{"id":552,"date":"2019-06-12T11:13:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T09:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/?page_id=552"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:48:05","slug":"professional-master-in-innovative-choir-leading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/programmes\/further-educations\/diploma-prof-master\/professional-master-in-innovative-choir-leading\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Master in Jazz\/Pop Choir Directing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>60 ECTS &#8211; part-time study within two years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The programme is associated with the RAMA Vocal Center, an internationally recognized center of Innovative choir directing headed by Professor Jim Daus Hjern\u00f8e.<\/p>\n<h4>Content<\/h4>\n<p>How do you make vocal music sound just \u2018right\u2019 in styles such as pop, rock, jazz, gospel, world, improvisation, and vocal painting? Many choirs and a cappella groups face this challenge in rehearsal and performances featuring these musical styles.<\/p>\n<p>The Innovative Choir Directing studies answer this challenge. Choir directors worldwide attend as students to be educated by a renowned team of world-class teachers, ensuring the highest pedagogical and artistic level.<\/p>\n<h4>Curriculum<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/programmes\/curricula\/curricula-for-further-educations\/\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Main subject teachers<\/h4>\n<p>The teacher team references Bobby McFerrin, The Real Group, Touch\u00e9, and Vocal Line, and top guest teachers assist it in beatboxing and concert design.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Intelligent Choir philosophy &amp; Vocal Painting by professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/about-djm\/employees\/jim-daus-hjernoee\/\">Jim Daus Hjern\u00f8e<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Singers\u2019 Tools by Honorary Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/about-djm\/employees\/peder-karlsson\/\">Peder Karlsson<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Conductors\u2019 Toolbox by Assistant Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/about-djm\/employees\/jesper-holm\/\">Jesper Holm<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arranging &amp; Interpretation Tools by Assistant Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/about-djm\/employees\/malene-rigtrup\/\">Malene Rigtrup<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furthermore, these curricula offer classes in methodology, masterclasses, joint choir, voice, voice theory, piano, ear training, and move &amp; groove.<\/p>\n<h4>Structure<\/h4>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"05347862-61e3-4593-9a2f-194f6b6be380\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"206\">The program is conducted as part-time study over four semesters, totalling one academic year (60 ECTS). The education takes place at the Aarhus campus and via online video conferences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"463\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In practice, this means that students participate in three on-campus bootcamps per semester over two years, each running from Thursday to Saturday (the academic year starts in September, see dates at the bottom of the page). In between, students meet for additional online sessions on Mondays, seven times per Semester, with classes in methodology, piano, ear training, choir arranging, and voice theory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"463\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Admission requirements<\/h4>\n<p>A detailed description of the admission test: <a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/programmes\/further-educations\/diploma-prof-master\/professional-master-in-innovative-choir-leading\/audition-2\/\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The admission test is designed to provide a complete picture of the applicant&#8217;s musical background and teaching skills. Part of the teaching takes place via video conferencing, where students and teachers meet from different countries, so the admission test is naturally conducted via video conferencing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The admission test consists of two parts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Part one: Choral conducting is documented through a video recording (20 minutes).<\/strong> The applicant works with their own vocal ensemble, consisting of a minimum of 8 singers and at least four parts. A set piece for rehearsal will be assigned 10 days before the video submission deadline (date TBA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part two: Interview, singing and piano assessment (30 minutes), conducted via Zoom or in person.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Important dates<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Register for the entrance examination by 6 April 2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kum.studieoptag.dk\/Account\/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F&amp;fbclid=IwAR3EDQcPdAkMd5GvuEiI41t9fClc_014FGq-ebxVRkoM3ux5pHEx_ur20lk\">here<\/a> (the video submission will be due at a later date).<\/li>\n<li>The rehearsal assignment for you to work on with your own choir will be provided on 10 April. The video submission deadline is 19 April.<\/li>\n<li>The interview, vocal audition and piano test will take place via Zoom (or in person in Aarhus) on 24 April.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Dates for boot camps<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/uddannelser\/rytmisk\/korledelse\/rama-vocal-center\/campus-aalborg-boot-camps\/\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Self-payment<\/h4>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/programmes\/further-educations\/diploma-prof-master\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Contact<\/h4>\n<p>Professor Jim Daus Hjern\u00f8e will answer questions on <a href=\"mailto:jim@musikkons.dk\">jim@musikkons.dk<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>RAMA Vocal Center<\/h4>\n<p>Klik <a href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/programmes\/jazz-pop\/innovative-choir-leading\/rama-vocal-center\/\">her<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>60 ECTS &#8211; part-time study within two years The programme is associated with the RAMA Vocal Center, an internationally recognized center of Innovative choir directing headed by Professor Jim Daus Hjern\u00f8e. 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