KAM2300

Course Overview

• Credits: 5 ECTS credits
• Level (Cycle): Bachelor’s level (First Cycle)
• Teaching Period and Duration: Teaching begins in the autumn semester and extends over two semesters
• Admission Requirement: Admission to the Bachelor’s Programme in Music Performance
• Prerequisites: Successful completion of the entrance examination for the Bachelor’s Programme in Music Performance
• Location of Instruction: Oslo
• Assessment: Concert performance

Learning Outcomes

Students who have successfully completed the course:

• have experience of musical and organisational collaboration, including the planning and implementation of rehearsals both within the ensemble and in collaboration with the teacher.
• are able to shape a personal and unified musical expression through chamber music collaboration.

Teaching and Learning Methods

The repertoire is divided into two categories:

Category 1: Solo ensemble repertoire from operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses and related genres.

Category 2: Chamber music, defined as music written for two or more singers and/or instrumentalists. In ensembles consisting of only two performers, both members must be students.

The course includes:

• Group instruction, with group composition varying according to the repertoire.
• Regular individual preparation.
• Regular rehearsals with the ensemble without the teacher present.
• Performances in concerts and staged productions.