ConNext

A movement for excellence and relevance in 21st-century higher music education.

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Connecting music makers, music enablers, researchers, and advocates in a movement of shared leadership.

Encouraging strategic risk-taking through collaboration and community.

Amplifying the power of authentic, excellent music.

Inspiring transformational culture change in higher music education.

 
 

Key Tenets

 
 
 
 

About ConNext

ConNext institutions recognise their shared commitment to musical and educational excellence. From a position of mutual respect, they commit to exploring together issues central to student, faculty and institutional growth. In particular, each institution seeks to work together as a network to evolve an ever-more student-centric learning environment with a focus on both excellence and relevance in a 21st-century context.

ConNext comprises the following member institutions:

Geneva University of Music
Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Orpheus Institute, Ghent
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Brisbane
Royal Conservatoire, University of the Arts, The Hague
Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal
Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts, Helsinki
University of Southern California Thornton School of Music
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore

ConNext institutions meet annually for shared training and exchange, and collaborate and intersect across the year through events, platforms and proactive communication.

Projects

A collection of past and upcoming initiatives enabled through collaboration across ConNext institutions, inspired by ConNext thinking, and seeking to push the envelope on higher music education.

ConNext participants are listed in alphabetical order. Project leaders/organisers are marked *.