About this programme
Master in Jazz/Pop Musician/Music Teacher (Aarhus) 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 Aarhus 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 Jazz/Pop Musician/Music Teacher (Aarhus) is one of 8 English-taught Music programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 3 institutions. 8 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 4,500 to EUR 8,775; this programme lists EUR 6,600 a year. 4 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.
What you will study
The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus runs this master's for jazz and pop players who want to keep performing while they sharpen how they teach, write or run their own musical work. It is a two year degree taught in English at an arts academy, and it builds directly on the bachelor's programme in the same field.
What you study
The programme has three tracks, and you pick one through your curriculum: Jazz/Pop Musician, Jazz/Pop Music Teacher, or Jazz/Pop Composition and Songwriting. Whichever you choose, the subjects fall into four areas.
- Main study area: you work as a performer, plus the subjects that support that work.
- Pedagogics: you communicate and teach, with supporting subjects.
- Entrepreneurial studies: projects where you explore the role of entrepreneur and manager of changing processes, and build tools for managing your own career.
- Master's project: the project itself, with guidance and subjects that prepare you for it.
Tuition is offered in all the common instruments in jazz and pop. History and performance traditions run through many subjects, but as a starting point for communicating your own musical ideas, not as an end in itself.
Admission, language and next steps
Entry is by entrance exam, described in the admission requirements on the Academy's website, where you also find the application deadline, the exam schedule and the application fee. You apply online through kum.studieoptag.dk, the shared system for institutions under the Ministry of Culture. 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. Exchange students do not pay.
How the programme is organised
You will play live in various projects. The register names tours of boarding schools and folk high schools, performing at the Aarhus or Aalborg Festival, and playing at concert cafés. All the teachers are experienced professional musicians, and major international artists visit regularly to run clinics for and with students.
Who it suits
This suits a player who already has a bachelor's level grounding and wants room to shape their own profile, whether that leans towards the stage, the classroom or writing. You should be comfortable with project work and with the business side of a music career, since entrepreneurial studies sit alongside your main instrument.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Musician
- Songwriter
- Composer
- Music teacher
- Music industry entrepreneur
- Music industry manager
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 Jazz/Pop Musician/Music Teacher (Aarhus) 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 Aarhus 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.