Master of Fine Arts in Music, Improvisation

Our aim is to inspire and develop your personal artistry and aesthetical consciousness and your own involvement is decisive.
We endorse openness, curiosity, and cross musical creativity.

We work hands-on with your artistic performance or composition, as well as issues on musical expressions, aesthetics, and performance.
We rely on an open attitude to traditional jazz standards, free improvisation, and laptop electronica etcetera.
We strive towards an internationally engaged environment aiming at networking.

In interpretation and improvisation you can make a free choice of musical genre, style or instrument: Classical music, Free performance, Jazz, Folk music or World music.

The Master programme at the Academy of Music and Drama runs through two years at advanced level. It aims at students who already have a Bachelor’s degree or comparable knowledge on 180 higher education credits (three years studies in higher education).

The programme is given in English. Students who have obtained the Master’s degree are eligible to apply for the PhD programme in music performance or composition.

Basic courses
Literature and scientific method - Track seminars - Main subject - Thesis project.

Entrance requirements

Entrance Requirements
A bachelor of arts in the fine or applied arts, a professional qualification of at least 180 higher education credits, at least three years of approved full-time studies in a programme for musicians or the equivalent and special requirements that comprise musical skills. Students may be admitted to the programme without having basic eligibility in the form of a degree.

Selection
Selection of eligible applicants is based upon entrance tests. All applicants are also requested to send in a Proposal for Master independent project on minimum three A4 pages: Title of project, problem statement, method for artistic and/or scientific development/research, and references to related projects. The proposal should be submitted not later than February 1. If you apply to more than one track you are obliged to send in one proposal for each orientation.

Auditions will be held at the Academy and you will be requested to come to Göteborg after you have submitted your application. For foreign students auditions can be presented on CD, DVD, mp3, or Audio Cassettes and sent by post to The Academy of Music and Drama.

Application

Last day of application was 16 January 2012.

Send the proposal and other material like scores, CD and DVD directly to the Academy of Music and Drama.

Postal address
Academy of Music and Drama, Box 210, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden