This is a translation of the Swedish document.
Programme syllabus
Masterprogram “Contemporary Performance and Composition”
(CoPeCo), 120 högskolepoäng
Master in Contemporary Performance and Composition (CoPeCo),
120 credits
Details of approval
• Education level: Second cycle
• Main field of study for the qualification: Music
• Programme code: KMCP1
• Approved by: Education and Research Board at KMH 2013-09-05
• Valid from: Autumn semester 2014
• Revisions: Revised by Education and Research Board at KMH 2021-09-30.
The amendment applies as from autumn semester 2022.
• Academy: Academy of Classical Music, Composition, Conducting and
Music Theory
Entry requirements and selection procedures
General entry requirements for second cycle studies.
Specific entry requirements:
• Degree of Bachelor in Music (180 credits) or corresponding qualifications.
• English (B1): IELTS, TOEFL or corresponding qualifications,
• passed entrance examination tests regarding the programme, please see test
description.
Selection:
If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, the
places are distributed on the basis of results on test LS 21.8b for musicians,
composers and musicians/composers within each selection group.
Language of instruction
English.
Kungl. Musikhögskolan Valhallavägen 105
i Stockholm Box 27711
Royal College of Music 115 91 Stockholm
+46 8 572 10 000 Sweden
www.kmh.se 1(6)
Description of programme
Objective
CoPeCo is a joint Masters programme for educating performers and composers
used to creative interaction during the preparation and presentation of
contemporary art music and having a high proficiency in working across
disciplines and with new technologies.
Practical and theoretical basis
CoPeCo focuses on live electronics, improvisation, cross-disciplinary
interaction and cooperation in the context of composing and performing
contemporary art music. Entrepreneurship workshops provide substantial skills
needed for succeeding in the rapidly changing arts scene and market. The
programme is centred on an artistic project on which you work throughout your
study period. Cross-disciplinarity as one of the key qualities of the programme
will be further developed as you have an opportunity to create the artistic
projects in cooperation with other art forms.
Content
The project consortium includes the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre,
the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the National Superior Conservatory
of Music and Dance in Lyon and the Hamburg University of Music and
Theatre. Gathering the best practice of the partners, the programme provides a
broad-based and up-to-date study of new music in addition to an opportunity for
international and intercultural exchange. As all students spend one semester in
turn at each partner institution, you will benefit from group synergy and from
the competencies and cultural-educational backgrounds of all partner academies
and countries.
Courses making up the programme
Please see, enclosure 1.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
On completion of the programme, the student is expected to:
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of forward-looking
music creation and performance, including involvement in current trends
within contemporary musical life as well as in-depth knowledge regarding
artistic processes in general and own working methods in particular,
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• demonstrate familiarity with methods and processes for dealing with
complex phenomena, issues and situations in the field of music creation and
performance, and
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of new media, its cultural
contextualization in general and relation to the field of music specifically.
Competence and skills
On completion of the programme, the student is expected to:
• demonstrate an ability to create and execute own artistic ideas with a
developed personal expression; to identify, formulate and solve artistic and
creative problems independently as well as plan and undertake advanced
artistic tasks using appropriate methods within predetermined time frames,
and thereby contribute to the artistic development and to evaluate this work,
• demonstrate an ability both nationally and internationally to clearly present
and discuss own work and artistic issues in speech, writing or in other ways
and in dialogue with musical life and society in general,
• demonstrate an ability to work closely and cross-disciplinarily with
musicians as well as with practicians within other art forms,
• demonstrate capacity to work within an international framework, to exhibit
initiative, responsibility, leadership and collaborative abilities, and
• demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to independently participate
in and to work within musical life and other related fields of activities.
Judgement and approach
On completion of the programme, the student is expected to:
• demonstrate an ability to make critical assessments in the field of music
creation and performance with regards to relevant artistic, social and ethical
issues,
• demonstrate an ability to participate actively in society and demonstrate
tolerance and respect towards diversity of attitudes and values,
• demonstrate understanding of the possibilities and limitations regarding
music, and its role in society, and
• demonstrate an ability to identify the need for additional knowledge and to
take responsibility for ongoing learning.
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Independent project
In order to obtain a degree of master, the student must have completed an
independent project (degree project) of at least 30 credits in music.
Degree
Konstnärlig masterexamen i musik, 120 hp
Degree of Master (120 credits) in Music
Students, who have completed the programme with passed grade, may apply for
a degree issued in accordance with local degree regulations at KMH.
Other information
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Enclosure 1. Courses making up the programme
Courses in Tallinn, semester 1:1, 25 credits
Courses Course code Credits 1:1 1:2 2:1 2:2
CoPeCo Lab 1 10 10
Improvisation 1 2 2
Art and Environment 4 4
Creatives in the Society 3 3
Analysis of Contemporary Music 1 3 3
Elective courses
Introduction to Electronic Music 3 3
or
Sound Synthesis 3 3
Courses in Stockholm, semester 1:2, 25 credits
Courses Course code Credits 1:1 1:2 2:1 2:2
CoPeCo Lab 2 DA4006 7,5 7,5
Music Performance and Improvisation DA4007 5 5
Applied Music Programming DA4002 5 5
Theory and Analysis of Electroacoustic Music DA4003 5 5
Orientation in Swedish Contemporary Music DA4008 2,5 2,5
Courses in Lyon, semester 2:1, 25 credits
Courses Course code Credits 1:1 1:2 2:1 2:2
CoPeCo Lab 3 10 10
Outreach & Pedagogy 5 5
Elective courses
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Analysis 20th & 21st centuries 5 5
or
Ethnomusicology 5 5
Computer Aided Music 5 5
or
Electroacoustic Music 5 5
or
Sound Techniques 5 5
Courses in Hamburg, semester 2:2, 15 credits
Courses Course code Credits 1:1 1:2 2:1 2:2
Individual Tutoring for Composers or Performers 3 3
Tutoring for Master: Collaboration with Jazz Department 2 2
Analysis 3 3
Techne/Culture 4 4
Innovation in the Arts and Intercultural Dialogue 1 1
Musicology 2 2
Independent project (Masters degree project), 30 credits
Other courses Course code Credits 1:1 1:2 2:1 2:2
Independent project (for this course, the student will be registered Stockholm: 30 5 5 5 15
at the home institution during the four semesters) DA4005
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