Composition and Music Theory, Basel Academy of Music

Institut Klassik | Study Composition in the cultural city of Basel in the border triangle of Switzerland, Germany and France! As a platform for composition, contemporary performance, open creation, audio design and new music theory, sonic space basel offers an inspiring, collaborative environment with a wide range of networking opportunities and space for artistic creation.

Institut Klassik | Creative compositional work in the context of a variety of instrumental, vocal, performance, electronic and multimedia aesthetics and forms of expression. sonic space basel students from all conceivable facets of contemporary music practice offer the ideal environment for collaborative realisation of proprietary creations. National and international collaborations with the beacons of the new music scene in the context of more than 50 public performances each year guarantee innovation, artistic excellence and networking opportunities. The work culture is modular, diverse and collaborative.

Institut Klassik | This course is aimed at advanced composers: it builds on a vocational qualification in Composition with corresponding competencies. It enables students to specialise at the highest level. sonic space basel students from every conceivable facet of contemporary music practice and international cooperation partners offer the ideal environment for the collaborative realisation of proprietary creations.

Institut Klassik | Study Music Theory in the cultural city of Basel in the border triangle of Switzerland, Germany and France! The Basel Academy of Music offers an inspiring, collaborative environment with a wide range of networking opportunities. Based on classical music theory, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and sonic space basel offer excellent specialisation options in the areas of early and new music.

Institut Klassik | Creative compositional work in the context of a variety of instrumental, vocal, performance, electronic and multimedia aesthetics and forms of expression. sonic space basel students from all conceivable facets of contemporary music practice offer the ideal environment for collaborative realisation of proprietary creations. National and international collaborations with the beacons of the new music scene in the context of more than 50 public performances each year guarantee innovation, artistic excellence and networking opportunities. The work culture is modular, diverse and collaborative.

Institut Klassik | Is your professional goal to teach Music Theory? In this master’s degree programme, you will develop your basic skills from the BA on an individual basis and bring them to professional maturity. This is achieved through a strong focus on teaching the main subject on the one hand, and through sound pedagogical training on the other. Graduates of this programme teach music theory in private lessons, at music schools and as a compulsory subject at music colleges.

This sonic space basel matrix offer combines theory, practice, science and artistic research. The master’s degree focuses on the theory formation of the 20th and 21st centuries and its application. It expands the concept of theory on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis and combines aesthetic-scientific discourse with a practice-based and artistic approach.