Conducting, Basel Academy of Music

Thinking of choosing an artistic specialisation or Music Pedagogy as a second master’s degree? Why not both? Students who have already completed a master’s degree in Performance, instrument/voice, have the opportunity to combine their artistic training in Choral Conducting with their own instrument or singing as part of an MA in Music Pedagogy. Learn to conduct choirs and ensembles at various levels professionally and, at the same time, acquire the qualification to teach your instrument or singing at educational institutions or independently.

Is it your professional goal to conduct choirs professionally? Would you like to develop an expressive conducting language and practise working with university choirs, student ensembles and external orchestras during your studies? Would you like to develop, rehearse and perform your own concert project? Then our Choral Conducting degree is the next step after a successful BA or MA degree in Music.

Thinking of choosing an artistic specialisation or Music Pedagogy as a second master’s degree? Why not both? If you already have a master’s degree in Performance, instrument/voice, you have the opportunity to combine the artistic specialisation in Wind Orchestra Conducting with a teaching qualification for your own instrument as part of an MA in Music Pedagogy. This dual profile expands your range of opportunities: conducting orchestras and ensembles, as well as teaching as an instrument or vocal teacher at educational institutions or on a freelance basis.

Would you like to conduct a wind orchestra? Learn how to face the challenge of dealing with orchestral musicians, whether professionals or amateurs, both psychologically and methodologically? Then this is a degree programme that opens up exciting perspectives both artistically and educationally.