Diploma Course in Jazz/Pop Drum and Dance (D-RMB)
D-RMB is intended for teachers, pedagogues and others having a 3-4 year long university education, higher education or other corresponding qualifications supplemented with at least a 2-year professional experience. The programme is offered in Aarhus.
“One of the best investments an educational institution can make.”
(Anders Boysen, former student)
“The teachers are very competent and highly motivating.”
(Mette Grønborg, former student)
“An education that is truly needed.”
(Lars Thor Larsen, Dansk Sang)
60-ECTS Part-time Studies
The Diploma Course in Jazz/Pop Drum and Dance (D-RMB) is a 2-year part-time programme equivalent to one year of full-time studies (60 ECTS).
The programme is aimed at educators, teachers, and others with 3-4 year long university education, higher education degree or corresponding qualifications, supplemented with at least 2 years of relevant professional experience.
With a creative, playful, and improvisational approach, the programme focuses on both your musical skills and your ability to participate in musical communities, as well as on developing your pedagogical skills, through an integration of theory and practice.
We place great emphasis on an inclusive study environment that makes room for diverse musical and pedagogical experiences and approaches.
About the Education
The programme consists of four modules:
- Personal Skills in Interplay with Others
- Musical Leadership
- Musical Leadership with a focus on Creativity, Composition, and Improvisation
- Personal Skills and Individual Project
The programme is structured so that you initially focus primarily on developing your own skills.
As the programme progresses, there is an increasing focus on pedagogical skills and their connection to your own teaching practice, with a creative and innovative approach to teaching as a central theme.
Throughout the programme, emphasis is also placed on the relationship between theory and practice – both in your own musical practice and in your pedagogical practice, possibly in a workplace setting. The subjects within the programme are closely interconnected, and exams and assessments are therefore viewed as a whole, where elements from subjects may be included.
Find more in the curriculum here.
Tuition Fees
The total cost for the study course is DKK 47 600 according to Danish legislation on higher education. The Academy reserves the right to change the study fees on a regular basis.
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Admission
Submit applications online.
Information about admission and application deadline in spring 2026 will be announced here on this webpage.
Entry Auditions
Read more here.
Scheduling
Studies take place on Fridays from 9-16 as well as on a few Saturdays.
Exemption Rights
If you have completed an academic theory course (9 ECTS) at UC or CVU, you are able to apply for exemption. With exemption the study fee is reduced with DKK 6 700.
Academic Staff
SDS: Lena Gregersen and Annli Falk
Ensemble conducting: Karsten Aaholm and Torben Jensen
Piano and group singing: Helle Agergaard
Rotation: Kristian Lassen
Pedagogy and theory of science: Jakob Bjerre
Other instructors in optional instrument.