1. Bern University of Applied Sciences
  2. Bern Academy of the Arts
  3. Music
  4. Studies
  5. Jazz and Contemporary Music
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Jazz and Contemporary Music

Discover and develop your own voice as a musician, artist or mediator at the Bern Academy of the Arts HKB. The Jazz and Contemporary Music Department offers you four study programs.

  • Bachelor of Arts

Jazz and Contemporary Music

This Bachelor marks a key stepping stone on your journey to a professional music career in the broad field of jazz and jazz-related styles.
  • Master of Arts

Music Composition

Contemporary Jazz or Creative Practice: In both specialisations you will receive personalised instruction in composition and guidance in composing your own music in a wide variety of contexts.
  • Master of Arts

Music Pedagogy – Jazz and Contemporary Music

In our stylistically broad Master in Music Pedagogy – Jazz and Contemporary Music programme, we offer arts- and education-based training for prospective music teachers, with a focus on jazz.
  • Master of Arts

Music Performance – Jazz and Contemporary Music

Our Master in Performance – Jazz and Contemporary Music is designed to focus on your individual artistic development and prepare you for professional life in today’s music scene.

The HKB’s Jazz Department offers one of Europe’s most advanced programmes for Jazz and Contemporary Music. After acquiring a strong theoretical basis, students are free to experiment at will – developing individual projects with influences including avant-pop, electronics, contemporary classical composition, songwriting, standards, pedagogy, performance, research and music production.
 
We promote skills in Music Business and active Entrepreneurship, as well as creating interdisciplinary projects with other HKB departments (theatre, classical music, literature, visual art). A friendly and supportive atmosphere sets the tone, and performance opportunities are plentiful.  Our team consists of internationally renowned artists and teachers, augmented with regular external masterclasses, and we are committed to social and musical diversity and inclusion.  HKB Jazz is a “jazz” course for the 21st Century!

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