MA Specialized Music Performance, Ensemble
An excellent course for international careers, numerous opportunities to specialize in flexible curricula, personalized study advice and an international community: this is what Specialized Music Performance Master’s students can look forward to at ZHdK.
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Course commencement
Autumn and spring semester
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Application deadline
1 March / 1 September
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Standard period of study
4 semesters
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Coursework Major / MA
90 / 120 credits
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Main teaching language
German / English
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Tuition fee per semester CH / non-CH
CHF 720 / CHF 1220
Programme
Major-Minor Programme Model
In choosing a major, students choose their core subject area. They can choose one or two minors to deepen the competencies acquired in their major or to expand these competencies across disciplines. Alternatively, they can also choose open courses to form an Individual Area of Study (ISB).
Possible minors for this major
Individual Area of Study
Instead of a minor, students can also choose an Individual Area of Study (ISB). Courses chosen as part of an ISB are cross-disciplinary and subject to special admissions requirements. The number of places on such courses is limited.
Degree programmes beginning before the autumn semester of 2023 (BA) or before the autumn semester of 2024 (MA)
Before the autumn semester of 2023, there were eight bachelor's degree programmes and before the autumn semester of 2024, there were eleven master's degree programmes with numerous specializations to choose from. Interdisciplinary options were available in Z-modules and open courses from other subject areas.
→ Degree programmes beginning before the autumn semester of 2023 (BA) or before the autumn semester of 2024 (MA)
Orchestra
Orchestral practice plays a central role at the ZHdK. The representative university formations “Orchester der ZHdK” and the ensemble for contemporary music “Arc-en-Ciel” and the polivalent “Kammerensemble der ZHdK” enrich the cultural offerings in the greater Zurich area.
Masterclasses
Public masterclasses are held regularly at the ZHdK. Here, outstanding musical personalities from the fields of creation, interpretation and reflection can be experienced in intensive work with students.
Historically Informed Performance Practice
Contemporary Music
The Studio Contemporary Music is one of the institutions within ZHdK with the most public events. Many questions that recur in scores of older music can be directly posed and negotiated in contemporary music.
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.
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.