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Master
Electric Bass

The two-year Master’s programme offers you the chance to focus on your personal artistic vision and refine your musical skills.
You will be able to concentrate on an artistic project, concert or production (from idea to final product), guided by your Master’s coach and main subject teacher.
We will help you to present and communicate your artistry properly.
You also have the option to take lessons with an external coach/artist of your choice!

Admission requirements

Meet our team

Meet your lecturers

Alexander Boerner

Jazz Electric Bass / Band Coaching

Bass guitarist Alexander Boerner (born 1963) has taught Jazz/Pop Bass Guitar

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Louise van den Heuvel

Electric Bass (Guest Teacher)

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Curriculum

Curriculum

Master Double Bass E. Bass

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Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Main Subject and Components related to the Main Subject

29

24

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Main subject

29

24

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Band & Performing

6

6

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Band & performing

6

6

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Recording & Producing

2

2

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Introduction to Studio Recording & Music Production

2

2

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Composing & Arranging

2

2

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Find Your Own Music

2

2

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Tools in Creation

4

4

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Current Jazz

2

2

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Impro Lab

2

2

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Master Research

5

10

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Master Research

5

10

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Health & Well-being

1

1

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Health & Well-being

1

1

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International Career Center

3

3

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Music & Society

1

1

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Your Art as a Business

2

2

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Teaching & Outreach Programme

2

2

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Outreach Programme

2

2

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Minor Modules Jazz

6

6

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Elective Modules

6

6

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Before you apply

Admission
requirements

Video Requirements

Share your un-edited video recording links in the portfolio. Videos should be uploaded to your YouTube channel ( if you don’t have one, make one). Set your videos to ‘unlisted’ so only you and we can see them. IMPORTANT: DO NOT send the actual video(s): ONLY LINKS to the video(s)
 

  • The candidate presents him/herself in English at the start of the video
  • Then show yourself, playing the double bass for (at least) 10 minutes
  • One technically demanding jazz fusion or pop tune (e.g. Tower of Power, Incognito, Richard Bona, Jaco Pastorius etc, 2-3- min)
  • Unaccompanied jazz playing: bebop melody, walking and solo (a composition of Parker, Monk, Gillespie, Bud Powell, 2-3 min)
  • One latin jazz or salsa tune (e.g. Indestructible, Changuiri, Mambo Influenciado, O Sen Sen Sen, etc., 2-3 min)
  • One tune showing (advanced) experience in slapping technique (e.g. Marcus Miller etc., 2-3 min)
  • Dependent on your playing level on the video, you will be invited for a ZOOM meeting with the teachers and an interview with the master coordinator.

If you have a video of your Bachelor Final Exam, please share that with us as well as an additional video link.

“Live” Audition

Depending on your level, you will be invited for an online meeting with the teachers for an online “live” audition.

For the “live” audition, you should be able to play a representative short set (3 pieces), we highly recommend that you do this with your own band! And be ready to do interactive exercises together with the main subject teachers, as well as individual ones, including sight reading, comping and improvising.

The “live” audition should take approximately 20 – 45 minutes.

Master Interview

Finally, after passing the live audition, you will be invited for an interview with the jazz master coordinator to discuss your study and research plans.

The master interview should take approximately 45 – 60 minutes.

General admission requirements