Hello, my name is Jon Selin, and im studying music in
Centria University of Applied Sciences. I'm doing my internship in Gothenburg
University in Sweden.
The course selection is
broad and interesting here in Gothenburg University. There's a lot of projects
you can participate as an violinist. I joined the schools symphonic orchestra
for three big classical projects this fall. There was repertoar from Strauss,
Bartok and even some opera. As a violinist, I also had to chance to participate
in the world music program and take some classes in improvisation. It was also
a priviledge to sing bass in the schools chamber choir that invited me to take
part in their concert tour in Verona Italy this spring. In the pedagogical
studies there's something called "fieldstudies" that has given me a
lot of insight and knowledge of the swedish music education system. We were
invited to visit different culture schools in Gothenburg and observe the
teaching methods of the local music pedagogues.
The study culture felt
really intense, since everyone was required to fully participate in every
class. Those who came late had to do extra assingments for the teachers. There
was a lot of exchange students from Finland, so it felt really easy to
"fit in" the school. We had a lot of cool gigs and parties in the
school and formed this small finnish "party band". The city itself
reminded me a lot of Helsinki. You can take ferrys to beautiful islands and go
to big concert halls and museums with local trams. It was really hard to find a
proper sauna in the city, but the best one was probably at the harbor
frihamnen.
Challenging was to wake
up early every morning to the drilling sounds of a nearby construction site.
The highlight was definitely all the big concerts and performances I was
able to participate in.
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