Words of praise for the Malta School of Music by German teachers for the visual and performing arts

Mikiel Anton Vassalli College Malta School of Music, hosted a delegation of German teachers for the visual and performing arts from the Music, Dance and Art School of Bannewitz in Dresden, Germany. Similar to the Malta School of Music, the School in Dresden, offers after school intensive programmes in the Visual and Performing Arts to over 1,000 learners aged from 5 onwards including adults.

The German educators met with the administration of the Malta School of Music and the College and visited several music teachers during ongoing lessons with local students. The delegation also participated in an impromptu choir lesson.

Irmela Werner, one of the delegates said that they were not only impressed with the warm welcome given at this school in Malta but were mostly impressed with the strong curriculum on offer and the education tools for ongoing assessment. “My colleagues and I would like to start a partnership with the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College. The Malta School of Music is very well organised, and we could vividly see that the teachers are all very competent and engaged. We could see the good relationship between the Maltese Music Teachers and their learners. We were impressed by the attitude of the Maltese students: the students seem very disciplined and focused. They played with joy and enthusiasm”.

The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College (MAVC), recently established in 2017, is the national network of Specialized State Schools for the Visual and Performing Arts Education in Malta and Gozo. The College incorporates the Malta School of Music, the Malta School of Art, the• Malta School of Drama and Dance and the Gozo . Around 4,000 learners are currently registered in these schools with over 200 specialized teachers and educators in the respective sector. Courses offered in these schools leads to a qualification from MQF Level 1 up to MQF Level 5 (Higher Diploma). For more information on MAVC and application for courses, one may visit: http://mikielantonvassallicollege.gov.mt/