Overview

It includes a general music performance stream and a specialized jazz stream, allowing students to explore a wide range of musical styles, including traditional Ethiopian music, jazz, and popular music. This approach equips students with the versatility needed for diverse careers in the music industry.

Key features

The Music program at Addis Ababa University will have the following specific objectives:

To equip students with a professional qualification in music performance;
To develop the students’ skill and knowledge of performing various types of music;
To equip students with a thorough grounding in music theory and performance;
To provide students with a wide range of knowledge on the past and present music performers, ensembles, composers, and compositions;
To train students in the field’s histories, theories, and methods in relation to a variety of musical styles;
To develop the students’ creativity and improvisational ability.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Orchestration

Conducting

Ethiopian Traditional Instrument: Basic and Intermediate

Ethiopian Traditional Instrument: Advanced

Orchestra: Junior and Senior

Applied music

Arrangement and composition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Disciplines

Music

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Letter from the Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency (HERQA) for the certification of your educational documents. (The office of HERQA is found in Addis Ababa on the road which is leading to Shiro Meda in front of the American Embassy).

Two copies of educational documents.

A letter from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia or from your embassy here in Ethiopia showing the reason for being here.

Application fee: for Undergraduate Program 40USD, for Graduate Program 150USD

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Tuition Fees

Living costs

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

650 - 1000 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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