The Master Music is a two-year programme located in the heart of Rotterdam. The programme is part of an international community of musicians and is strongly connected to professional music practice.

The programme is aimed at musicians, composers and conductors who have already completed a bachelor's degree and wish to deepen their artistic and professional practice. The programme shapes you into an independent professional, ready to operate in an international field that is constantly evolving.

The curriculum is built around individual guidance and artistic autonomy. You work with teachers who are active as musicians, makers and researchers. Musical practice, artistic research and entrepreneurship are central to the curriculum.

The programme offers considerable room for personal input. In consultation with your teachers, you design your own programme. You choose lessons, projects and collaborations that align with your learning goals, both within Codarts and beyond.

The teachers are professionals with an active practice in national and international contexts. They bring their experience and knowledge into the classroom and guide students in their work as independent musicians.

Musical Diversity is a distinctive and recognised characteristic of the Master Music. The programme offers an environment in which students work from within their own discipline while also having space to explore other musical directions. Crossovers between Classical, Jazz, Pop and Global Musics are a permanent part of the programme and inform the direction of the curriculum.
 

Why Codarts?

• An international community of talented musicians
• Intensive guidance by inspiring teachers with extensive field experience
• Ample room for artistic autonomy
• A strong connection between creativity, research and practice
• Musical Diversity as a distinguishing characteristic