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After graduation

After graduation

After completing the Classical Music bachelor degree in Zwolle, you will not only have a great artistic foundation, but you will also know exactly what role you want to play in society using your qualities. You will also have gained a lot of practical experience and built a network, which will help you find your own place in the cultural field. 

Professional field

After the Classical Music course, you will have mastered your subject and be able to convey your love of music. The field of work is therefore broad. Musicians who have graduated from this Classical Music course are employed as: 

  • Freelance musician in music theatre, opera or orchestra productions or in a band, such as Jasper Arts and Mechteld Drop. 
  • Lecturer at a music school or in their own teaching practice, such as Philine Coops, Eva van den Dool, Esther de Boer of Collectief Dubbelgreep. 
  • Performing musicians, such as Tim Klompenberg, Christiaan Kuyvenhoven, Ferdinand Binnendijk, Jenneke de Jonge, Erica Vogel, Maxime Snaterse, Jisk Lieftink and Sara Klein Horsman. 
  • Producer of cultural educational activities, such as Eva Wilgers. 
  • Organiser or facilitator of cultural educational activities within companies or neighbourhoods, such as Melissa Siemonsma of De Vertellende Piano. 

What role does music play in the (working) lives of other alumni? This video offers a glimpse.



Title and diploma

On graduating from the Classical Music course, you may use the title Bachelor of Music (BMus).
This study can be found in the Central Register of Courses in Higher Education (CROHO) under code 34739. The formal name of the course, under which this study is known in CROHO, is Bachelor of Music. This CROHO name will appear on your diploma.

Further studies?

A bachelor degree in Classical Music is an excellent preparation for the two-year master course in Classical Music. Of course, you can also take a master course at other (international) educational institutions. If you want to obtain an advanced secondary teaching qualification in regular education, you can take the part-time course Tailor-Made BA Music in Education.

The world is changing; the Classical Music discipline is not lagging behind. Alvaró Munoz Perera demonstrates this well in this video. He graduated from the Classical Music master course in 2021.