Composition / Theory
Study music with a focus on composition or theory: The ZHdK offers Bachelor of Arts in Music (Creative Music Practices; Composition for Film, Theatre and Media), Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy (Analysis and Mediation), and Master of Arts in Composition and Theory (Electroacoustic Composition; Composition for Film, Theatre and Media; Music Theory; Contemporary Composition) programmes in the profile Composition / Theory.
Music studies at the ZHdK take place at one of the largest integrated art colleges in Europe. Students receive dedicated support from highly qualified lecturers and benefit from state-of-the-art infrastructure. The flexible and permeable study programme, the networking on the Toni-Areal campus and with the professional world offer optimal conditions for the start of professional and artistic careers.
Degree programmes
Lecturers
- Prof. Felix Baumann, teaches Theory and Composition
- Prof. Andreas Brenner, teaches Theory
- Andreas Brüll, teaches Sound Engineering (Jazz and Pop)
- Kaspar Ewald, teaches Composition for Film and Theatre
- Manu Gerber, teaches Sound Design (linear)
- Daniella Gerszt, teaches Theory
- Rama Gottfried, teaches Electroacoustic Composition
- Lars Heusser, teaches Theory
- Daniel Hug, teaches Sound Design (interactive)
- Prof. Burkhard Kinzler, teaches Theory
- Prof. Dr. Philippe Kocher, teaches Electroacoustic Composition and Theory
- Olav Lervik, teaches Media Composition
- Till Löffler, teaches Composition for Theatre
- Prof. Isabel Mundry, teaches Composition
- Prof. Felix Profos, teaches Komposition
- Niki Reiser, teaches Composition for Film
- Prof. Johannes Schild, teaches Theory and Composition for Film
- Cedric Spindler, teaches Sound Design (interactive)
- Christian Strinning, teaches Theory
- Prof. Germán Toro Pérez, teaches Elektroakustische Komposition
- Prof. Andreas Werner, teaches Sound Engineering (Classical Music)
- Kurt Widorski, teaches Composition and Composition for Film and Theatre
Infrastructure
Students at the ZHdK Musik benefit from an excellent infrastructure, live electronics and multimedia, audio productions with in-house sound engineers, historical instrument collections, an extensive equipment pool for loan and an excellent library.
Campus tour
Performance practice and ensembles
Events
Career Centre Music
The Career Center Music offers ZHdK music students a whole host of career-related content, enabling them to embark upon their professional life with success. It acts as the interface between study and career.