Jazz Master Electives
Every student in the jazz master's degree programme must choose master electives up to a total of (at least) 20 credits in two years. The student's choice must meet the following requirements: one compulsory subject from the category 'Composing and Arranging' (10 credits); the other 10 credits should be chosen from the other electives.
In short:
* 10 credits from the caregory 'Composing and Arranging; (one course)
* 10 credits for other electives (one 10 credit course or two 5 credit courses)
Students who wish to do an exchange programme in their second MA year should have earned at least 15 credits in the first MA year.
How to apply
All CvA master students will receive a registration form by e-mail. If you have any questions about the electives, please send an email to Barbara Bleij.
Jazz Master Electives 2018-2019
Composing and Arranging - Individual Coaching
| Subject | Teacher |
| Composition | Johan Plomp |
| Arranging | Henk Huizinga |
Composition, Analysis and Performance
| Subject | Teacher |
| Composing (Un)Like Schoenberg and Messiaen | Martijn Hooning, Jan Faas |
| Jazz Composition | Yaniv Nachum |
| Nicolas Slonimsky's 'Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns' | Jasper Blom |
| Where is that Melody? | Yuri Honing |
| Get on Track - New Tools for Composition and Improvisation | Harmen Fraanje |
Critical Reflection: History, Analysis, Philosophy
| Subject | Teacher |
| Reading Black Music: Key Texts in African-American Music | Walter van de Leur |
| Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn: A Musical Legacy | Walter van de Leur |
| Freedom and Improvisation | Joris Roelofs |
| Super Nova: Wayne Shorter, Composer/Improviser | Barbara Bleij |
Electives of the Classical Department open to jazz students
| Subject | Teacher |
| Electronic Music | Jorrit Tamminga |
| Instrumentation and Classical Arranging | Michael Langemann |
| Musical Texture | Amit Gur |
| Patterns of Performance: The Neuroscience of Improving Experts | Beorn Nijenhuis |