Bachelor
Viola
Studying Viola at Conservatorium Maastricht means spending an intensive period developing your individual talent with world-renowned teachers. The combination of individual attention, an international environment and an interesting and complete curriculum will inspire you to realise your artistic potential. You will have the chance to discover the best of the viola repertoire, take part in chamber music groups and learn how to play in an orchestra. We will offer you any support you need in preparing for orchestra auditions and (international) solo competitions.
The Bachelor’s programme focuses on developing your technical skills, musical vision and building up your repertoire. During the Master’s, you will focus on refining your ideas about your future musical life and starting to prepare for it.
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Meet your lecturers
Curriculum
Curriculum
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Major Viola |
More info |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
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Main Subject and Components related to the Main Subject |
26 |
28 |
31 |
47 |
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Main subject Strings |
26 |
28 |
31 |
47 |
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Professional Development |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Basic Digital Tools |
2 |
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Health and Well-Being |
1 |
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Basic Teaching Skills Instrument Specific Methodology |
1 |
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Basic Teaching Skills Lectures |
1 |
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Studio Recording Preparation |
1 |
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Your Art as a Business Basic Course |
2 |
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Your Art as a Business Electives |
1 |
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Music Theory |
25 |
23 |
12 |
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Skills Lab |
8 |
8 |
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Creative Lab |
8 |
8 |
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Capstone |
4 |
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History of Music |
4 |
2 |
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Choir Classical (General) |
2 |
2 |
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Applied Piano Classical |
3 |
3 |
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Elective Theory Modules |
8 |
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Ensemble |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Projects Symphonic Orchestra/Wind Orchestra |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Chamber Music |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Minor |
8 |
7 |
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Free Space |
8 |
7 |
Before you apply
Admission
requirements
First round
The audition consists of two rounds. For the first round, the candidate needs to record 2 videos that contain:
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Video 1: A short introduction of him/herself in English: talk about your musical experiences, your motivation to study music, your main subject and why you choose to audition at Conservatorium Maastricht.
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Video 2: In the second video, the candidate demonstrates his/her artistic and technical skills. The video should be recorded in one take, without cuts or any edits. The candidate should start by speaking their name and student number of Conservatorium Maastricht. The video should contain:
Études
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One étude by Campagnoli, Hoffmeister, Kreutzer or Fiorillo
Recital pieces
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Two recital pieces/sonata movements of different style and character of your own choice.
Additional video’s (not required): The candidate may provide concert video registrations.
The videos should be uploaded to an online platform such as YouTube.com or Vimeo.com. It is the candidate’s responsibility to make sure that the video links work.
Second round
In the second round, the candidate is invited for an online theory test which determines whether the candidate is admissible. More information about the theory test may be found here.
Furthermore, the audition committee may decide to invite the candidate for an online or in-person live audition after reviewing the video material. The repertoire for the live audition remains the same. Additional repertoire requests can be made by the committee.
Additionally, the theory department may re-invite the candidate for a level test to determine whether the candidate can start the theory program on a higher level.