About this programme
Master in Innovative Choir Leading is a Master's Degree programme at The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg in Aarhus, taught in English. It runs for 2 years. The register gives Aalborg as the campus town. It lists the degree as Master (2 years). The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg is an arts academy in Central Denmark.
How it compares
Master in Innovative Choir Leading is one of 11 English-taught Music & Performing Arts programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 3 institutions. 7 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 4,600 to EUR 8,716; this programme lists EUR 6,600 a year. 3 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.
What you will study
This is a two-year master's at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus/Aalborg, taught at the Aalborg campus. It sits inside the RAMA Vocal Center, the academy's own centre for innovative choir leading, and it is taught in English.
What you study
The programme is about leading choirs in contemporary styles: pop, rock, jazz, gospel, world music, improvisation and vocal painting. You work on making vocal music sound right in those styles, both in rehearsal and in performance, with choirs and a cappella groups.
Tuition includes these minor subjects:
- Ear training
- Theory of improvisation
- Rhythm and coordination
- Vocal studies
- Piano
- Voice theory
- Arranging
- Entrepreneurship
- Pedagogy
- Ensemble singing
- RAMA Voices (you sing in the vocal group)
- An elective flex subject
The teacher team has worked with Bobby McFerrin, The Real Group, Touché and Vocal Line. Guest teachers come in for things like beatboxing (RoxorLoops) and concert design (Astrid Vang-Pedersen).
Admission, language and next steps
You need to pass an entrance exam. The academy's homepage sets out the admission requirements and gives examples of entry exams for bachelor's, master's and soloist programmes. Apply online through kum.studieoptag.dk, the application system for institutions under the Ministry of Culture. The homepage also has the application deadline, the schedule for entry exams and the application fee.
Teaching is in English. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other full-time degree students pay a tuition fee set by the institution.
The programme is built around 8 mandatory boot camps per academic year on Campus Aalborg, Monday to Friday: 3 in the autumn semester and 5 in the spring. Weekly classes run alongside. In some cases students from abroad can join those weekly classes by high-speed video conferencing if they have a choir available locally. There are also 4 live coaching sessions per academic year per student, held by video in music mode, where you lead a rehearsal while your teacher and fellow students watch and supervise, wherever you are.
Choir directors from around the world come to study here. The degree title is Master (2 years), specialisation Music (MMus).
Job opportunities after graduating
- Choir leader
- Conductor of vocal groups
- Musician in jazz and pop styles
- Music teacher
- Arranger for choirs and a cappella groups
- Ensemble singer
Before you apply
Master’s applications go straight to The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg, not through optagelse.dk, and the institution sets its own deadline. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them. "Not recorded" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Master in Innovative Choir Leading taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Denmark register lists it as an English-taught programme at The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg. Only English-taught degree programmes are in the register.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study. Confirm the study load in ECTS credits with The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Aalborg as the campus town for this programme at The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg.
How do I apply?
Master’s applications go straight to the institution, not through optagelse.dk. The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg sets its own deadline.
What does it cost?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay EUR 6,600 a year, as The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg lists it. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science at studyindenmark.dk. The programme page at The Royal Academy of Music - Aarhus/Aalborg is linked from this page so you can compare.
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