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Specialized Music Performance

hes-so.chSchools and fields of study Music and Performing Arts Master Specialized Music Performance

The MA degree course in Specialized Music Performance is a demanding course, designed to prepare a limited number of students showing exceptional ability for artistic activities at the very highest level.

Master at a glance

  • Degree awarded

    Master of Arts HES⁠-⁠SO in Specialized Music Performance

  • Application
  • Start

    The study programme begins in calendar week 38

  • Duration

    2 years full-time, or part-time for certain majors

  • ECTS credits

    120

  • Language

    French at all five campuses, as well as German at Fribourg

  • Fees

    Registration fee: CHF 150

    Tuition fees : from the autumn semester 2025, the fee will be CHF 700 per semester for Swiss students and CHF 1,050 for foreign students (according to the AHES definition, foreign students are students with no tax residence in Switzerland).

    A contribution to course fees may be charged. This varies depending on the school. Please enquire with the relevant admissions department.

Specialized Music Performance

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Course

The skills sought during the selective admission procedures are of two types: a remarkable artistic personality and/or, depending on the major, the ability to undertake research leading to innovative musical practices.

A significant part of the programme of study is dedicated to training in the main discipline (as instrumentalist, singer or conductor). Specific training enables students to gain in-depth experience of performance in different ensemble types, such as orchestras or chamber music ensembles. Finally, the programme of study includes a reflective analysis of the practical aspects (research in seminars).

The two years of study lead to a Master's project designed around three axes: artistic production (recital), practical ensemble playing and reflective analysis.

Major

Soloist (HEM-Genève) Soloist (HEMU) Practice of historical Instruments Medieval Music Specialized Orchestral Conducting Specialized Choral Conducting

Schools

Haute école de musique - Genève

Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM-Genève)
Bâtiment de la HEMU

HEMU – Haute École de Musique

Profiles

In addition to the classical music profile, available on all the campuses, there are also two specialist profiles:

  • Jazz and contemporary music, at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne
  • Ancient music, at the Haute école de musique de Genève.

Professional prospects

The Soloist major demands exceptional artistic ability and prepares for a career as a soloist. On completion of the course students' abilities will be at the level of international competitions.

The Historical Instruments in Practice major is open to instrumentalists with a classical background and enables them to specialise in playing historical instruments.

The Medieval Music major is open to students who show a capacity to concentrate on the medieval repertoire, both in terms of philological research and of artistic interpretation.

The Specialized Conducting majors offer training to a limited number of students who demonstrate the required abilities, enabling them to conduct professional orchestras or choirs.

Related courses

Master Interprétation musicale

Music Performance

Musique

Contact

masters.musique(at)hes-so.ch

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