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UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE (Universiteit van die Vrystaat), BLOEMFONTEIN Odeion School of Music

Country:

SOUTH AFRICA

State:

FREE STATE PROVINCE

City:

BLOEMFONTEIN


Street Address:

205 Nelson Mandela Drive, Park West, 9301 Bloemfontein, South Africa

Postal Address:

PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa

Fax:

+27 51 444 5830

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Program:

Undergraduate programs

Details:

Bachelor of Arts in Music. Three years. Studies include performance. Bachelor of Music. Four years. A range of specialisations. Studies may include performance (classical, jazz), choral and instrumental conducting, composition and arrangement, theory, music history, ethnomusicology, music education, music technology, arts management. May be taken at Honours level.


Program:

Graduate programs

Details:

Master of Music. In performance, musicology, conducting. Doctor of Philosophy.


Program:

Diploma and certificate programs

Details:

Diploma in Music. Two years. Higher Certificate in Music Performance. One year. Post-graduate Certificate of Education.


Institution Notes:

The university was founded in 1904, and the music department was established in 1946. The Arts Program offers studies in visual arts, drama and theatre arts, music and combined arts. It is housed in a fine building with excellent facilities including 30 teaching studios, 48 practice rooms, seven lecture halls, a music library, five pipe organs as well as a concert organ, two choir rehearsal rooms a jazz studio, a keyboard laboratory, three concert grand pianos and a concert hall with excellent acoustic features. The Odeion String Quartet is a permanent, full-time resident quartet of the university. The library holds an extensive collection of string quartet scores. The former Bloemfontein College of Education has been incorporated into the University. Languages of instruction: Afrikaans and English.


Last Updated:

June 2022