The European Jazz Master programme (EUJAM) is a former specialisation option within the Master's programme Music Performance at RMC, which was operated jointly with leading music academies in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and Trondheim. The other partners are continueing the EUJAM programme, see more at eujam.eu and below:
- Jazz-Institut Berlin
- Conservatorium van Amsterdam
- Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
- The Jazz programme at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim
The programme is aimed at elite jazz musicians and composers. It includes compulsory semesters abroad, and is designed to further qualify you for the employment market by giving you a strong personal network among the leading European jazz musicians of the future.
You acquire first-hand knowledge of educational cultures and music scenes in the cities in the collaboration, and under the influence of the teachers you encounter in the various educational institutions, you also acquire a broad education on your instrument.
Graduates of the programme typically find employment domestically and internationally as musicians in bands, as well as in the context of television, radio, theatre, film, etc. During their studies, graduates will have established strong professional networks in at least three of Europe's most important jazz cities, and will thus be well placed to establish a sustainable career on the international jazz scene. In the curriculum, you can read more about the qualifications of graduate musicians.
Programme structure: EUJAM
The Master’s programme corresponds to 120 ECTS points, equivalent to two years of full-time study at 1,620 hours per year. A year of full-time study includes all work connected with the studies, including classes, independent study, examinations and all other study-related activities.
The Master’s programme comprises studies at an advanced level, and has its emphasis on in-depth study, individual options and innovation, with the aim of strengthening your artistic profile.
The programme is operated by RMC in partnership with:
- Jazz-Institut Berlin
- Conservatorium van Amsterdam
- Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
- The jazz programme at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.
The programme consists of four semesters, of which the first and last semester is at RMC. You will be studying at a partner institution the two other semesters:
1st semester at RMC
2nd semester at partner institution 1
3rd semester at partner institution 2
4th semester at RMC
Based on a motivated application, it is decided at which partner institutions you will studying.
You follow the subjects and project courses offered at each institution, and thereby participates on an equal footing with the local students in the two semesters abroad. The subject areas vary from institution to institution, but ensemble playing, composition and electives are included in all of them.
Each semester, one of the partner institutions take turns hosting a joint intensive course, where all EUJAM students gather for a week. In these courses, the students work on ensemble playing in groups formed across the institutions. The students' personal projects are presented and discussed, and the host institution organises workshops with local teachers.
To a large extent, the programme content takes the form of independent project work, which allows you to organise the process yourself within a set framework - in dialog with your teacher. The programme offers many opportunities to draw on the many strong academic environments and professional networks that the five partner institutions offer in combination.
The programme concludes with a self-defined Master’s project within the subject of Music Performance, which results in a recorded work (digitally uploaded), a public concert and a written report, in which the you presents your reflections on the project.
The table below shows how the subjects and ECTS points are distributed in the programme.
You can read more about the objectives and structure of the programme in the programme description, where you will also find detailed descriptions of the individual subjects – click on the link to the right.
The programme is a full-time programme of study, and attendance at tuition is compulsory. The language of instruction is English.
You can read more about the objectives and structure of the programme in the programme curriculum, where you will also find detailed descriptions of the individual courses.
Below you will find the list of teaching staff on the programme in the current study year, permanent academic staff as well as contract teachers.
RMC prioritizes diversity in terms of genre and fields of expertise when the entire group of teachers is composed.
As a student, you are offered a wide spectrum of professional impulses from permanent teaching staff as well as from contract and external teachers.
Within the core subjects of the programme, the teaching performed by the permanent staff will normally not exceed more than two thirds of the total number of teaching hours.
In relation to special courses, projects and similar activities, you will have the opportunity to meet a large number of external teachers.
Music Performance (group)
Soffie Viemose
Kasper Tranberg
Jacob Anderskov
Tom Blancarte
Music Performance - Individual Subject-specific Tuition
Palle Mikkelborg
Lotte Anker
Lil Lacy
Rune Risager
Petter Eldh
Anna Roemer
Layo Shaw
Christian Balvig
Nana Fagerberg
Michael Zasadzinski
Mariam Wallentin
Anders Mathiasen
Dominic Salole
Kresten Osgood
Sophie Ziedoy
Morten Søndergaard
Anders Lauge Meldgaard
Sebastian Plano
Nils Grundahl
Simon Toldam
Entrepreneurship
Christian Taagehøj
Lisbeth Rysgaard
External Integrated Module
Jacob Anderskov
Sharin Foo
Kasper Tranberg
Anders Mathiasen
Christian Taagehøj
Master Project
Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard
Tom Blancarte
Soffie Viemose
Electives
Helle Pagter
Pablo Llambias
Sharin Foo
Louise Foo
Louise Nipper
Rune Kielsgaard
Anders Stig Møller
Morten Svenstrup
Lykke Meyer Jacobsen
August Wanngren
Maria Faust
Michael Valeur
Micaela Kühn Jara
Subjects and ETCS
Subject
- 1. Sem.
- 2. Sem.
- 3. Sem.
- 4. Sem.
- Subject ECTS
Artistic Projects
30 ECTS
Subject
- 1. Sem.
- 2. Sem.
- 3. Sem.
- 4. Sem.
- Subject ECTS
Artistic Projects
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 30
Performance Studies
30 ECTS
Subject
- 1. Sem.
- 2. Sem.
- 3. Sem.
- 4. Sem.
- Subject ECTS
Performance Studies
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 30
Electives
18 ECTS
Subject
- 1. Sem.
- 2. Sem.
- 3. Sem.
- 4. Sem.
- Subject ECTS
Electives
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 18
Music Business
6 ECTS
Subject
- 1. Sem.
- 2. Sem.
- 3. Sem.
- 4. Sem.
- Subject ECTS
Music Business
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 6
Art and Culture Studies
6 ECTS
Subject
- 1. Sem.
- 2. Sem.
- 3. Sem.
- 4. Sem.
- Subject ECTS
Art and Culture Studies
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 6
Final Project
30 ECTS
Subject
- 1. Sem.
- 2. Sem.
- 3. Sem.
- 4. Sem.
- Subject ECTS
Final Project
- 30
- 30
