Master of Music
Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Key Information
Campus location
Tilburg, Netherlands
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 2,530 / per year **
Application deadline
01 Jul 2024*
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* for EEA students; non-EEA students 1st April
** EEA: €2530; Non-EEA: €8140
Introduction
Are you musically gifted and do you seek a career as a professional performer on an international stage? Then this master might be for you. Fontys offers a unique programme with a personalised component in which you receive a 2-year budget to tailor the programme according to your needs. Additionally, a personal coach will guide you on your path towards your future career as a highly skilled and professional musician.
As a Master of Music student at Fontys, you receive a two-year personal budget. In previous academic years, the personal budget ranged from €3000 to €4000 per year for students in their first and second years of study. You can use your budget to personalize the curriculum following your artistic and professional needs. Students who wish to take lessons with artists who teach outside Fontys may use their scholarship to do so, even if the artist is based in another country. The school maintains strong connections with local concert halls and venues, so you will have ample performance opportunities in the region.
Why this study in the Netherlands
- Extensive personalization and bespoke study programmes
- You will be guided by three coaches: a main professor, your personal career advisor, and a research coach
- This study provides many network opportunities, as you can choose to be taught by educators and professionals from outside of the school
- You will be part of an international community of 600 music students and 1,500 art students
Admissions
Curriculum
What to expect from us
You will be supervised by your main professor,our personal career coach, and a research coach. As a Master of Music student at Fontys you receive a two-year personal budget. The personal budget amount depends on your specialization. You can use your personal budget to personalize the curriculum in accordance with your artistic and professional needs. Students who wish to take lessons with artists who teach outside Fontys may use their scholarship to do so, even when the artist is based in another country. The school maintains strong connections with local concert halls and venues. Therefore, as a student you will have ample performance opportunities in the region.
What can you expect
- Individual instrumental lessons, chamber music & ensemble
- Coaching on research and study career
- Elective courses for your personal and professional development
- Project weeks connected with other performing arts master students
- Extended research programme, connected with other performing arts
- Performance exam at the end of each academic year
What do we expect from you
Before the entrance exam, it is important to think about your career goals. In your personal development plan, you outline your professional goals for the upcoming years of study. This plan supports your personal qualities and interests, and sketches where you see yourself as a professional in two years. Your plan will be evaluated by the exam commission and is part of the application procedure.
Year 1
In your first year, you will have individual and group lessons on your instrument, based on your personal plan.
You can choose 3 electives, that will fit your need to become a complete professional.
6 research days are planned to teach and inspire you to research a topic that fits your personal artistic practice.
A performance exam is planned where you can show your achievements.
Year 2
In your second year, the work on your artistic plan continues.
There will be two projects to connect your plans to your professional future. Together with your research coach, you will finalize your research.
Eventually all three parts; artistic, research, and professionalism will show in your final performance.
Program Outcome
What are you going to learn?
We aim to offer you courses that will not only help you in developing your musical skills but also educate you in abilities a contemporary artist needs in a rapidly evolving artistic landscape. As such, we have created research and personal and professional development programmes to facilitate this, and we hope that you will be able to connect these courses to your artistic plan. In this way, your performance exam will not only be a wonderful artifact but will also be supported by a strong contextual basis.
- High-level musical skills
- Research skills to create context to your practice
- Personal skills to communicate and work as a professional
- Professional skills to build your practice
Scholarships and Funding
Some of the Fontys' programmes offer the NL Scholarship for non-EEA students. Visit the website to see which programmes offer this scholarship. You might also be eligible for other scholarships not provided by Fontys.
Career Opportunities
After your studies, the whole professional musical field is open to you. You can audition and join theatre companies, orchestras, and ensembles. You will have the ability to create your work, by starting collaborations, groups, and ensembles or doing free-lance work. You will be a professional musical entrepreneur, with a strong network, who knows how to arrange sustenance.
- Musical entrepreneur
- Orchestral musician
- Theatre performer
- Free lance musician