Royal College of Music in Stockholm
Founded in 1771, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH) is one of the largest colleges of music in Scandinavia. KMH is also Sweden’s only independent, state-owned college for higher education in music.
From Folk Music
to Orchestral Conducting
At KMH, you will meet other students and skilled teachers involved in a wide variety of disciplines: classical music, Nordic folk music, music from other cultures, jazz, improvisation, composition, conducting, music and media production, and various forms of music education. Open-mindedness and an inquisitive spirit are important qualities for anyone wishing to enter the music profession – a profession that never stops changing and developing. The study programmes at KMH give you the opportunity to develop not only your own musicianship, but also the professional flexibility that is a required part of every musician’s skillset. In interaction with your teachers, your personal development will be in focus during your studies at KMH. You will have many opportunities to decide on your own individual learning path. A large part of most programmes consist of concerts and productions offered through various media.
Concerts and cooperation
More than 200 concerts and events are offered each year at KMH. In this way, as in many others, KHM is one of the major contributors to the Stockholm arts scene. The general public has regular opportunities to enjoy symphony orchestra, folk music, jazz, choral, and chamber music concerts, and much more. We also cooperate regularly with various organisations, institutions, and members of the business community, in a variety of contexts and settings.
An international college
The Nordplus and Erasmus exchange programmes for students and teachers play an important role among KMH’s international commitments. Some ten per cent of KMH’s student population come from countries other than Sweden. In addition, KMH has a long tradition of inviting international artists and teachers to act as guest professors for Master’s classes, lectures, and seminars. Two Master's programmes – in Jazz and Folk music – are offered in English. Otherwise, Swedish is generally used at KMH. For exchange and guest students, and for students applying to postgraduate programmes, instruction during individual lessons can be given in English if the professor agrees. For all teacher-training (pedagogical) programmes, an excellent knowledge of Swedish is required also for exchange and guest students.
Number of full-year students in year 2009: 765
Number of programmes: 32
Number of programmes in English: 2
Individual tuition in English.
Contact:
E-mail: info@kmh.se
Phone: +46 8 16 18 00
Application info: antagning@kmh.se
Phone: +46 8 16 32 00
Website: www.kmh.se
