

    Deadline for expected answers:

    • 1st deadline: 01 June 2025
    • 2nd deadline: 15 October 2025
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    LOD 1. C.P.L. – Contemporary Performance Laboratory

    Period of the EOA module in 2025-2026:

    • Winter Semester 2025-2026: October-January

    Description of the EOA module

    This module allows to use all of the potential of vocal and kinaesthetic art in the area of contemporary music, including performative arts like improvised singing, dancing and acting. The module helps expand the ability to use voice and body in the process of an artistic creation. Inspired by the postulate of Jerzy Grotowski and his Laboratory Theater, the module will show the young artist an extraordinary way of creating a role by using all the range of stage expression. The module is dedicated to singers and dancers and it is based on discovering an archetypical primeval intentions and visions as a main factor in creating an artistic performance.

    The module includes singing and dance lessons, musical improvisation, movement and dance improvisation, performative arts laboratory, working with piano coach, full breath & body & mind workshop, history of modern music educational programme.

    Names of the professors of this module:

    • Urszula Kryger, Beata Zawadzka-Kłos, Anna Werecka-Gryć, Piotr Miciński, Przemysław Rezner, Adam Kamieniecki, Agnieszka Łuczyńska, Martyna Henke, Beata Redo-Dobber

    Possible extras besides the module:

    • Early Music Program – supplementary seminars devoted to Theory of the Affects and Baroque Ornamentation
    • All concerts and events produced by University of Music in Lodz (free admission for EOA students)
    • Participation in selected concerts and activities of Vocal Department (upon your choice)
    • Polish language lessons
    • Yoga and Dance Theater

    Minimum and maximum number of students:

    • 2 – 6 max

    Open to:

    • Every kind of voice.

    • Every type of a dancer (classical, modern).

    Specialty of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe

    • The module gives a possibility of acquiring specialized training in the area of contemporary music: individual solo singing lessons and dance lessons, contemporary song workshop, performative actions including improvised singing, dance and acting in the area of contemporary music.

    Possible extras besides the module:

    • Baroque Program – supplementary seminars devoted to Theory of the Affects and Ornamentation
    • All concerts and events produced by the University of Music in Łódź (free admission for EOA students)
    • Participation in selected concerts and activities of Vocal Department (upon your choice)

    Description of the final examination

    • Public performance of opera fragment/s

    Number of teaching / Production hours

    • From 270

    Number of ECTS:

    • 17-20 ECTS

    Entrance examination:

    • Contact the coordinator:

    Adam Kamieniecki

    adam.kamieniecki@amuz.lodz.pl

    The following attachments shall be submitted with the application:

    • CV
    • Repertoire list
    • Two videos (for example via YouTube) 
    • Repertoire for the application:
      1. one opera aria,
      2. one song upon your choice.

    Description of the final Examination

    Public performance.

    Student: 

    • Singer, Dancers

    Language: 

    • English, Italian, German

    Activity:

    • Training / Operatic practice / Performance

    Total expenses of the EOA module per student and what is included/excluded in this price

    • Module is available within an Erasmus exchange.

    Note! Please, contact your Erasmus office as early as possible to be qualified in time for the Erasmus scholarship. All qualified Erasmus candidates must be first nominated by the Erasmus office of the sending institution – international@amuz.lodz.pl

    Deadline for applications

    • 1st deadline: 08 May 2025
    • 2nd deadline: N/A

    Date for expected answers

    • 1st deadline: 30 June 2025
    • 2nd deadline: N/A
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    REY 1. CAMERATA Baroque ensemble – Build and perfect your vocal technique and performance skills through collaboration

    Period of the EOA module in 2025 – 2026:

    October 2025 – February 2026

    The course will start at the beginning of the autumn term with one or two weekly rehearsals in sections, primarily singers with or without continuo. From October, the rehearsals will include mostly the whole group, singers, and instrumentalists, with continuo ending with a public performance at the end of October or beginning of November. 

    An intensive early-baroque project based on the work begun in the autumn term will take place in February 2026. The theme will be operatic repertoire by 17th-century women composers. Participation in both periods is not obligatory, as this might not be practical for exchange students; however, it is recommended. 

    Description of the EOA module:

    Collaborative music making with experts in Baroque interpretation. Sessions on ensemble singing, early baroque diminutions, Mixed ensemble work, and working groups on various elements of early-baroque dramatic performance. 

    Voice lessons where all voice students work with a team of voice teachers in a collaborative learning environment.  

    • Weekly Performance classes
    • Coaching
    • Lunchtime recitals at the Reykjavík Art Museums 

    The specialty of this module in comparison with other courses in Europe:

    The collaborative learning environment at the Voice Department’s core gives you a unique opportunity to develop your individuality as a singing artist. You will build your vocal technique and interpretive skills while working with a team of expert voice teachers who work together, empowering you to clarify your goals and make your own choices.  

    Many performance opportunities give you valuable possibilities and practical experience in managing and leading projects. Working on baroque interpretation in an ensemble and making music with skilled professionals will provide hands-on experience. The relatively small size of the music department makes it a very flexible learning environment and fertile ground for initiative and creative ideas.

    Names of the professors of this module: 

    • Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir (voice and performance) 
    • Sigurður Halldórsson (music director) 
    • Matthildur Anna Gísladóttir (coach, piano accompaniment) 
    • Kristinn Sigmundsson (voice and performance) 
    • Dísella Lárusdóttir (voice and performance) 
    • Guest professors in Masterclasses 

    Possible extras:

    • Dramatic interpretation classes  
    • Movement classes  
    • Vocal improvisation  
    • Music, culture, and society, lectures  
    • Icelandic for beginners  
    • Collaboration with composition students 
    • Choir  

    https://www.islit.is/en/art-and-culture-in-iceland/music/

    Minimum and maximum number of EOA students:

    • 1-3 singers (all type voices)
    • 1-3 baroque instrumentalists primarily, strings and continuo

     

    Number of teaching/production hours of the EOA module:

    Up to 20-25 hours per week

    Number of ECTS within master accreditation

    • 20 ECTS

    Entrance examination:

    To deliver the following documents via the application at the EOA website:

    • CV
    • Repertoire
    • Two Videos (it can be a link to YouTube or any other platform)
    • Motivation letter

    Description of the final Examination:

    • Students are examined through the performance and the work they put into their studies. 
    • performance in class and concerts 
    • Assessment is based on students’ journaling and self-assessment.  

    Teaching language:

    English

    Total expenses of the EOA module per student and what is included/excluded in this price:

    • The module is available within an Erasmus exchange for students at BA-level in vocal performance and for some instrumentalists.
    • Participants pay for their accommodation and travel.

    Deadline for applications:

    • 1st deadline: 08 May 2025
    • 2nd deadline: 15 September 2025

     

    Date for expected answers:

    • 1st deadline: 15 June 2025
    • 2nd deadline: 30 June 2025
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