"The Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, School of Arts in Music, achieves artistic excellence which it is permanently extending and expressing – internally as well as externally, nationally as well as internationally – out of the three pillars art of Music, education, and research. Its programs in Music (composition, conducting, music writing, voice and instrument classical, jazz and historically informed), Musical, and the Specific Teacher's Programme are embedded in the Erasmushoge school Brussel, in the cultural landscape of the multicultural capital Brussels, of Flanders, of Belgium and Europe.
KCB provides an artistic breeding ground for current and future generations of musicians and stage artists. Her first-rate artistic education develops artistic personality, knowledge and practice, reflection, and expertise. Its musicians and stage artists contribute to current society as responsible, creative, and entrepreneurial citizens. KCB depends on and supports the artistic and pedagogical excellence and expertise of its teachers, who are themselves active and creative members of society.
KCB is a conservatoire and a laboratory of Music. It bears, preserves, studies, and passes her rich musical tradition from the past over the present into the future. Compellingly and critically, it is permanently supplementing, renewing, and rejuvenating this process. Creativity is present in all kinds of musical periods and forms, from insight to performance, from improvisation to composition, from experiment to creation.
KCB is a hospitable artistic home opening her musical doors and windows to society and its diversity. It is in permanent dialogue and interaction with the cultural and artistic field, national and international, not shying away from challenges or diversity. After the challenges of the twentieth century, it is confronting those of the twenty-first century."
With a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Music from the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, you will have various options. An excellent illustration is the vast number of notable alumni that proceeded you. If you are looking to expand your musical expertise and develop your personality, you are at the right address.
At the KCB, we focus on the dialogue between the past and the present. An international team of renowned professors is there to coach you and develop your skills to discover what you are truly capable of. The Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel offers a four-year bachelor program in Musical. This program is taught in Dutch, and so a good understanding of the Dutch language is essential if you want to follow the four-year program.
Quality has always been a significant concern for every artist for centuries. This concern for quality is always perceptibly present in the conservatory as well. As quality never ceases, we are continually looking for ways to improve our education and research environment. This effort involves all concerned: teachers and students, alumni, and the professional world – through formal and informal channels. On the formal front and various surveys, there are also meetings of three resonance councils where representatives from the various departments engage in dialogue with the professional world. As all the staff is also active professionally, the conservatory field is extensively interwoven. There are always countless informal contacts and ongoing information flow.
To structure and monitor all possible improvement areas, the departmental policy unit draws up an action plan every year. This umbrella plan covers all concrete actions grouped in 11 strategic targets pursued in the coming year.
