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The German Music School Cairo aspires to a new music school model in Egypt. It aims at promoting the music creativity of children and youths, between the ages of 6 till 18, preparing them, if they wish, for a more advanced musical education. The school is a partner-school of the Clara Schumann Music School in Leipzig held by Rahn Education.

Federal Association of Independent Music Schools

Our instruments come from Blüthner

We at the Cairo Music School only use pianos and grand pianos from the world-famous piano manufacturer Blüthner from Leipzig.

PATRON

MAESTRO AHMED EL SAIDI

b. 10 November 1947, Rosetta

Egyptian composer, now resident in both Austria and Egypt, of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Europe and the Middle East; he is also active as a conductor.

Prof. El-Saedi began private studies in Music in Egypt in 1963 and later studied Philosophy at Alexandria University from 1966–68. He studied music theory with Awatif Abdel-Karim and Gamal Abdel-Rahim and piano with Vsevolod Demidov and Libuše Křepelová at the Conservatory of the Academy of Arts in Cairo from 1968–71 and there earned his BMus with excellence. He then studied composition with Sergey Balasanian at the P. I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow in 1973–74 and studied composition with Friedrich Cerha, conducting with Otmar Suitner and Schenkerian analysis with Franz Eibner at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna from 1976–84, where he earned a degree in conducting in 1982 and a degree in composition in 1984, as well as the Magister Artium in 1985. He also attended seminars on conducting and musical phenomenology with Sergiu Celibidache at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz from 1978–80.

Among his honours are the Medalha Século Villa-Lobos from the government of Brazil (1988), the State Prize for Composition in Egypt (1995) and the State Prize for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts in Egypt (2000).

As a conductor, he served as guest conductor of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra from 1981–88, as its assistant conductor from 1991–93 and as its resident conductor from 1993–96 and has served as its music director and principal conductor since 1996. He served as principal conductor of the Wiener Virtuosen Kammerorchester from 1986–88, as conductor of the Orchestra of the Conservatory of the Academy of Arts in Cairo from 1987–89 and as music director of the Egyptian Chamber Orchestra from 1989–95. In addition, he has served as artistic director of the A Cappella Choir in Cairo since 2001. He has conducted orchestras in Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, the UK, and the USA.

He is also active in other positions. He founded the International Workshop for Orchestral Conducting in Cairo in 2001 and the Arabic Perspectives Festival in Cairo in 2002.

He taught as an associate professor at the Conservatory of the Academy of Arts in Cairo from 1988–92 and in 1996–97 and has taught as Professor of Orchestration, Schenkerian Theory, Score Reading, and Tonal Harmony there since 1997, where he has also served as chair of the department of composition and conducting since 1997.

He has lived in both Austria and Egypt since 1976 and became a citizen of Austria in 1985.

In addition to the works listed below, Prof. El-Saedi has composed didactic music, film scores and popular songs, as well as incidental music for stage and TV productions.

Educational concept

Our educational standards ensure successful teaching, including the motor, emotional and social skills of the child.

Our students shape and design the lessons and thus positively influence their own individual learning process.

Our lecturers are highly qualified and experienced music teachers whose training is based on the curriculum of the Association of German Music Schools e. V. oriented. In addition, they are mostly active musicians who regularly appear on stage in front of the audience.

INSTRUMENTS

Trombone

Violin

Piano

Flute

Ukulele

Guitar

Singing

Oud

Drums

We also offer the following options:

  • Instrument carousel

    which instrument should my child learn? Is it already that far? What would it be best for him? We can tell you that at the end of the course. In order to discover the love for one instrument together with the child, the 4 basic instruments are presented and tested in group lessons (flute, piano, drums, ukulele / guitar) over several weeks. At the end, the students receive an assessment of the individual instruments and can thus commit themselves.
  • Band and Ensemble

    With our band and ensemble offer, students have the opportunity to make music in a band or an ensemble. The band rehearses different songs on the instruments drums, bass, guitar, piano and vocals, works on their own songs and presents them during the school year. In our ensembles (string, ukuleles or flute classes), the instrument is learned together in group lessons and songs that are presented during the school year are set to music.
  • Early musical education

    Early musical education is intended for preschool children and promotes a general musical experience. It's not about learning sheet music or specifically learning an instrument, but rather it should playfully awaken the joy of experimentation and improvisation in singing, dancing and painting. In addition to the musical goals, the group lessons should also serve in particular to promote language skills. It's about singing, playing, dancing and painting!
  • Family-child course

    In the family-child course, children playfully experience music together with a member of the family. People dance, play and sing together and that is more fun with grandma - mom - aunt - grandpa or dad. Together with your child, language, development and family ties are promoted and strengthened in a creative and playful way.
TEATCHERS

COMPOSER AHMED EL SAIDI

Patron / chief conductor of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra

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