50業子

Your music is a mixture of hip hop, gamelan and singer/songwriter. Your dream is to become a top musician... We welcome you to our music performance degree BMus Popular Music, the talent factory for musicians of all genres!

Songwriting, singing, performing, ...

The promotion of your musical abilities and your own artistic identity are the first priority in the Popular Music study programme. A mix of individual major and minor lessons, ensemble lessons, repertoire and accompaniment coaching will form your musical basis throughout the entire course of studies. You will hone your musical craft, test yourself in interaction with others and sharpen your artistic profile. You will learn all the basics, tools and the necessary routine in courses such as composition, songwriting, performance training, artist development, pedagogy and recording techniques.

Weekly workshops on colourful topics of music practice such as songwriting and sound engineering, live panels with experts from the music industry, as well as diverse practical projects in each semester offer plenty of opportunities to try out your skills in front of an audience and expand your network. Teachers from all areas of the live and recording industry will support you on your career path.

A degree in popular music pays off:

As a popular musician you make sure that the music of tomorrow remains exciting. You are a recording artist, songwriter and working musician at the same time, creating musical experiences for an audience in changing environments. 

A BMus in Popular Music will prepare you for a number of different freelance careers:

• author/composer, adapter/arranger/orchestrator, performer/musician
• sound-engineer/sound technician for concerts, events, theatre, radio, TV, sound carriers

You could also collaborate with:

• song-writers/composers, lyricists, speakers, bands/music groups, orchestras
• producers, sound studios, clients from industry and business

Or employment with:

• production companies, ensembles, concert organisers, apprenticing companies
• phono-industry, labels, publishers, distributors, TV and radio stations, PR and marketing agencies