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    Educational objectives and professional fields

    • Educational objectives.
    • Potential areas of employment.

    Educational objectives.

    Prepared for a diverse professional environment.
    The Bachelor of Arts in Music covers a broad stylistic and practical music field. The various majors offer a huge variety of instrumental and vocal degree programmes throughout Switzerland: conducting, choral conducting, jazz, pop, school music, creation, music technology and composition for film, theatre and media. The degree programmes contextualize your specialized interests in interdisciplinary lecture formats. The freedom to choose and self-manage your project work allows you to expand your horizons and develop your musical profile.

    Prepared for a quality education.
    Study with the best: Due to the limited number of places available, you will have to pass a careful selection process and an aptitude examination. Taking into account your prior education, your programme will focus on developing your artistic, intellectual, explorative and social potential for personal independence and above all professionalism in its initial stages. The individual support, particular emphasis on general musical education and wide range of courses support the continual, dynamic development of your interests for your future professional development.

    Prepared to undertake research.
    The large number of lecturers in the research institutes guarantees that you will receive research-based tuition, in particular in theoretical music subjects. Basic research methodology is taught in all the courses. You document your general explorative perspective in the form of written and artistic project work.

    Degree title:
    Bachelor of Arts ZHdK in Music with Major Choral Conducting

    Degree title:
    Bachelor of Arts ZHdK in Music with a Major in Choral Conducting

    Potential areas of employment.

    The Bachelor course provides the basis for the next level in a professionally recognized Master’s programme, after which you will be able to take your pick of a wide range of professional choral conducting work in these areas:

    • Churches and congregations of all confessions
    • Chamber orchestras and concert choirs with a global and/or sacred music focus