Do you dream of becoming a composer, orchestral musician, teacher, soloist, or do you aspire to combine multiple career choices? Does your talent lie in performing in combo, in a chamber music setting, big band, choir or orchestra? At the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp our Music degrees open the door to a host of career pathways.
Classical Music
Handbook Classical Music
Read all about how we organize our Music department in our Handbook Classical Music.
Sections in Classical Music
As each instrument group and music specialization has its own educational needs, the Classical Music programme is divided up into sections:
| Composition |
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| Conducting |
choral conducting, orchestral conducting and wind orchestra conducting |
| Woodwinds |
flute and piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, alto oboe, bassoon, contrabassoon, saxophone |
| Brass |
horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, (soprano) cornet, French horn, euphonium, French saxophone, flugelhorn, baritone |
| Percussion |
timpani, snare drum, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, drums and multi-percussion set-up |
| String instruments |
viola, cello, double bass, violin |
| Keyboard instrument |
harpsichord and pianoforte, piano, organ, accordion |
| Plucked instruments |
guitar, harp |
| Vocal studies |
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They each provide their own vademecum or handbook, adapted to their own students. You can find all the important information about your programme in it:
There are also some vademecums that provide cross-departmental insight for Classical Music students:
For information about Research, Arts and humanities, Creative project, Music theory courses, Entrepreneurship, Music History, ... please check out the vademecums General Cultural courses and General Music Training.
Jazz
Handbook Jazz
Read all about how we organize our Jazz department in our Handbook Jazz.
Instruments & specializations in Jazz
In the Jazz department, you have a choice of the following instruments or specializations: bass guitar, double bass, drums, flute, guitar, clarinet, piano, saxophone, trumpet, violin, and vocal studies. From your master years onwards, you can also choose Live Electronics. Other instruments are possible on request.
International
For information about our exchange programmes go to this page.
Read more about our international activities.
Quality
Read more about the quality management of this programme.
