Studying at the music conservatories
Professional training for musicians, singers, music teachers, composers, etc., is provided by six musical academies. Upon completion of a three-year foundation Bachelor degree, students can choose to proceed to a two-year Masters programme, plus a further two years of post-graduate studies.

Further information on all study programmes in music is available from the website
Musikuddannelser.dk.

The Danish musical academies are:
The Royal Danish Academy of Music Copenhagen
The Rhythmic Music Conservatory Copenhagen
The Carl Nielsen Academy of Music Odense
The Academy of Music Esbjerg
The Academy of Music Aalborg
The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus

The Opera Academy, based at the Royal Theatre, also offers a post-graduate course in musical drama for singers who have graduated from the conservatories.

Courses are available in church music and organist training at the academies, while at the country's three church music schools you can receive special training as an organist, church singer or choir conductor, with a view to employment with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark.
Church music schools

Music teacher training
Three of the academies offer music teacher and music educator training of various kinds.

The teacher training colleges train teachers for the elementary schools. In addition to the compulsory subjects, optional subjects, such as music, are also available.  At the website of the Danish Ministry of Education you can find the addresses of all the teacher training colleges in Denmark.
Danish Ministry of Education

In 1999, the institutions of higher education established the Danish Network of Musical Education Research, based at the Danish University of Education, based at the Danish University of Education.
Danish Network of Musical Education Research (DNMPF)
Danish University of Education.

Studying music at the universities
As a university subject, musicology is concerned with music and musical culture, including European art music, the pop music of our own times and the music of foreign cultures. Musicological studies also encompass practical musical performance, and include training in playing the piano, singing, musical direction, etc.  Graduate studies (BA and MA) in musicology are available from:

Department of Musicology University of Copenhagen
Department of Musicology, Institute of Aesthetic Studies University of Aarhus
Department of Music and Music Therapy University of Aalborg

Students who have not met the entrance requirements may also pursue university studies. The Open University provides opportunities for interested persons to pursue a course of study at a high level.
Open University

August 2007