Bachelor Programme in Pop Music

The popular music programme focuses on the principal subjects of bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboard and voice. Students are not limited in their study to these instruments, however; the principal study also covers music production/pop bands and the composers? lab: writing lyrics, arranging and studio work.

Future pop artists trained at the CvA will be versatile: their studies will focus on performance, pedagogy (in preparation for a career as e.g. a band instructor) and creative endeavours (e.g. music producer) and will promote the open-mindedness of enterprising artists.

* a combination of group lessons and private coachings
* ensembles (pop bands)
* lectures
* private keyboard practicum with tutor
* group work (composers' lab, studio)

Programme structure and credits (PDF)

Study load
240 EC

Study length
4 years, full-time

Language of instruction
Dutch and English

CROHO code
34739 (B Music)

Title
Bachelor of Music

guitar
Jack Pisters + composition, methodology, coordinator
Marcel Singor + ensembles
Arnold van Dongen
René van Barneveld + ensembles
Martijn van Agt

bass guitar
Manuel Hugas + ensembles
Arto Boyadjian + advanced, freestyle and style bands
Ivo Severijns + ensembles, methodology
Lené te Voortwis

keyboards
Wiboud Burkens + ensembles
Nico Brandsen + ensembles
Joost van den Broek + arranging, methodology
Martin van den Oetelaar + programming, band coaching

drums
Oscar Kraal + ensembles
Erik Hoeke + ensembles
Jonas Filtenborg
Ruben van Roon + ensembles, methodology

voice
Monique Bakker
Renée van Dongen
Bodhi Sykora
Ricardo Burgrust
Stanley Clementina

studio
Attie Bauw studio technique, recording lab
Maurice Bom studio technique, recording lab
Bram Bol OSB, band rotation and band coaching, studio
Hans Weekhout
Pepijn Stuttenheim

theory
René Brijker DOK III, internships
Blanka Pesja art & literature, lyric lab
Walter Stuhlmacher theroretical subjects
Kirsten Schneider harmony at the piano, theoretical subjects
Flip van der Enden music history
Floris Verbeij harmony at the piano, piano as a subsidiary subject
Eran Har Even
Christian Pabst
Jaimie van Hek
Claus Tofft
Jegor van Opdorp