Main instrument I, Western classical music

Education facts

Code: KOGV00

Students rehearse, interpret, and perform a chosen repertoire in Western classical music on their main instrument. The course includes the description, study, and practical application of repertoire, style, and interpretation as well as descriptions of methods for rehearsing and performing. The history and development of the main instrument in the Western classical music tradition is addressed. Students also study and practise basic technical exercises and methods for rehearsing and performing a chosen repertoire and train sight-reading of simple to intermediate level music notations. Students play repertoire for basic instrumental skills on their main instrument. Parts of the repertoire are performed in in-house concerts. Students also reflect upon music learning and approaches to music. Instruction is in the form of individual tutorials, seminars, and masterclasses.

Entry requirements

Admission to the Bachelor Programme in Music (HGMSK).

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Main instrument I, Western classical music

  Karlstad University

  Arvika

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %