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Universidade de Aveiro Master in Music
Universidade de Aveiro

Universidade de Aveiro

Master in Music

Aveiro, Portugal

Master degree

2 years

Portuguese, English

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About : The Master in Music focuses on developing advanced skills in music performance, composition, and research. This program equips students with the knowledge and hands-on experience required in various music professions. It encourages creativity and fosters a deep understanding of music theory, history, and practice, allowing students to explore their musical interests extensively.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue diverse career paths, including roles as professional musicians, composers, music educators, or music directors. They may also find opportunities in sound engineering, music technology, and arts administration. The skills gained through this program can lead to positions in education, performing arts organizations, and the music industry.

Master in Music

The Masters' degree in Music given by the Department of Communication and Art of the University of Aveiro offers four branches in Music Research - Performance (Vocal and opera; orchestra instruments: violin, viola, cello, doublebass, flute, oboe, clarinet, fagot, saxofone, french horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion; piano; organ; acordeon; guitar; mandolin; ancient and traditional cordophones: cavaquinho/ukulele, portuguese guitar); jazz vocals; jazz's instruments: piano, guitar, vibrafone, drums, doublebass, saxofone, trumpet, trombone; Composition, Musicology and Conducting (Choral. Orchestral and Wind Orchestra). Specifically in the domains of specialisation in Conducting, Composition and Performance, these post-graduate programs offer a unique opportunity to maestros, composers and interpreters to reflect on their artistic work and to produce new knowledge.

The objectives of the 2nd cycle program in music are: 1) to offer an opportunity to continue 1st cycle studies in music; 2) to contribute to the specialised training of music professionals, with a solid and sufficiently mature practical application, an aspect that is inherent to all practical musical training; 3) to consolidate an appreciation of music as a scientific area at the heart of the Portuguese academy, conferring a scientific profile to the research work carried out in the master's programs; 4) to continue to provide, in accordance with the principles of Bologna, a place for high quality dialogue between the Portuguese academy and the European academies that offer study programs in Music, in the area of performance or studies in performance and composition, and in the field of the Musical Sciences.