Global Music
Academy
Berlin
The Global Music Academy is an educational and cultural institution for global music and dance cultures in Berlin.
With a wide range of teaching offers, ensembles, workshops, further training as well as music and dance performances.
News & Events
The Healing Ritual – Workshop
طقس المداواة
14 June 2026
Created by Nora in 2021, this holistic dance practice supports participants on a journey of processing personal wounds, unresolved pain, and emotional experiences.
Discovering Javanese Gamelan
11 & 12 July 2026
This workshop, led by GMA teacher Xin Wei, is conducted over 2 days, for 3 hours a day. It is for adults, with a maximum of 11 participants to ensure a focused and immersive experience.
Discovering Javanese Gamelan Together (Kids & Parents)
4 October 2026
We had a lot of fun at the gamelan workshop last April, held as part of the GMA’s Open Door event (read more about it in the News section of our website). Encouraged by the positive feedback, we are happy to offer a family workshop for Javanese gamelan where children (aged 9 and above) and their parents can bond over learning a new music.
New Courses
Beginner Jazz Voice
An introductory vocal course exploring the foundations of jazz singing through breath, tone, improvisation, phrasing, rhythm, and listening practices. The lessons focus on developing vocal confidence, musicality, and personal expression while engaging with jazz standards, improvisation techniques, and embodied approaches to voice practice. Open to beginners and singers from all musical backgrounds.
(Individual or Group Lessons, at GMA or Online)
South African Singing Styles
Xhosa Vocal Styles and Chant Making
A vocal practice rooted in South African and Xhosa singing traditions, exploring overtone-rich vocal textures, rhythm, chant composition, harmony, call-and-response, and embodied approaches to collective singing. The course invites participants into processes of listening, memory, improvisation, and voice as communal practice, while engaging both traditional and contemporary approaches to vocal expression.
(Individual or Group Lessons, at GMA or Online)
Musical Initiation
Music through play and movement
Our group music initiation classes for young children (from age 3) offer a fun, engaging, and natural introduction to music. Through play-based learning, movement, rhythm, and singing, children explore the fundamentals of music while developing creativity, listening skills, coordination, and self-expression.