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The Geneva University of Music was founded in 1835 as the first music school in Geneva. Due to the reorganization in 1971, it was divided into the school and the Geneva Conservatory.We are accepting many excellent students from overseas while being deeply connected to the local culture.In addition, the care related to employment after graduation is also substantial and has been highly evaluated.Currently, there are about 2 students and about 5 instructors from 50 countries on 650 continents.Pascal de Vaillant (piano), Tedi Papavrami (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), Jacques Zoon (flute) and other leading musicians from home and abroad are invited as guest professors, and the high level of the international level is also a big attraction.The school is being integrated with a college of technology (university) with the aim of becoming a more academic educational institution.
The program has a three-year bachelor's degree and a two-year master's degree. There are five basic fields of bachelor's degree aiming for BA: (3) instrumental music practice, (2) vocal music practice, (5) composition, (4) teacher training, and (XNUMX) musicology (in cooperation with the University of Geneva).You can also major in Rhythmic Dalcroze Theory. The basic fields of the master's course aiming for MA are (XNUMX) music education (practical skill, teacher training, rhythmic dark rose theory), (XNUMX) practical skill (concert, orchestra, accompaniment, chambero and pipe organ only conducted by old music), (XNUMX) specialized practical skill (solist). , Chamber music, ancient musical instruments, medieval music, music science, orchestra conducting, chorus conducting), ④ composition / music theory (composition, composition including electronic music, music theory).Practical majors are piano, chambero, organ, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, guitar, harp, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, sax, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion instrument, voice, and piano accompaniment.There are also a variety of ancient instrument classes such as lute, baroque violin, viola da gamba, traverso, and sakubat.There are various departments such as music analysis, music history, solfege, ecriture, first-time performance, basso continuo, jazz improvisation, methodology, and psychology.Ensemble activities such as chorus, chamber music, orchestra, and big band are also active.
The school has partnered with the University of Geneva, the Swiss Romande Orchestra, the Geneva Chamber Orchestra, the Grand Theater de Geneve (Opera), the Geneva International Music Competition, etc. to actively dispatch and collaborate with instructors. I am.