Deepn your artistic profile – and share your passion for music! In the Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy Jazz you further develop your own artistic voice within a vibrant, international community, while also learning to guide others in a structured, reflective, and inspiring way.
Factsheet
- Degree
- Master of Arts FHNW in Musikpädagogik, Studienrichtung Jazz instrumental/vokal
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Learning mode
- Onsite
- ECTS credits
- 120
- Next start
- 14.9.2026
- Duration
- 4 semesters
- Teaching language
- B1 level in German required
- Stay abroad
- Possible
- Application fee
- 200 CHF
- Semester fee
- 750 CHF (CH) | 1000 CHF (EU/EFTA) | 1250 CHF (Not-EU/Not-EFTA)
At a glance
- Deepening of instrumental/vocal and artistic skills in private lessons and ensembles
- Individual coaching from experienced, renowned faculty and inspiring masterclasses, projects, and collaborations
- Development of a versatile repertoire of pedagogical approaches and methods for individual and group teaching, as well as for new and innovative educational formats
- Teaching internships, supervision, and didactic reflection linking theory with practice
- In-depth engagement with the historical and societal contexts of diverse musical traditions
- Wide range of electives across all institutes of the Hochschule für Musik Basel
Why study this?
Graduates are active musicians who are present both on stage and in the classroom, combining their passion for music with a sustainable professional perspective.
In Switzerland, a Master’s degree in Music Pedagogy is now a requirement for employment at nearly all music schools.
The degree also opens the path to further studies.
This program is aimed at advanced instrumentalists and vocalists with a Bachelor’s degree in music, an equivalent qualification, or comparable professional experience.
Structure and programme contents
Modules and regulations
The BA and MA degree programmes at the Basel Academy of Music are based on modules.
The legally binding structure provides an initial guide to the content and weighting of the subjects on the degree programme.
The detailed content and modalities of the individual subjects can be found in the module descriptions.
The study regulations come into force together with the study and examination regulations of the Basel Academy of Music FHNW and form the legal framework.
Structures
Module descriptions
Study Regulations
Lecturers
Institut Jazz
Requirements, admission, entrance exam
Very good German skills, both spoken and written, are required at the start of the programme. Applicants whose first language is not German must provide a B1 (or higher) certificate that is no more than five years old, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Only certificates with the ALTE-Q-Mark quality seal are accepted (e.g. Goethe-Institut B1 certificate or telc B1 certificate). The certificate must be submitted with the registration.
Entrance exam
The entrance exam is individual for each study programme direction.
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Registration
The registration window is open between 15th December and 15th February.