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Consultations for applicants for doctoral studies in music and dramatic art with regard to the preparation of research projects will be held on:

April 15 from 17.00 in Zoom
April 19 from 11.15 in Zoom

Please register by April 14 by e-mail: margit.vosa@eamt.ee

The purpose of the restrictions is to reduce people-to-people contacts more effectively and to prevent the spread of the virus.

All theoretical and semi-practical learning (lectures, seminars, solfeggio classes) will take place in the form of distance learning. In justified cases, individual consultations on these subjects are allowed to be held inside of the Academy. Practical learning is partially allowed, however, the opportunities for distance learning must be used to the maximum.

Students are allowed to be present on the premises of EAMT only:

  • to participate in practical learning in accordance with the restrictions set out below;
  • for independent practice;
  • for individual consultations appointed by the lecturer;
  • to pass exams and assessments.

The activities mentioned above are subject to the following restrictions:

  • In regular classrooms, up to 2 people can be present at the same time (for example 1 student and 1 lecturer or 1 student and pianist-concertmaster);
  • In the main building, rooms A103, C105, D311, A402, A403, A404, D411 and D511 may accommodate up to 3 people at the same time;
  • The chamber hall and the black box can accommodate up to 5 people at a time, with the exception of performing arts and contemporary performing arts, in case of which up to 8 people can gather
  • The main hall can accommodate up to 10 people at a time.
  • In Toom-Kooli 4 study building, up to 16 people can be present at once, in case of larger rooms, 7 people.
  • In music lessons, the maximum size of a practicing ensemble is 4 students (the temporary focus should currently be on developing individual skills and practising with smaller ensembles);

There is an obligation to wear a mask and keep a distance of 2 meters for all activities and between all people in the room; activities that require a lot of physical activity and active movement (for example dancing) are not allowed indoors.

Rules for entering study buildings:
The main building of the EAMT can only be accessed with a personalized magnetic card. For all others, including students of pedagogical practice, are not allowed to enter the building.

The main building will be closed earlier than usual, i.e. at 22.00. Students are required to leave their classes and hand over the keys no later than 21.45.

The library is open on weekdays from 12:00 to 16:00. Readers from outside the Academy must make a prior arrangement.

NB! Students must inform the Head of the Study Department about their possible illness or the result of the Cov + test: Jane Kreek, 6675 711, jane.kreek@eamt.ee.

In the case of Cov +, please also provide the names of possible close contacts with whom you were in contact on the premises of the Academy (2 days before the onset of symptoms or after receiving the positive Cov test result).

Important and additional COVID-19 information can be found here: https://www.kriis.ee/en/coronavirus-and-healthcare

Instructions for those who are close contacts: https://www.terviseamet.ee/et/koroonaviirus/lahikontaktse-juhis#ENG

 

The prestigious global ranking of higher education institutions,  QS World University Rankings , which has just been published, shows that the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater has managed to gain a strong position for the third year in a row and is among the 51–100 best universities in the field of music and theater in 2021.

The Juilliard School and the Royal College of Music are holding first and second place respectively. Our partner university, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) in Glasgow, has risen to the third place. The EAMT is ranked next to the music universities of Munich, Hamburg and Cologne, Franz Liszt Academy of Music, The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, St. Petersburg Conservatory and other top universities of music.

It is particularly important and significant that the Academy has managed to maintain a strong position in the rankings even after an extremely difficult year during which international relations to a great extent, had to be transferred over to the virtual world.

The ranking is based on statistical data provided by the higher education institutions as well as surveys conducted among those institutions in which the academic reputation and potential for employment are being assessed. In addition, the impact of the higher education institution in professional research is assessed.

The aim of the rankings of the higher education institutions is to provide background information for the prospective students when planning their educational path, and academic reputation guarantees for the universities. It also provides the higher education institutions with a starting point for evaluating their activities in the educational landscape.

The application for exchange studies at St Petersburg Conservatory and Tbilisi Conservatory is now open!
It includes a monthly scholarship of 700 EUR and one-time travel support of 180 EUR for Saint Petersburg and 360 EUR for Tbilisi.

Additional info: https://eamt.ee/en/international/student-mobility/erasmus-mobility/erasmus-international-credit-mobility/
Apply here: https://forms.gle/o48mc7XoLPQ1fBBX9

Deadline: March 31, 2021.

Due to the rapid deterioration of the corona crisis, the government will establish stricter rules in Estonia from 1 March 2021 for preventing COVID-19. According to the current plan, these rules will remain in effect until the end of March. THE INFORMATION IS BEING UPDATED! For more information please follow: https://www.kriis.ee/en

Based on current information, new restrictions will take effect on March 1, 2021 at EAMT as follows:

  • All theoretical learning takes place from the distance (in the form of distance learning). Only individual consultations are allowed to take place in the Academy. If the lecturer wishes to use his/her own classroom for the purpose of conducting a distance learning lecture, then this is possible, however students must not be present in the classroom at the same time.
  • Individual lessons and individual practice are allowed.
  • Other practical training (including solo performance classes with pianist-concertmaster (s)) is allowed only if masks will be worn and a distance of at least two meters will be kept between all persons in the room (for example, in different ensemble classes).
  • Conducting lessons with two concertmasters must be transferred to a larger room.
  • Lessons that cannot be carried out with these restrictions (for example, dance, movement, acting and opera classes) will take place in April-June.
  • The EAMT main building can only be accessed with a personalized magnetic card. For everyone else the entry is denied. This restriction also extends to pedagogical practice and other educational institutions students (the lists of students which have been put together will be maintained by the administration and will hopefully be used again from April). We ask everyone to make sure that while entering through the main door, no person from outside the Academy, will enter the study building with you.
  • There will be no concerts and performances in the halls of EAMT in March. The Concert and Performance Centre will contact the organizer of each planned event separately. In all special cases, please contact: kontsert@eamt.ee.
  • Students must inform the Head of the Study Department about their possible illness or the result of the Cov + test: Jane Kreek, 6675 711, jane.kreek@eamt.ee.
  • NB! In the case of Cov +, please also provide the names of possible close contacts with whom you were in contact on the premises of the Academy (2 days before the onset of symptoms or after receiving the positive Cov test result).

NB! It is mandatory to wear a mask inside the buildings of the Academy.
NB! You should stay home in case of a slightest sign of illness.
NB! If coronavirus infection is suspected, isolation must be maintained until the test result is known.
NB! Please be sure to inform the Rectorate of all possible risks and dangers related to the virus.

STAY HEALTHY!

GENUS 2021 takes place 1 and 2 March, 10 to 16 CET via Zoom.

GENUS is a Nordplus cooperation project focusing on gender balance and equity in music education. GENUS 2021 highlights gender balance at pre-conservatory level, i.e., at music schools and conservatory preparatory courses and up to conservatories’ entrance exams.

GENUS is a meeting-place for institutions and individuals who want to make a change. Through presentations and discussions, by jointly creating an online toolbox and discussing best/worst practices, failures and successes we hope to see a change in the gender balance in the future.

The conference is organised by Malmö Academy of Music, University of Agder, Kristiansand and The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg. The organising team consists of both staff, leaders and students from the three conservatories

More information and registration via GENUS website: www.conferencegenus.com/
Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/3517273031705365

 

From February 28 till March 20  the string students of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Academies of Music are invited to apply for the competition to participate in the Baltic Roots project that will take place from 18 to 24 May in Berlin.

Peter Riegelbauer, long-standing double-bass player of the Berliner Philharmoniker and Head of the Karajan Academy, explains:

“The Karajan Academy is extremely pleased about the new partnership with the Baltic music academies and the related concert project with Baiba Skride at the Philharmonie Berlin. The exchange and cooperation with the young musicians of the Baltic academies is a great opportunity for us and our scholarship holders to get to know the fantastic talents and the excellent educational institutions from the Baltic States. To broaden our horizon, It is also a great pleasure for us to bring to Berlin the exciting scene of contemporary music of the Baltic countries, which is perhaps still largely too unknown in Germany. And who knows – perhaps after this cooperation project the ranks of the Karajan Academy will expand to include a few musicians from the Baltic States?”

Students of the Baltic Music academies have been collaborating for many years. During recent celebration of our centenaries the Baltic Student Symphony Orchestra  performed succesfully in 2017, 2018 and 2019  in the capitals and regional concert halls of the Baltic states, as well as in Gdansk, Berlin, Helsinki and St.Petersburg.

Since the motto of the Academy founded by Herbert von Karajan is “Learn from the pros” – young, well-trained graduates receive the best possible preparation for the profession of orchestral musician. Working together with long-standing members and principals of the Berliner Philharmoniker, students learn the particular style and sound ideal of the orchestra. Young instrumentalists get a sense of what it means to be a “complete musician”, who not only work intensively on their own development, but also learn to widen their experience and meet the world with a thirst for knowledge and open eyes. The facts speak for themselves – around one-third of the members of the Berliner Philharmoniker are former students of the Academy.

In frames of this project, the Baltic students will get acquainted with the daily study process of the Karajan Academy scholars during individual lessons with the principals of Karajan Academy and orchestra rehearsals side by side with the Karajan Academy students. The joint orchestra will be conducted by Stanley Dodds, violinist of Berliner Philharmoniker who studied conducting under Jorma Panula and appears regularly in front of the Karajan Academy and ensembles of the Berliner Philharmoniker members.

At the closing concert of the project on May 23, 2021, in the Chamber Music Hall of Philharmonie Berlin, young musicians of the Baltic Music Academies and Karajan Academy will perform Pēteris Vasks` Concerto “Distant Light” together with Baiba Skride,  “Sad Serenades” by Maija Einfelde for string quartet and clarinet, “Elongation of Nights” by Juste Janulyte, “Passion. Illusion” by Erkki-Sven Tüür and “Serenade” for strings by Piotr Tchaikovsky.

“Baltic Roots” project is implemented by Karajan Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker in collaboration with Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre , Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, as well as Andreas Richter Cultural Consulting. Project is supported by the Baltic Culture Fund.

The application is open to all string students of EAMT. One must record a video recording with: 

1) one piece of your own choosing (piece, movement from a concerto or sonata) with or with no accompaniment;
2) one excerpt of your own choosing from the EUYO audition material;
3) an excerpt from P. Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade”.

The recorded material must be uploaded latest by 20 March.

Additional info and questions:

Kai Kiiv
kai.kiiv@eamt.ee
6675 721

 

The 4th Tallinn International Piano Competition will take place from November 25 to December 3 at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. The registration is now open and the deadline is October 1.

All three competition rounds will take place at the Great Hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. The participants will be evaluated by the jury consisting of internationally acclaimed artists and professors. In the Finals competition finalists will perform together with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestro Arvo Volmer. The conditions of the competition are available HERE.

The previous winners of the competition are Mihkel Poll (2006), Kristi Kapten (2011) and Anna Szałucka (2016). The competition is organised by the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and the Association of Estonian Professional Pianists.

 

 

 

At the beginning of December the plagiarism prevention software URKUND was tested by EAMT at the initiative of the Department of Musicology, Music Pedagogy and Cultural Management. The assessment confirmed that it is a modern and efficient tool, which can be used to fairly quickly find information on the Internet that might correspond to the texts the students have written. In January a decision was made to start using the paid service of URKUND. The service is provided in Estonia by the Education and Youth Board on the basis of a consortium agreement. Payment for the service is based on the number of students at the educational institution.

URKUND is often mistakenly called as a plagiarism detection software. In fact, it helps to find matches between student’s text and an online text, but possible plagiarism must be identified by the user of the software. Above all, URKUND is helpful in preventing plagiarism by ascertaining the originality and correctness of the work before the evaluation of the student work.

Homoglyphs can be used for disguising plagiarized text by replacing letters in source texts with visually identical letters from other scripts. URKUND notifies the user about the existence of such homoglyphs.

To use URKUND, the text needing evaluation must be sent from the authorized e-mail address to the URKUND server. An analysis report will be returned via email. As this is first and foremost a measure for preventing plagiarism, it will also benefit students who can use URKUND to check the originality and correctness of their work. To do this, the student must send his/her work to the e-mail address of his/her lecturer’s URKUND account. The analysis report is then sent to both the student and the teacher. EAMT faculty members may receive their URKUND account address by writing to Eerik Jõks at eerik.joks@eamt.ee.

Researcher Brigitta Davidjants and lecturer Eerik Jõks assisted in testing URKUND at EAMT.

New e-course starting in March at the Continuing Education Centre – „Managing Art Projects with Societal Impact (MAPSI)“. Lecturer PhD Kaari Kiitsak-Prikk, Head of Cultural Management Studies.

The aim of the course is to deepen the understanding of the specifics relating to the managing the art’s societal impact. The content of the course is built on MAPSI study e-book, video lectures, online presentations, individual online assignments, case analysis. See also: https://eamt.ee/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/21.03-info.pdf

The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre is a partner of the Unemployment Insurance Fund Töötukassa. Upon participating in labour market training, you accept the rights and obligations related to participation. If you are registered as unemployed, you have the right to receive grants and commuting and accommodation benefits. For more information – terms and conditions of participation in training: https://www.tootukassa.ee/koolitused.