Chamber Music

Overview

Come and study classical music and opera at the Academy of Music and Opera at Mälardalen University at Västerås Castle! You will be studying with some of the country’s foremost music coaches. 

Under their expert guidance you will have the opportunity to reach your full potential as an instrumentalist and a singer. 

The teachers have extensive and international experience, both as musicians and teachers, as well as a wide network of contacts within the field. In this Chamber Music programme from Mälardalen University, all teachers aim is to enhance every students musical knowledge and instrumental/vocal techniques and skills as well as enhancing and developing their artistic expression towards an increasingly personal and independent approach.

The program offers you individual teaching (Principal Study) in your main instrument and coaching in chamber music, individual teaching with pianist coach, joint classes, performance practice, music theory, music history, rhythmics and movement, lectures by visiting musicians and more. 

You are given the chance to plan your lessons together with your principal teacher. Individual coaching with your principal teacher has a quota of 14 hours coaching per semester. You will have many possibilities to perform with one of the Academy’s pianists at concerts as well as joint lessons.

Specialisations

The programme has four specialisations, leading to a Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music:

• String instruments: violin, viola, cello and double bass

• Wind instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone and tuba

• Voice: soprano, mezzo, alto, countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass

• Keyboard instruments: piano and organ

Future and jobs

As a student on our artistic programmes you will have the opportunity of maximising your creative ability and talent, which will be of advantage to you in highly competitive situations. 

A degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music will also allow you to continue your studies on Master’s level, or for singers the Chamber Opera education. As a singer or instrumentalist you will have a creative and varied profession in orchestras, in ensembles, at opera houses or as a freelance musician.