Master of Fine Arts in Music with Specialisation in Improvisation Performance

The master’s programme in Music with a specialization in Improvisation: The Composing Musician is a collaboration with the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. To take advantage of the strengths and distinctive character of these different environments, you will study during the second and third semesters at the two sister schools, while the first and last semesters are spent at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg. Admission is based partly on an audition and partly on your written formulation of your preferred specialization. With a small number of students, there are good opportunities to customize the programme to suit your particular needs. 

You will work both independently and in groups. At the Academy of Music and Drama, we strive to create a complete study environment where you are able to collaborate extensively with both the bachelor’s and the local master’s programmes in improvisation. Ongoing research in the field is also an important aspect. The programme is characterized by openness transcending genre boundaries and a close collaboration with the world music education. 

Programme structure and content

• Main subject master's improvisation/world music (45 credits).
  You are supported in developing a clear personal profile. Each semester, a concert is prepared and performed, which is also the basis for your independent project. You also participate in artistic international collaboration projects with other master's programmes.
• Master's seminars (12 credits).
  Seminars, workshops and lectures on themes that connect to the main subject in a wider, partly interdisciplinary context.
• The Reflective Artist (18 credits)
  Meet experienced practitioners from a variety of artistic fields in discussion forums, seminars and workshops. Present and discuss the artistic and theoretical starting points for your independent work.
• The student's personal profile (15 credits)
  Choose from among elective courses offeded at the department.
• Independent project, degree project (30 credits)
  You investigate a question or an artistic problem within your main field in a methodical way, where the text is in dialogue with your other artistic work. The work leads to a finished, artistically reflective presentation that includes audio/video documentation, alternatively a self-produced score or equivalent, as well as a written reflective text in any format.