Matthias BERTSCH MA, Ph.D
Teaching:
organology of musical instruments (Instrumentenkunde), musical acoustics (Phenomenon Sound), courses of study, colloquium and instructions for graduate and advanced undergraduate students who write a research paper at the IWK
Memberships:
DEGA : German Society for Acoustics-"musical acoustics" division; ITG : International Trumpet Guild; ÖGA (AAA): Austrian Acoustics Association, ASA (American Acoustics Association)
Research Activities:
Primary domains are musical acoustic of musical instruments and musical physiology.
Research papers focusing on
trumpet playing:
* Intonation of trumpets (using BIAS)
*Intonation of trumpet-player
* Thermographic analysis of trumpet players´ warm up
* Trumpet mutes: types and acoustical characteristics
* TRP research project (actuell project)
Research on the Viennese Sound Style (Wiener Klangstil)
* Large scale Listening Test studies
* Vienna Timpani Studies
musical activities:
since 2003 playing 3rd trumpet in
Big Bands and whatever ;-)
1998-03 brass quintett "Brasso Continuo" (baroque & jazz
music)
1996-97 lead-trumpet player "Vienna Gospel Project" CD-recording,
benefit concerts
1991-97 lead-trumpet player "Uni Big Band Vienna"
1988-91 solo-trumpet player "Wiener Akademischen Philharmonie (University
of Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
1982-85 Conductor and teacher of "Youth Wind Orchestra", Lichtenau
1976-85 trumpet and drum player in various marching bands and school orchestras
management activities:
organiser of the discussion group
"SM@RT - science.music.art"
committee member of the Austrian Association of Teachers for Higher Learning
1996-98 editor and dtp of the journal "Wiener Figaro" (Mozart Society
Vienna)
1991-96 founder and executive director of the Uni Big Band Vienna
1988-91 co-founder and commitee member of the "Wiener Akademischen
Philharmonie (University of Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
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