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Piano
Bachelor of Arts in Music

Piano for Jazz & Popular Music

Your Music, Your Career

Start Your Professional Musical Journey with JAM

Choose the Focus of Your Studies

 

Jazz

 

Pop & Rock

 

Song Production

Study Contents

  • 1 on 1 classes
  • Band-Coaching
  • Song Production
  • Self Promotion
  • AI Music Producing
  • Eartraining, Music Theory

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Do you want to dedicate your life to music? We’ll train you.

The world of music today offers more possibilities than ever before: live performances, recordings, self-production, self-marketing, and teaching. We want to introduce you to all these exciting areas and prepare you for a successful career as a musician.

We believe in your uniqueness and want to strengthen it. With us, you will not only learn technical skills and stylistic diversity but also how to realize your own artistic visions. Become part of an inspiring community that supports your creative ideas and accompanies you on your journey.

FAQs

Yes, you can create your individual schedule based on the curriculum and adjust it to your work schedule. Our Student Services team will assist and advise you.

A typical week for first-semester students includes theoretical courses such as General Music Theory and Ear Training, practical courses like Improvisation and Ensemble Playing, and weekly individual lessons of 90 minutes.

Many events are organized to encourage musical growth: monthly jam sessions, “Town Hall” meetings, semester parties, and listening socials.

There is a student residence at the Gasometer where you can rent a room with an attractive all-in package.

YES – you have the opportunity to practice for free almost all day on campus. You simply book your room through our online system. Happy practicing!

Absolutely – we support all talented musicians regardless of their stylistic background.

The focus of the entrance exam is on your instrumental skills. After passing the admission, a placement test for music theory will be held at the beginning of the semester.



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Curriculum Study Plan

Jazz Piano, Pop Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizer
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock, EDM, Latin Music, Blues

The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree with Piano as the main subject is a comprehensive training in performance and musical creation in the styles of jazz and popular music. Specific to your own individual talents and pursued specialisation, you will have acquired an accomplished sense of professionalism in your craft on completing your BA studies. You will also have the ability to independently develop artistic concepts as well as their performance, production, communication and distribution.

Your learning engagements consist of weekly lessons and lectures in the main subject, as well as in compulsory and free-choice electives: Stage Bands, Improvisation, Rhythmical Training, Music Theory, Music Business and many more.

  • Study Program: Bachelor’s Degree
  • Duration: 8 Semesters
  • Workload: 240 ECTS
  • Degree - Academic title: Bachelor of Arts in Music (BA-M)

 

Prerequisites: 

  • Passed admission exam at JAM MUSIC LAB Private University. Matura/maturity exam not mandatory. Click here to register.
  • Sufficient knowledge of German (at the latest after the first year of study) - for more information click here.