More about BA Improvisation Performance

The next applications period is from December 2025 to January 2026. Studies start in the autumn of 2026.

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“This programme is for those who wish to develop their art, as musicians and as composers, and for those who are curious and want to experiment and challenge themselves.

We work with improvisation as an approach and jazz music as a language. We want to inspire students to find their own musical dialect and artistic citizenship through an exploratory approach to music and to life in general.”

Thomas Markusson, senior lecturer

Students and teachers

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Jazz - music that unites

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Benjamin Löfgren, student

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Improviser Turned American Folk Musician

An alumni portrait of Hannah Shermis, American folk musician.

Staff at the BA programme in Improvisation Performance

The teachers of the bachelors' programme in improvisation performance are presented below. Curious about who we are? Click…

About the programme

Who is eligible? Programme structure and content

Apply to BA Improvisation Performance

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Study Improvisation Performance as an exchange student

This programme is open for exchange students. Find more information about exchange studies at the Academy of Music and Drama, including language requirements and application process.

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