I did my exchange in Graz, Austria and I was studying music and especially flute. Graz is the second biggest city in Austria, although it was sometimes hard to believe. If I described Graz just by one word, the word would be cozy. The center of Graz is not very big but the suburbs are. Still the center is beautiful filled with old houses and view to Schlossberg, which is a hill in the middle of the center.
Schlossberg Hauptplatz
I had the chance to study in University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and I couldn’t be happier that I got into that school. In Austria I studied in the programme of Orchestral Instruments, so I wasn’t able to do pedagogical studies there. Luckily I was able to do some courses as distance learning to TAMK.
University
The official language of the school is German, but there were some courses offered in English too. I was also lucky that my professor spoke good English, so the lessons with him were very rewarding.
The studying in KUG compared to TAMK was more demanding. For example our lessons with the professor were longer and he expected that we would have something new to play to him every week. Also every second week we had a group lesson, where we played by ear and we had to perform some study by heart in front of the class. Even though it was hard, I learnt a lot. I was happy to be at my professors’ class, because all the other students made me feel very welcomed.
In my free time I visited a lot of concerts and also premiere of Cinderella -ballet. The ticket to the premiere costed only 1€ for the students of KUG! I think the best concert I visited during the exchange was by Vienna Symphoniker who played Beethoven’s 5th and 6th symphonies.
Cinderella -ballet Some cake and sturm!
We also explored the city with my friends. I visited the Schlossberg and also Eggenberg, which both are beautiful places! I had to end my exchange very quickly because of the coronavirus situation, so there were still much more things I had planned to do in Graz. Luckily I am always able to go back there to visit my friends and do all the things I didn’t have time to do during my exchange!
Schlossberg Eggenberg
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