CAS Music Performance

With the CAS Music Performance, trained musicians can expand and deepen their musical skills in a targeted manner. In this modular course, you can set individual priorities over two semesters and thus further develop your practical musical activities according to your wishes.

Key data

Degree: Certificate of Advanced Studies FHNW in Musikalische Performance
ECTS points: 12
Duration: 2 semester (nach Absprache kann das Studium auch im Frühlingssemester begonnen werden)
Final application date: 31.05.2025
Place: Campus Musik-Akademie Basel
Fee: CHF 4'850.- plus Prüfung CHF 350.-

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The certificate course enables trained musicians to expand and deepen their artistic skills. The continuing education programme can be individually tailored and, in consultation with the lecturers, various areas of focus and specialisations are possible: specialisations in repertoire, stylistic or instrument-specific areas of focus, or particular musical interests.

The main instrument is usually taught by one lecturer, but team teaching is possible. Please indicate your preference on the registration form.

Upon agreement, this continuing education programme can also be taken with a chamber music group.

Special
Upon explicit recommendation by the main subject lecturer, participation in master classes is generally possible.

In this continuing education, you will specifically deepen your skills in the following areas:

Further development of practical music skills
Stylistic specialisation and consolidation

Target audience – Who is the CAS Musical Performance course aimed at?

The CAS Musical Performance is aimed at certified musicians who wish to expand and deepen their practical musical skills.

Structure and Content

The CAS/DAS-programmes at the Basel University of Music are based on modules.

The legally binding structure provides an initial guide to the content and weighting of the subjects on the continuing education. Several modules correspond to those in the degree programme.
The detailed content and modalities of the individual subjects can be found in the module descriptions.

Structure

The continuing education programme is structured as follows over two semesters:
Certificate of Advanced Studies FHNW in Music Performance (12 CP)

Module	Credit Points
One-to-one lessons 50 min. fortnightly and CAS qualification	9 CP
Chamber music and concert performances	2 CP
elective courses	1 CP

Approximately 300 hours should be allocated for self-study.
The certificate is awarded after successful completion of the diploma examination (public recital).

In detail per semester:
Structure CAS Musical Performance in German

Module descriptions

Below please find the link with all the information on the module descriptions of several FHNW universities.

At the top right, switch the language settings to English.
At the bottom right, filter by semester, Hochschule für Musik Basel FHNW, the desired degree programme or other criteria to display the relevant module information.
Use the PDF button at the top left to call up a document from each overview and save it for yourself.
Course registrations are made via the intranet.

Lecturers

Admission criteria

In order to enter the Certificate of Advanced Studies FHNW in Music Performance programme, applicants must be awarded a master's degree in Music or equivalent as well as they must have passed the entrance exam and were offered a free place at the Academy (limited places). In exceptional cases, the continuing education programme head will decide.

Master's degree in music or equivalent degree (in exceptional cases, the continuing education programme head will decide)
Motivational letter explaining the reasons for choosing the CAS
successful entrance exam
Available study places

Language Skills

We recommend having sufficient German language skills.

Entrance exam

The Entrance exam besteht aus einer Runde per Video.

Procedure
First round: Video recordings
Applicants must submit two video when registering.

Video requirements
Repertoire requirements
Each video consists one single work/movement. They must indispensably be recorded without any cuts.
Microphone: We recommend using a suitable stereo microphone and place it conveniently. If necessary, you may also use the microphone of a camera, computer, or smartphone. Please record the video from a fixed point of view. The hands and the face of the musician must be visible. Publicly recorded concerts may be submitted as long as they correspond to the above-mentioned requirements (no cuts) and as long as they are not older than 6 months.
Please upload the video onto YouTube and add the link in the registration tool.
Please add the worklist to your application or send it by mail to registration.hsm@fhnw.ch until 31st May at the latest.

Dates

Registration
You may apply until 31st May.
Along with the registration, it is mandatory to submit the following documents:

a motivational letter
Master diploma in Music Pedagogy or Performance (or an equivalent general education qualification)
both links to the videos with their belonging list of works

Announcement of the results
The results of the entrance exam will be communicated by mail.

Organizational Matters

Dozierende

Dozierende Hochschule für Musik Basel

Abschluss

Certificate of Advanced Studies FHNW in Musikalische Performance (12 CP)

Das Zertifikat wird nach erfolgreich abgeschlossener Diplomprüfung (öffentliches Rezital) erreicht.

Fees

	Fee
CAS Music Performance	CHF 5'900.- (semesterweise zahlbar CHF 2'950.-)
Anmeldung	CHF 200.-
Prüfung	CHF 350.-

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