Elias Betz
Elias Betz studied Musicology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany, and Elemental Music and Dance Education at the Orff Institute, Universität „Mozarteum“ Salzburg, Austria.
1987-2010 Teacher at the Musik- und Singschule Heidelberg (Elementare Musikpädagogik, Percussion)
1990-2010 academic collaborator at the Musikhochschule Mannheim, further collaborations and projects with other music universities
Extensive activity as a teacher educator both in Germany and abroad Artistic projects with Gongs and Percussion, both as a soloist and in duo
Artistic collaboration with diverse artists and ensembles (vocal ensembles and choirs, visual artists, poets, storytellers, etc.)
Compositions, publications and CD-productions for instrumental books and specialist books Co-author of the Heidelberger cooperation model for nursery schools “sustainable development with music, speech and movement”
Development and implementation of a music profile at the Elisabeth von Thadden primary school in Heidelberg.
Since September 2010 Professor for Elemental Music Education at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim – since 2014 member of the Senat of the Hochschule.
Since 2014 member of the leading team of the Arbeitskreis Elementare Musikpädagogik Deutschland (AEMP http://www.a-emp.de/), a committee which gathers all faculty members of Elemental Music Education at German
Co-author and co-editor of the 1st volume of Mannheimer Hochschulschriften, “MANNHEIMER MANIEREN musik + musikforschung. Die Zukunft der Musik – Interdisziplinäre Prospektiven”. Eds. Jürgen Arndt, Martina Krause-Benz, Elias Betz und Thomas Schipperges. Olms-Verlag, 2014.
