Master's Programme in Classical Music Performance

Do you want to take your artistic skills to new heights? This Master's programme develops your musical identity while allowing you to delve deeper into what interests you the most. This master’s programme focuses on your personal artistry as a musician, allowing you to follow your vocational and professional ambitions and offering great opportunities for professional and practical exposure in cooperation with the Kilden Performing Arts Centre, namely the Kilden Vocal Ensemble and the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra. Professional internships will develop and nurture your musical growth and open the possibility for feedback and learning from a variety of sources. Our teachers at the Department of Classical Music and Music Education value your creativity and your desire to learn, and will provide you with a learning environment that enables you to fully polish and cultivate your musical strengths. What will you learn? You will develop technical skills as a musician and instrumentalist at a high professional level. You will acquire further understanding about the relations between music theory, music history and music performance. You develop an academic and professional basis which is crucial to reflection, creativity and innovation in the field of music. You will get broad knowledge on how to carry out advanced tasks and projects in the field of music. The program provides a comprehensive introduction to the musicological disciplines and how to facilitate research on your own music.