Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Consort - Advanced Postgraduate Programme

Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Consort - Advanced Postgraduate Programme is one of 4 English-taught Music & Performing Arts programmes at Top-up & Postgraduate Diploma level in the register, offered by 2 institutions. 3 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 3,800 to EUR 7,750; this programme lists EUR 3,800 a year.

The Consort programme at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Frederiksberg is an advanced postgraduate diploma for players of the recorder, harpsichord or viola da gamba. It is an artistic specialisation in early music, taught in English over two years.

What you study

You spend two years on early music, building special skills on instruments from the Baroque and Classical periods. The programme puts your artistic and instrumental development first, preparing you for a professional career as an interpreter of early music.

Teaching covers your principal study, chamber music and ensemble playing in large ensembles. Performance practice is central: you work with performance practice issues for your instrument and across styles, learn to seek information from relevant sources, and express yourself in writing.

All early music students gain a fundamental familiarity with basso continuo. For harpsichordists, basso continuo is a more central part of the study, both as accompaniment and as an artistic tool.

The consort includes recorder, harpsichord and viola da gamba at Bachelor's and Master's level, and the same instruments at Advanced Postgraduate (soloist) level.

How the programme is organised

The programme runs for two years. Part of the tuition takes the form of project work and masterclasses in an international environment, and many guest teachers take part. The early music programme attracts some of the best teachers and artists in the field.

Teachers listed on the programme page include Pernille Petersen (recorder), Leif Meyer (harpsichord, basso continuo) and Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord). Mads Creutzburg is Head of Studies.

Who it suits

This is an advanced postgraduate (soloist) level programme. It suits recorder, harpsichord and viola da gamba players who already have a strong early music background and want to focus on artistic and instrumental development, performance practice and ensemble work. If you play the harpsichord, you should expect basso continuo to be a substantial part of your studies.

Admission, language and next steps

Teaching is in English. Entry is through an entrance examination for consort. The programme page links to general regulations for admission, entrance examinations for consort, and how to apply. For questions about admission, contact admission@dkdm.dk.

Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay a fee set by the institution.

For top-up and postgraduate diploma programmes the application route differs between institutions, so follow the steps on the programme page. 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.