General Music Teacher (AM)

The General Music Teacher (AM) programme is the broadest music teacher education offered at the Academy. Right from the start, the programme focuses on developing both teaching skills and the students main instrument performance skills. The student will be introduced to a wide range of subjects and projects and will acquire the knowledge, skills, and qualifications necessary to become a music teacher and musician. The General Music Teacher programme can be chosen by both classical and jazz/pop musicians. The programme requires the student to be familiar with a wide range of styles, and the student will receive tuition on both classical and jazz/pop subjects, no matter if the student study a classical or a jazz/pop main instrument. Tuition in the student’s main instrument is offered in all common instruments in both jazz/pop music and classical music. The student will gain a widespread network and will be able to facilitate and participate in cross-disciplinary projects throughout the study environment at the Academy. The master’s programme builds on the skills and qualifications acquired on the bachelor’s programme. The students must immerse themselves in three supplementary main subjects in addition to their main instrument, either classical or jazz/pop/global. Supplementary main subjects include Choir Conducting, Ear Training, or Main Instrument Pedagogics, and all include a communication aspect and a pedagogical course. The course subjects at master’s level are divided into the following fields: Main study area: Subjects where the student is a performer as well as subjects that support this aspect Pedagogics: Subjects where the student communicates and teaches as well as subjects that support this aspect Entrepreneurial Studies: Subjects and projects where the student explores the role as entrepreneur and manager of dynamic processes, and in addition develops his or her career management tools Master’s project: The project itself as well as tuition in the form of guidance and subjects that prepare the student for project work This programme is offered at the Aarhus campus. Visit the programmes website . Career Opportunities Graduates from The General Music Teacher programme are seldom short of work, as their versatile and well-grounded professionalism is in high demand both in educational environments and in the general music business. Admission To be admitted to this programme, students must take an entrance exam that is described in admission requirements. At the Academy’s homepage the applicant can find detailed information about admission requirements for the bachelor’s, master’s, and soloist programmes as well as examples of entry exams. The applicant must apply online via kum.studieoptag.dk , which is the application system for all education institutes under the Ministry of Culture. At the Academy’s homepage the student can find out more about admission e.g., application deadline, schedule for entry exams, application fee etc. Tuition There is a tuition fee for all full­time degree students with a citizenship from outside of EU/EAA/Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition. For Further Information Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located here . You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition . About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System .

Living costs€1,500 a month in Aarhus, rent included

€18,000

Living costs from SiT estimate from livingcost.org city data (Nov 2026), converted from USD at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD)

Typical requirements in Denmark for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

• A completed qualification that gives access to Master's Degree study.
• Academic transcripts and any programme-specific assessment the institution asks for.
• Your advisor checks the final requirements for your education system and intake.

Confirm the accepted English-language evidence with the institution for the selected intake.

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A typical checklist for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

The central catalogue records this programme as accredited.