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Studying Music at Basel Academy of Music

FHNW Basel Academy of Music offers two Bachelor and four Master’s programmes, each of which comes with an extensive choice of major subjects. All study programmes place great importance on the acquisition of solid theoretical foundations and (self-)reflective abilities, and are geared towards producing professional musicians of the highest calibre.

Explore the range of institutions, the diversity of BA- and MA-programs or the big variety of topics.

Module descriptions 2024/25 of Basel Academy of Music in German

FHNW Basel Academy of Music consists of three institutes Klassik, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Jazz

Bachelor and Master programmes

Bachelor Programmes

to Bachelor Programmes

Musik und Bewegung

to Musik und Bewegung

Master of Arts in Performance

to Master of Arts in Performance

Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

to Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Master of Arts in Specialised Performance

to Master of Arts in Specialised Performance

Master of Arts in Composition/Music Theory

to Master of Arts in Composition/Music Theory

Music and Scene in Transformation

to Music and Scene in Transformation

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Study Areas

Artistic Production

Chamber Music / Lied

Conducting

Creation - Composing - Improvisation

Early Music

Historical Performance Practice

Movement

Music Education

Music Pedagogy

Music Theory

Performance

Realisation / Music Production

Research

Sound Design

News

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to Das KamBrass Quintet gewinnt die Erstausgabe der Ljubljana Festival International Competition – Brass Quintets and Quartets 2025

Q&A sessions for the two degree programmes ‘Music and Research’ & ‘Music and Scene in Transformation’

Are you interested in one of our new degree programmes ‘Music and Research’ or ‘Music and Scene in Transformation’, but still have unanswered questions?

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