Art & Music Courses

The International Rhythm Course is a six-day intensive program to solidify the fundamental expressive qualities of rhythm and explore the rich world of rhythmic complexities. The course is led by comp...

The Utrecht Summer School offers an opportunity to travel back in time and experience the art from both traditions first hand, staying in two cities that played a pivotal part in their country’s...

Stay in three of Europe's most wonderful cities, cover around 2000 years of Western art, visit all the relevant museums and sites and yet feel like you’ve done no more than just skim th...

In this intensive course you will work on music improvisation, according to the method of Kobranie. You will learn about musical leadership, instant composing, free improvisation, creativity in m...

Florence, originally founded by the Romans, was governed by the Medici family for centuries. Most of them had a passionate interest in painting, sculpture, architecture and literature. Even today, Flo...

How do artists master their art? Does painting in oil result in different working procedures and visual effects compared to other media? Which material and technical properties determine the creative ...

How do artists master their art? Does painting in oil result in different working procedures and visual effects compared to other media? Which material and technical properties determine the creative ...

This four-week course takes place two weeks each in Utrecht and Berlin. By combining studies in Utrecht and Berlin, you will be able to get a glimpse of several centuries of art history in Northern Eu...

Experience the highlights of Dutch art from the last 400 years at first hand. This track covers many of the country's most renowned artists, museums and cities. Discover the famous masters Re...

Are you curious to learn more about Rembrandt's Nightwatch, Johannes Vermeer's Girl with the pearl earring, Frans Hals's laughing figures or other Dutch masterpieces from the 17t...

Can popular music subvert stereotypical representations of gender, sexuality, and ethnicity? Or does pop instead reinforce white and heteronormative patriarchy? In this course we analyze a range of so...

An intensive international course for adventurous harpists who wish to expand their horizons and explore the use of electronics in their music. The course is led by the world-renowned h...

The course will introduce Berlin’s outstanding art collections, which consists of a wide range of masterpieces from late medieval times to the present day. Throughout the course, we shall focus ...

This course takes you through Dutch art from the 18th and 19th century, up to the early decades of modernism. After the grand 'Golden Age' innovations in the art world stagnated until art...

In this track we study the social implications of popular music and jazz. We question whether popular music can subvert stereotypical representations of gender, sexuality, and ethnicity; and how impro...

This course provides an introduction into filmmaking; training in basic storytelling and practical skills that are required for shooting and editing a short film. To become a successful film...

What happens during a jazz performance? How do improvisation, notation and social interaction play a role in such events? Which musical and social conventions do the musicians rely on and what do they...

Early Music is a term often applied to music until c. 1750. This course focuses on the period between c. 800 and c. 1600. It is designed to introduce the world of early music within its cultural, reli...

Urban Sound Design is an emerging sub-discipline within urban planning and design. Discussions about sound in our environment tend to focus on the problematic attributes, such as the noise of traffic ...

Film music is one of the most essential elements in audiovisual story telling. To become a film music composer, you will need a lot of exercise and experience in different areas. During this course we...

Visual music is one of the most exciting current developments in the digital arts. From the live audiovisual performances by HKU alumni Tarik Barri for Thom Yorke, to the sublime installation art of R...

The course offers a musical introduction and training into the field of Dutch Carillon and Organ Music. The Low Countries (former Northern part of France, Belgium and the Netherlands) are famous for t...