Study Guide2017/18

RoyalConservatoireThe HagueKoninklijk Conservatorium

Study Guide2017/18

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ContentsA. About this study guide 5B. Studying at the Royal Conservatoire 11C. Organisation 15D. Practical information 29E. The study programmes at the Royal Conservatoire 49F. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music in Education 57 I. Introduction 57 II. The structure of the Bachelor of Music curriculum 58 III. Assessment in the bachelor’s curriculum 70G. The Bachelor of Dance programme 77H. The master’s programmes 81 I. Introduction 81 II. The structure of the Master of Music curriculum 82 III. Admission, presentations and assessment 87I. Doctoral programmes 91J. Research at the Royal Conservatoire 93K. Departemental contact information 99L. Education and Examination Regulations (OER) 103

Study Guide2017/2018Colophon

The Study Guide Bachelor 2017/18 is a publication of the Royal Conservatoire.

Prepared and compiled by Marleen LeroyMartin PrchalEleonoor Tchernoff

PhotographersCoco Duivenvoorde: page 13 Valérie Harmanus: page 76Arash Nikkah: pages 54/55Alex Schröder: cover and pages 4, 7, 8/9, 10, 14, 26/27, 28, 47, 48, 56, 73, 74/75, 79, 80, 90, 95, 96/97, 98, 102, 127Vera Woerdeman: page 92

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The information contained in this Study Guide is, beyond (printing) errors and omissions, correct at time of publication, but may be subject to change during the school year.

Royal Conservatoire, The Hague 2017 info@koncon.nlkoncon.nl

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About this study guideThis study guide contains important information about the Royal Conservatoire and its educational programmes. The guide is divided into four sections:

• Information about the organisational structure of the Royal Conservatoire and the University of the Arts, The Hague, which also includes the Royal Academy of Art

• Practical information for students and teachers • Information about the bachelor’s and master’s programmes • Practical information about the departments

and their courses

Given the diversity of the courses taught at the Royal Conservatoire and the volume of relevant information about them, it has been decided to publish part of the information in this guide and part on the conservatoire’s website and its in-tranet. Accordingly, in this guide you will find frequent referenc-es to other sources of information on the website or intranet. For example, this guide does not include the full curricula or descriptions of the subjects taught in each course, but provides a general description of the programmes with references to the curriculum overviews and course descriptions in the recently published Curriculum Handbooks, which have been recently published at departmental level and can be found on the con-servatoire’s website. This means that changes in the curricula and course descriptions can be updated centrally and can be consulted at any time.

The conservatoire also plays an important role as a cultural centre with a local, regional and national profile. The Royal Conservatoire is the only conservatoire in the Netherlands with a concert hall and a professional theatre. Throughout the year the conservatoire offers an impressive programme of festivals, workshops, dance performances, orchestral con-certs, opera productions and presentations. The programme of events is described in the brochure for the coming season that is published at the beginning of each academic year. To fully appreciate the dynamics of the Royal Conservatoire as

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an institute of education, research and production, it is highly recommended that you consult both the study guide and the programme of events.

The study guide is updated every year. It is compiled by the Study Guide editors, who would warmly welcome any sugges-tions for improvements in the content and/or layout.

Study Guide editors: Marleen Leroy, head of communication and marketing Martin Prchal, vice-principal, education Elenoor Tchernoff, policy officer education

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Studying at the Royal ConservatoireOur students and teachers scored significant successes during the 2016-2017 academic year among them the impressive per-formances of Bach’s High Mass in B minor, De Materie (Matter) by Louis Andriessen and various works by Stockhausen, much praised by the press. We also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Spring Festival of the Composition department, while the Classical Music department mounted successful productions in partnership with CODARTS as part of the Gergiev Festival, and with the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp. The Early Music depart-ment continued its tradition of cooperating with the Orchestra of the 18th Century.

A number of these activities, such as participation in the Gergiev Festival and cooperation with the Orchestra of the 18th Century, will also be organised during the coming academic year as well. But the Royal Conservatoire’s focus on perfor-mances is complemented by the activity going on to develop its teaching programmes.

First of all a number of new master specialisations are being launched in the coming year. The new Ensemble Academy Master will enable our students to play alongside musicians in a number of professional ensembles as part of their study. This is a major step in the Conservatoire’s ambition to offer pro-grammes that are deeply integrated in professional music prac-tice. Another example is the Aus Licht Master, which will work towards a performance of part of Stockhausen’s LICHT (LIGHT) in conjunction with the De Nederlandse Opera and the Holland Festival in 2019. Moreover two new master programmes, a new-ly compiled Theory of Music Master and a variant focusing on Early music, will be launched in the Music Theory discipline with which the conservatoire hopes to consolidate its position as a centre of expertise for music theory.

Secondly, major changes will be taking place in the existing master programmes. Following on from the Jazz – Audience – Media Master (JAM), new elements for entrepreneurship and professional career preparation will be introduced into the

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master curricula of the Early Music and Vocal departments in the coming academic year. Alongside the Project Management & Entrepreneurship and Performance & Communication mod-ules students will be given individual professional integration coaching to prepare for their own project at the end of the second year of the master’s programme. The new curriculum is one of the initiatives with which the Royal Conservatoire hopes to prepare students for the rapid changes in professional music practice. These innovations will also lead to a unique master curriculum in which students will be taught to the highest traditional artistic standards in their discipline and will also receive individual coaching for doing research and for profes-sional integration.

Lastly another major development deserves mention, the appointment of the internationally renowned scholar Helena Gaunt as Music, Education & Society lector. Professor Gaunt will be developing initiatives on research into the place of the conservatoire in society at large. She will carry out her work alongside Henk Borgdorff as Research in the Arts lector.

It will be obvious from all these developments that we at the Royal Conservatoire are living in interesting times. I wish you all a musical and instructive year.

Martin Prchal, vice principal education

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Directorate Principal: Henk van der Meulen h.vdmeulen@koncon.nlVice-principal education: Martin Prchal m.prchal@koncon.nlVice-principal facilities and resources: Karin van der Lee k.vanderlee@koncon.nl

SecretariatAnnelique Offersa.offers@koncon.nlNazima Rodjann.rodjan@koncon.nl

Management staff Principal School for Young Talent: Jan van Bilsen j.vanbilsen@koncon.nlAssistant Director: Catharina Boon catharina@koncon.nlSecretary to consultative bodies: Mirjam van den Broek m.vandenbroek@koncon.nlHead Marketing and Communication: Marleen Leroy m.leroy@koncon.nlQuality Culture Office: Janneke Ravenhorst kwaliteitszorg@koncon.nl

Heads of departments Classical Music department: Wim Vos w.vos@koncon.nlVocal department: Monica Damen m.damen@koncon.nlOrchestral Conducting and Wood, wind

and brass conducting: Wim Vos w.vos@koncon.nlChoral Conducting: Anthony Zielhorst a.zielhorst@koncon.nlEarly Music department: Johannes Boer j.boer@koncon.nlJazz department: Wouter Turkenburg w.turkenburg@koncon.nlMusic Theory department: Suzanne Konings s.konings@koncon.nlComposition department: Martijn Padding m.padding@koncon.nlInstitute of Sonology: Kees Tazelaar k.tazelaar@koncon.nlArt of Sound department: Paul Jeukendrup p.jeukendrup@koncon.nlMusic Education department: Aad de Been a.debeen@koncon.nl

Master specialisations Dutch National Opera Academy: Maria Riccarda Wesseling dnoa@koncon.nlArtScience Master: Taconis Stolk t.stolk@koncon.nlMaster New Audiences and Innovative PracticeMaster aus LICHT: Renee Jonker r.jonker@koncon.nlArtistic Research Master: Janice McNab mar@koncon.nlMusical Theatre Master, T.I.M.E.: Ines van der Scheer time@koncon.nlOrchestra Master

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distinguishing features of the university within the wider higher education system are: • the pursuit of a high level of technical and artistic standards

in an international context; • innovation based on tradition, and the integration of educa-

tion, research and production.

In association with Leiden University, the university runs the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, in which the universi-ties provide education and post-graduate research. The director of the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts is appointed by the Executive Board of the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University on the nomination of the Executive Board of the University of the Arts. The members of the Executive Board are: • Marieke Schoenmakers, president • Henk van der Meulen, vice-president

The Executive Board is responsible for achieving the university’s objectives and for its strategy, funding and policy. The Executive Board is accountable to the Board of Governors. The Executive Board reports on its principal activities in the Annual Report.

The University of the Arts, The Hague website provides information about regulations, protocols and articles of association. The information is intended for students, teachers and staff. More information can be found at hogeschoolderkunsten.nl

The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) ACPA is a research institute of the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University and embodies the collaboration between Leiden University and the University of the Arts The Hague (the Royal Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Art). In addition to research in and through the arts, ACPA offers academic ed-ucation for art students and art education for students at the university. Furthermore, the institute organizes cultural events where art and science meet.

EducationStudents from Leiden University and the University of the Arts The Hague can follow practical and academic arts education.

ACPA’s education includes: • Academic elective in visual arts and music, which allows

students to also compile a minor;

Master Chamber Music National Master Orchestral Conducting Ensemble Academy: Wim Vosw.vos@koncon.nlMaster Instruments & Interfaces: Kees Tazelaar k.tazelaar@koncon.nlMusic Education Master: Adri de Vugt a.devugt@koncon.nlMusic Education according to the Kodály Concept: Suzanne Konings s.konings@koncon.nl

Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA)University Leiden Academic Director: prof. dr. H.A. BorgdorffInstitute manager: drs. L. Regterl.regter@hum.leidenuniv.nlEducation coordinator: Rogier Schneemann acpa@hum.leidenuniv.nl Coordinator Practicum Musicae: Caroline Cartens pm@koncon.nl

Interfaculty School for Young Talent Principal: Jan van Bilsen j.vanbilsen@koncon.nlDirector Dance department: Jan Linkens j.linkens@koncon.nlAssistant Director Dance Department: Catharina Boon catharina@koncon.nlCoordinator Jong KC: Anthony Zielhorst a.zielhorst@koncon.nlCoordinator Fine Arts and Design: Zanne Zwart z.zwart@kabk.nl

Facilities Management Head of Facilities Management:

Marise Nagtegaal m.nagtegaal@koncon.nlCoordinator Facilities Management: Detlev Boenders d.boenders@koncon.nlHead of Theatre Engineering: Joep de Jong j.dejong@koncon.nlHead of Electronic Workshop: Lex van den Broek lex@koncon.nl

The University of the Arts, The Hague The University of the Arts, The Hague was formed by the merger of the Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Conservatoire. Each faculty has its own principal. The two principals are members of the Executive Board. There are also two interfaculty programmes: ArtScience and the School for Young Talent. The university’s mission is ex-pressed in terms of four broad objectives: 1. to offer higher professional education

and preparatory vocational education at the highest possible international level in preparation for the creation, performance, teaching, study and/or recording of the arts, covering the domains of the visual arts, design, music and dance;

2. to conduct research; 3. to contribute to the development

of the students; 4. to contribute to the development and

practice of the arts.

The university carries out its mission through a wide range of educational and artistic activities. It provides education, organises projects, performances and exhibitions, is active in international col-laborative projects and exchanges, pro-motes interdisciplinary education and has made research a core activity. Specific

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rules and regulations for the way the committee works. See intranet.koncon.nl/examcommittee. Students may apply to the Exam Committee for exemption from a subject in the curricu-lum on the basis of a previous study or previously acquired com-petences. The procedure for granting an exemption is laid down in the Education and Examination Regulations. See chapter L, or go to intranet.koncon.nl/stip.

The members of the Exam Committee are: • Enno Voorhorst, Classical Music department, chairman • Mirjam van den Broek, secretary • Arjen Berends, Music Theory department • Ernst Bergmans, external expert • Phyllis Ferwerda, Vocal department • Johan van Kreij, Sonology department • Martijn Mansvelder, Music in Education department • Ludmilla Molenaar, Dance department • Lotte Sprengers, KABK

Meetings of the Exam Committee are open to the public and are generally held once a month. The Exam Committee has its own page on the conservatoire’s intranet, where you will find the agendas and reports of the meetings. See intranet.koncon.nl/examcommittee.

The Exam Committee can be contacted via examencommissie.kc@koncon.nl or by leaving a message in the post boxes on the first floor (M-corridor).

Royal Conservatoire’s Education Committee The Education Committee has the right to consent regard-ing a number of articles in the Education and Examination Regulations and checks compliance. The committee’s members include representatives of the teaching staff and students from different programmes. The Education Committee’s statutory tasks and the rules governing the composition and procedures of the Study Programme Education Committee are laid down in the Charter of the Education Committees of the University of the Arts, see hogeschoolderkunsten.nl.

The members of the Education Committee are: • Lisalotte Gerards, chariman (ST) • Mirjam van den Broek, secretary (NTS) • Yvonne Smeets (TS) • Roger Regter (TS)

• The programmes Practicum Musicae at the Royal Conservatoire and Practicum Artium at the Royal Academy of Art for Leiden students;

• A double degree programme consisting of the Fine Arts studies at the Royal Academy of Art and Arts, Media and Society at Leiden University;

• Educational exchange: the possibility for Leiden students to choose electives at the University of the Arts in The Hague and for art and music students to choose academic electives at Leiden University.

Further information about the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, the curricula and other activities can be found at universiteitleiden.nl/acpa. Information for students of the Royal Conservatoire who wish to follow elective courses at Leiden University can be found in chapter F of this study guide.

Interfaculty School for Young Talent The School for Young Talent prepares students for a future in the world of dance, music or art and design, in combination with a reg-ular primary or secondary education. The programme represents a unique opportunity for up and coming artistic talent to combine regular schooling with classical dance training or a preparatory course in music or fine arts and design at a very high level and to an international standard, within a single institute. For that rea-son, the school is only open to students who meet our stringent admission requirements. As different as these talented students are, they also have a great deal in common. They share a pleasure and passion in exploring and expanding their creative boundaries. They also develop the personal ‘tools’ to deepen and enhance their particular talent: craftsmanship, discipline, dedication and, last but not least, the capacity to share that talent with others.

Further information about the School for Young Talent can be found at svjt.nl/en

Royal Conservatoire’s Exam Committee The Board has appointed an Exam Committee with the task of ensuring that exams, presentations and final presentations are or-ganised and conducted properly. Its other responsibilities include appointing the committees of examiners, granting exemptions and supervising compliance with the Education and Examination Regulations. The Exam Committee’s regulations stipulate the

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The members of the Central Participation Council are: • Pawel Pokutycki, chairman Royal Academy of Art • Ioana Ciora, vice chairman, Royal Academy of Art • Ruth Fraser, secretary, Royal Conservatoire • Lizzy Kok, Royal Academy of Art • Wouter Verschuren, Royal Conservatoire • Jonathan Hielkema, Royal Academy of Art • Peter Csuka, Royal Conservatoire • Federico Forla, Royal Conservatoire • Kolja Meeuwsen, School of Young Talent • vacancy, ArtScience

ST = student / TS = teaching Staff / NTS = non-teaching staff

The Royal Conservatoire’s Participation Council has its own page on the conservatoire’s intranet where general informa-tion, news items and the agendas and reports of meetings are published: intranet.koncon.nl/advisorybodies.

The Royal Conservatoire’s Participation Council can be contacted via dmr@koncon.nl

LectoratesThe Royal Conservatoire has two active lectorates; one is Henk Borgdorff’s Research in the Arts and the second is Helena Gaunt’s Music, Education & Society.

The lectorates serve as links between the bachelor, master and PhD levels playing an initiating, facilitating and stimu-lating role in the research at all these levels. Teachers carry out research as part of the lectorates, contributing to the conservatoire’s research culture while learning to coach stu-dents in their research and in some cases embarking on their own master’s or doctorate research. The lectorates invite students to adopt an inquisitive, research-minded attitude to their studies.

The lectorates also ensure that research results are dissemi-nated, externally by means of lectures, presentations, publica-tions and seminars and internally by participating and playing a role in meetings relevant to research. The results of the re-search are published on the Royal Conservatoire’s website.

Lector Henk Borgdorff’s research focuses on the political and theoretical rationale behind research in the arts in which the

• Pete Saunders (TS) • Thomas Dulfer (ST) • Lévi Cox (ST) • Kent Moussault (ST) • Doris Veldman (ST) • Anne Ofman (TS) • vacancy, Master Muziek student • vacancy, Master Sonologie student

The meetings of the Education Committee are open to the public and are generally held on the second Tuesday of the month. The Education Committee has its own page on the conservatoire’s intranet, where you will find the agendas and reports of the meetings. See intranet.kon con.nl/advisorybodies/educationcommittee

The Education Committee can be contacted via oc@koncon.nl or by leaving a message in the post box on the first floor (M-corridor)

Royal Conservatoire’s Participation Council The University of the Arts has two Participation Councils, one for the Royal Academy of Art and one for the Royal Conservatoire. Both boards include representatives of staff and students. The members of the two boards elect the members of the Central Participation Council. The rules con-cerning participation by staff and students in the formulation of the university’s policy are laid down in the Regulations on Participation of the University of the Arts, The Hague, see hogeschoolderkunsten.nl. The regulations provide a framework for communication between the Executive Board and the Central Participation Council and between the faculty princi-pals and their respective councils.

The members of the Conservatoire (KC) Participation Council are: • Juraj Stanik, chairman (TS) • Ilze van der Vlist-de Ridder, vice chairman (NTS) • Federico Forla, secretary(ST) • Ruth Fraser (NTS) • Wouter Verschuren (TS) • Peter Csuka (ST) • Joram van Ketel (ST) • Omer Eilam (ST) • Kolja Meeuwsen, observer School of Young Talent (TS)

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accompanying instruments. More than ever the results of inter-nal quality reviews should constitute input for those carried out externally and vice versa.

The internal perception of quality is monitored in this model by various instruments most of which have been implemented. • Student satisfaction survey • Subject and project evaluations • Staff satisfaction surveys • Feedback from the Examination Committee and the

Education Committee • Management information

The results and reports on the internal perception of quality together constitute an important source of opportunities for making improvements which if possible can be directly imple-mented but which in conjunction with each other serve as input for improvement plans or campaigns that can have an impact on the internal perception of quality. The source of opportunities for improvement also feed into the cycle of external perception of quality. Knowledge about what is going well and what can be done better is a sound basis for various external documents such as self-evaluation reports, but also annual reports and other publications, and this therefore has an impact on external perception. Instruments which often already exist can therefore be used to measure, verify and moni-tor external perception. • Professional stakeholders meeting • Alumni surveys • Accreditation processes • External (international) members of committees of examiners • Annual visits by critical friends (external reviewers at

departmental level)

The results of these and other quality instruments constitute input for the accreditation cycle (which brings external per-ception full circle), but also feed into the internal cycle and the development of ongoing improvement. Internal and external feedback are thus brought into much better balance. Results of all surveys are published on the Quality Culture Office depart-ment’s intranet page. Intranet.koncon.nl/qualityassurance and discussed on regular basis in the internal newsletter.

Further information about the Quality Culture Office department is available from: Janneke Ravenhorst and Frederique Luijten qualityassurance@koncon.nl.

artistic act of creating, designing, composing and performing constitute the core of the research process. Works of art and performance practice in the form of sculpture, compositions, installations and performances are some of the outcomes of the research. In The Hague Henk Borgdorff has directed the creation of the Research Catalogue, an international online multimedia database and working environment for archiving and exhibiting artistic research. The Conservatoire uses the Research Catalogue as a platform for cooperation between master students and their research coaches and for publishing students’ and teachers’ research results. Alongside his lector-ship at the University of the Arts The Hague Henk Borgdorff is Academic Director of the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts of the University of Leiden and president of the Society for Artistic Research.

The Music, Education & Society lectorate started this year and is headed by the internationally renowned professor Helena Gaunt. In the coming years she will be creating a research group at the conservatoire and consolidating the position of research at our school involving as many social partners as possible. The Royal Conservatoire’s new lectorate is aiming to forge links between the school’s research and educational activities and society at large, strengthening its position in the community. Helena Gaunt, who is also Director of Innovation at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, has become an expert in linking social innovation and developments in teaching the arts. At the conservatoire she will continue to build on her interna-tionally acclaimed research into one-to-one tuition, feedback, educational innovation, examinations and assessment, profes-sional integration and entrepreneurship.

Quality Culture Office At the Royal Conservatoire artistic standards and educational quality are brought together in the vision on quality.

The essence of the study programmes (the artistic standards underpinning what the students are taught) is explicitly tied to educational quality and its monitoring. The remit of quality assurance is therefore shifting to a quality culture at the Royal Conservatoire in a broader perspective.

The main underlying idea in developing the new quality con-cept at the Royal Conservatoire is to achieve a close link be-tween the internal and external perception of quality and the

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Further information about the Code of Ethics can be found at hogeschoolderkunsten.nl.

Inappropriate Behaviour Complaints Procedure and the Protocol for the Confidential Contact Persons Inappropriate Behaviour Complaints Committee: • Suzanne Konings, head of Music Theory, Royal Conservatoire • Elleke Bijsterveld, teacher School for Young Talent • Taco Stolk, head of Interfaculty ArtScience

Deputy members: • Julia Stegeman, teacher Music Education department,

Royal Conservatoire • Niki van Strien, coordinator academy-wide education,

Royal Academy of Art • Peter de Graaf, teacher School for Young Talent

The university’s Confidential Contact Persons are: • Paul Deneer, student counsellor, Royal Conservatoire and

Royal Academy of Art • Pauline Schep, coordinator Graphic Design,

Royal Academy of Art • Gerda van Zelm, teacher Vocal department,

Royal Conservatoire

Student Charter of the University of the Arts, The Hague The University of the Arts, The Hague has a Student Charter setting out the rights and obligations of the students. The Student Charter contains information about enrolment, edu-cation and research, exams, student facilities, house rules and legal protection. The Student Charter is published on the uni-versity’s website, hogeschoolderkunsten.nl.

Student Counsellor Students can contact the counsellor on a range of issues. These can be practical problems relating to matters such as study financing and the possibilities of applying for grants, but also personal matters. Students can approach the student counsellor themselves. The counsellor also maintains close contact with the tutors, departmental heads and main subject teachers. The latter are the first point of contact for study-related problems. In the event of personal problems, students are referred to the counsellor. Naturally, the final decision on this always lies with the student. Interviews between the students and the counsellor are confidential. Practical issues can generally be resolved with one or two meetings. For personal issues, a number of one-hour consultations (usually between two and eight) are arranged. Sometimes a longer period of coaching is prescribed for students with, for example, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, dyslexia, etc., who are entitled to additional help under the Equal Treatment Act. The counsellor’s recommendation can also take the form of finding out, together with the student, what help outside of school might be of use.

Further information is available from the counsellor: Paul Deneer p.deneer@koncon.nl Open office hours on Tuesday from 12.00 pm. to 12.45 pm.

University of the Arts’ Code of Ethics The code of conduct lays down the basic rules on how staff and students of the University of the Arts should treat one another. It provides a framework designed to create a safe and stimulating environment in which to work and study. In such an environment, proper behaviour requires courtesy towards and respect for others and inappropriate behaviour should be avoided. Inappropriate behaviour should always be addressed, either by directly confronting the individuals concerned or by bringing their conduct to the attention of others.

All employees and students are explicitly informed of the basic rules and expectations with regard to how people should treat each other within the university through this code of conduct. The code of conduct is part of the university’s policy to create a stimulating, safe and discrimination free environment in which to work and study. Other elements of this policy are the Inappropriate Behaviour Complaints Procedure and the Protocol for the Confidential Contact Persons.

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Practical informationEducation Service CentreThe Student Service Centre (SSC) ensures in practical terms that students are able to study properly at the Royal Conservatoire. The SSC sees to the enrolment and admission of new students, draws up programme timetables, ensures that students can keep track of their progress in Osiris and that once having obtained all the requisite credits students are awarded their diploma. The SSC makes sure that international students are helped with vi-sas, residence permits and registration with the local authority. The SSC also informs students about opportunities for studying abroad by means of a temporary exchange.

Communication with students: student email address and post boxTo keep all students informed about their studies and progress the SSC, as well as teachers and departmental heads, communi-cate by using students’ email address ending in @koncon.nl. Make sure you regularly read your emails or that your emails are sent on to an email address that you check frequently, see page 35.In addition all students have a post box in the central hall of the building. The post box is used to share information. Your own post box is downstairs in the hall opposite reception. If you can’t find it, go to reception to ask.

International students coming to the NetherlandsThe Royal Conservatoire has its own International Officer who you can go to with questions about scholarships, residence permits and other formalities.

If you are coming from outside the European Union (EU) / European Economic Area (EEA), you will require a valid resi-dence permit (VVR) while you are studying and in many cases an entry visa as well. For more information go to the website koncon.nl/internationaloffice.

See page 40 for more information about compulsory registration of your address.Many students from outside the EU/EEA are obliged to undergo a Tuberculosis test (TBC). A TBC test is arranged by appointment at the Municipal Health Service.

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participating countries in the field of education.If you go on an exchange through the ERASMUS+ programme grants are available that help towards possible additional costs of going abroad to study or spending a period of time living and studying abroad. You are not required to pay tuition fees to the educational establishment abroad for you continue to pay your tuition fees to the Royal Conservatoire.

As an exchange student you can go to an educational estab-lishment with which the Royal Conservatoire has an Inter-Institutional-Agreement (ILA). At the moment ILAs have been concluded with higher schools of music in the following coun-tries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland.

An ERASMUS+ exchange offers students the following benefits: • A place at one of the participating music institutes, without

payment of additional fees; students only pay fees at their home institution.

• Full recognition of the period spent studying abroad as an integral part of their course. The host institution provides a Transcript of Records (a list of grades for the subjects taken) confirming the student’s attendance on completion of the period of study.

• An ERASMUS+ scholarship towards the additional costs of studying abroad, such as travel costs and the higher cost of living in the host country.

• Assistance in enrolling and securing a place at the institution abroad.

• The host institution will usually provide help in finding a place to stay.

Scholarships and funds for studying abroad In addition to exchange grants other grants are available for stud-ying abroad are: • The VSB Fund: a scholarship programme for motivated Dutch

students who want to complete their study abroad. • Holland Scholarship, the Royal Conservatoire offers a limited

number of scholarships for students interested in a short study in a country outside the EEA.

Many other specific grants are available. More information can be found on the website of the Dutch organisation for internationali-sation in education, Nuffic: wilweg.nl/financiering/beursopener.

Residence Permit (VVR) If you are an international student from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, United States of America or South Korea, you do not need an entry visa to come to the Netherlands but you do need a residence permit (VVR).If you have not yet been in touch with the International Office, please go there immediately after your arrival at the conserv-atoire. You will be invited at the start of the academic year for an informative meeting about the procedures for applying for a residence permit for the purpose of studying that will be sub-mitted by the Royal Conservatoire.

Provisional Residence Permit (MVV) If you are coming from outside the European Union and you are not a national of one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, United States of America or South Korea, you first need a Provisional Residence Permit (MVV) to be able to travel to the Netherlands; this is an entry visa. After being admitted to the Royal Conservatoire get in touch with the International Office about the application for a Provisional Residence Permit (MVV). Having arrived in the Netherland the procedure for the residence permit (VVR) commences automat-ically. Please report to the International Office with your pass-port containing the Provisional Residence Permit (MVV) sticker as soon as possible after you have arrived in the Netherlands. NB: if you need a Provisional Residence Permit (MVV) because of your nationality and you travel to the Netherlands without that MVV you cannot be enrolled as a student and you will have to return to your home country. You cannot in that case use the studying facilities of the Royal Conservatoire. Registration with the local authorityAll students studying at the Royal Conservatoire must be reg-istered at a valid Dutch address. This is done in the municipal personal records database in the municipality where you live. All new international students at the Royal Conservatoire have an easy opportunity of arranging this compulsory registration with the municipality on Thursday 14 September 2017. To do this you must have handed in all the requisite documents beforehand. You will be sent an invitation by email in good time.

International exchangeStudents at the Royal Conservatoire may study abroad for part of their study at the conservatoire in the form of an interna-tional exchange. ERASMUS + is a European Commission pro-gramme intended mainly to promote cooperation between the

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For more information about the rules for students wishing to book a room, see intranet.koncon.nl/presentations.

The exams and (final) presentations are planned in Asimut. Once the date and time are final, the candidates receive a con-firmation email of the exam schedule. Change of day and time is not possible. To organise a (final) presentation you need to fill in a form in which you can, for instance, make a drawing of the stage layout or apply for baroque instruments: intranet.koncon.nl/presentations

Students who wish to reserve a concert hall or a studio for a spe-cial event or to rehearse for a (final) presentation can do so through the planning department. Send an email to: planning@koncon.nl

For more information about the rules for teachers wishing to book a room and the forms to use, see intranet.koncon.nl/asimut.

Planning DepartmentSaskia van DaalhoffRossano GhiraEsther Verweij

+31(0)70 315 1545planning@koncon.nl

Student Administration OfficeThe Student Administration Office is the office that students can go to with matters relating to administrative aspects of their study and to ask questions at the Student Administration Office reception desk. The contact person for questions about educational matters is the head of the relevant department.

Address detailsEvery enrolled student must be registered at a valid address in the municipal personal records database. The address must be the same as the one used for the student by the education ser-vice DUO in Groningen.

StudielinkStudielink is the online enrolment system for higher educa-tion in the Netherlands. Students can enrol or re-enrol at a university of applied sciences (‘hogeschool’) or university and manage their own student data through the Studielink website, studielink.nl, such as place of residence and postal address.

Students at the Royal Conservatoire who find themselves in financial difficulties can also apply for grants from various funds in the Netherlands. Further information is available from Paul Deneer, student counsellor (p.deneer@koncon.nl).

International OfficeEugène Eijken+31(0)70 315 1407international@koncon.nl

Team Planning The Planning department organizes the use of classrooms and study rooms, concert halls and studios and makes the timeta-bles, exam schedules and reservations of rooms for teachers.

TimetablesAt the start of each academic year all students enrolled at the Royal Conservatoire are given a timetable. The timetable indi-cates the group classes (theory or elective classes). The princi-pal subject classes are individual and are planned with you and the principal subject teacher.

Booking rooms by students We use the Asimut system for room reservations and timeta-bling. The programme is integrated with intranet: if you log in on intranet, je can reserve a study room direct in Asimut. A various places at the Royal Conservatoire you will find kiosks, near the student post boxes and in the upper foyer, where you can book a room to study in using Asimut. You can confirm a booked room with your student card and you can also book rooms impromptu.

The following rules apply to you as a student for reservations: • A study room can be booked two days in advance. • Every student receives a quota for booking rooms, usually of

around 3 hours. Quota and booking possibilities regarding some instruments are different from the regular procedure.

• You only have access to a room that is appropriate to your principal subject and year.

• Study rooms can be booked for up to ninety minutes maximum, with a minimum period of 15 minutes.

• A last-minute reservation can be made at any time via intranet or at the kiosks near the student post boxes or in the upstairs foyer, where you will be able to see whether any rooms are free. A last-minute reservation is made two hours or less beforehand. This time will not be extracted from the quota.

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If you lose the student card, a replacement card will cost €11. The Student Administration Office will issue a new student card on production of a receipt from the accounts department. Student cards found in the building are returned to the Student Administration Office. You will receive important information at the start of the academic year: • A statement of paid tuition fee registration (Een Verklaring van

Inschrijving Betaald Collegegeld); • Student card; • For first year students login data for systems such as email,

intranet and the Asimut timetable programme and the OSIRIS Student Information System.

Other important documents are: • This study guide including the Education and Examinations

Regulations (OER). • The holiday timetable which can also be found on the Royal

Conservatoire website. • Season brochure giving all the conservatoires productions

Student Administration OfficeMilla CuperusLisette de LignieAngelique LoeveKenrick PetersonSoung Thach

+31(0)70 315 1530 studentadministration@koncon.nl

Student accommodationStudents are expected to arrange their own accommodation. You are advised to start looking for accommodation in June or July if possible. Go to koncon.nl/housing for an overview of the options. Students who want help in looking for accommodation can regis-ter online with the DUWO student housing section. DUWO has a House of Music with 43 well insulated residential studios for both international and Dutch students. Generally speaking there is a waiting list for student accommodation.

DUWOStamkartplein 982521 ER The Hague+31(0)70 305 1400denhaag@duwo.nlduwo.nl/en

Students can use the system to enrol (for one place of study only), to deregister or to change an address and can always check, update or delete any information that they themselves have entered in the system. These changes are automatically passed on to the educational institution and to DUO, the government implementation organisation for education. Studielink is therefore the central spot where students can arrange all the administrative matters to do with their study.

OSIRIS study tracking systemOSIRIS is the Royal Conservatoire’s digital study tracking sys-tem for students at universities of applied science and course participants. Students can look at their own study results by logging on to their own OSIRIS page. Under different tabs the page contains personal data, information about the accessibil-ity of the head of the department and tutor and study results in the form of study progress reviews.How does it work? • Go to the Royal Conservatoire intranet: intranet.koncon.nl.

Log in with your personal koncon account number (student number and password.

• The link OSIRIS Student is on the right-hand side of the home page. Click on the OSIRIS button and log in again with the koncon account number.

• Your personal OSIRIS page opens. • You can find a manual on the intranet site of the Student

Administration Office in the OSIRIS Student file.

If you find an error in OSIRIS, either regarding progress with your study or a missing grade, report this to your head of department.

Student Card and other informationStudents receive a new student card every year. Only new stu-dents have to submit a passport photograph for the card. The passes will be available from the start of the academic year at the Student Administration Office. Students need the card for the use of the following facilities: • to reserve study rooms • to receive keys for study rooms • to borrow equipment • to borrow books/music in the library • use of the photocopy machines • for discounts on the price of music, professional literature

and tickets for concerts and museums.

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Facility Service The Royal Conservatoires’ Facility Service consists of the reception desk, ticket shop/telephone switchboard, reprography and technical service.

Reception The staff at the reception desk are the first point of contact for everyone who enters the Royal Conservatoire. It is also the place where students and teachers collect the key for their reserved study or teaching rooms. Students will be given their key on pres-entation of their student pass. It is possible to see when rooms will become available on the information screens or the kiosk monitors.

Employees of Facility Services Marise Nagtegaal Detlev BoendersPeter Bergman Francisca Drop Bram van Heijningen Robert van Heijningen Kevin Heseltine Susanne van Ingen Belinda Langelaan Max van Maarschalkerweerd Bob van PamelenElisha van Peerwijk Anchela Moennasing-Rajbalsing Erika Rampersad Ilze de Ridder Nouschka Salome Neeltje Schoenmaker Joyce Taal Ignace Verschoor

+31(0)70 315 1506 receptie@koncon.nl

The opening times of the conservatoire can be found on the website koncon.nl/openingtimes

Ticket shop The Ticket shop next to the reception is the spot where tickets for concerts, performances etc. can be booked, bought and picked up. Credit for the copying machine can also be purchased at the Ticket shop. Cash can be paid but the use of debit cards with a PIN is preferable.

Another possibility is to find temporary housing via Ad Hoc (adhocbeheer.nl), also known as ‘anti-squat’ housing. These are usually empty buildings awaiting demolition.

For residence from 1 day to 10 months in a ful-ly furnished studio: The Student Hotel, The Hague: thestudenthotel.com/thehague.

Electronics Workshop (EWP) The Electronic Workshop at the Royal Conservatoire is the electronic heart of the school. The team consisting of four student assistants and three technicians in permanent em-ployment is an important mainstay for all technically related issues in music education. During the many concerts and pres-entations inside but also outside the Conservatoire, the EWP provides technical support when it comes to music amplifica-tion, projecting videos, and making audio and video record-ings. Guiding and coaching of students and teachers during concerts and projects is one of the EWP’s responsibilities.In support of their work, students and teachers can also use the extensive equipment lending service of the EWP, rang-ing from cables, microphones and sound recorders to com-plete sound systems.

EWP maintains the audio-visual equipment in all studios, concert halls and teaching rooms, and is responsible for the purchase of equipment for all departments, and repairs, modifies, designs and builds electronic equipment. The small workshop of the EWP also provides space for students and teachers to work on (electronic) projects under the supervision of experienced technicians.

Electronics Workshop Lex van den Broek Paul SchenkelsMarko Uzunovski +31(0)70 315 1594ewp@koncon.nlkoncon.nl/EWP

Downstairs to the left of the reception. The Electronics Workshop is open from 1.00 to 5.00 p.m. on Monday and from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday to Friday.

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• Leave the building immediately by means of the (emergency) exits.

• Follow the evacuation instructions given by the emergency services officer on duty (BHV).

• Use the stairs, never use the lifts. • Report to the assembly point and wait there for

further instructions.

Be familiar with: • The number of the general telephone switchboard of the

Royal Conservatoire, +31(0)70 315 1515 and the emergency number 500 (only through internal telephones).

• The evacuation plan of the building with the instructions “What to do in the event of …”

• The location of the extinguishers and hand fire alarms. • Escape routes and emergency exits. • Situations (accidents, fire etc.) where assistance is

presumably needed, report immediately to the reception or phone the number +31(0)70 315 1515 or the internal alarm number 500.

• Give the name and the location where the emergency situation is occurring and if need be any particulars about the nature of the situation

• It is explicitly not the intention to phone 112 yourself. • If there is a victim remain with the victim until help arrives.

Leaflets with the safety rules are available at the reception desk.

Take care of your hearing, you will enjoy the benefits for a lifetime! Hearing and its protection is one of the most important topics for a musician. For professional musicians, proper hearing is vital for a lasting career while at the same time they face above av-erage risks to proper hearing. It is therefore important for musi-cians to know how the ear works, what the risks of damage to their hearing are and how those risk can be avoided. The Royal Conservatoire is happy to provide information and advice about hearing and its protection. Ear protectors are available at the machine at the entrance of the canteen.

For further information, go to intranet.koncon.nl/stip

Financial administration The Financial administration office is the place to: • pay fees: in cash or with a bank card (PIN payments can

+31(0)70 315 1510 ticketshop@koncon.nl

Monday to Friday from 11.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Reprography and photocopying Students can use their student pass to pay for copying and printing, but the card will first need to be registered (the manual for this can be found on intranet.koncon.nl/stip). The photocopy machines are located in the foyer opposite the reception desk and in the library. Credit for copying can be uploaded onto the card at the Ticket shop in the hall. Students can only have printing, copying and binding done in the reprography department for specific requests and only on payment in cash (the copy card cannot be used).

+31(0)70 315 1551 reprografie@koncon.nl

Entrance inside the bicycle area. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.

In-house emergency service and first aid The conservatoire has an in-house emergency service. In the event of an emergency, the public address system instructs everyone to leave the building. Anyone who is in the building at the time (students, teachers and staff members) must then fol-low the instructions of the members of the emergency service team who can be recognised by their special vests. The follow-ing employees of the Royal Conservatoire have received training in providing first aid in the event of accidents: • Netty Baarslag (library) • Peter Bergman (reception) • Paul Schenkels (Electronic Workshop)

Safety regulations Safety floor plans have been mounted throughout the building showing the closest emergency exit routes and aids. The most important safety regulations are also given on these notices. In the case of evacuation: • An alarm is sounded in the form of a slow whoop or through

the public address system. • Leave the space you are in and shut the door (do not lock it). • Take your personal belongings with you unless this would

cause a delay.

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IT/System Administration The System Administration department provides support for students, teachers and other staff members of the conservatoire. The department tries to simplify the use of ICT for everyone and constantly strives to improve the support in consultation with the users. The System Administration department also maintains the conservatoire’s entire IT infrastructure and helps departments to design their own ICT systems. The audiovisual services encompass use of software for photography. Anyone wishing to use the offered services and products must have a Royal Conservatoire user account, which is issued to every new student at the beginning of the academic year.

Email account Every student is given an email address at the Royal Conservatoire with a personal account. General information and messages about progress with the studies, lessons or projects are sent only to this email address. Students are strongly ad-vised to read messages sent to this email address on a regular basis. Students are only issued with the email account (in a letter deposited in their mail box) when all their payments have been made. Students who have not paid their fees before 15 July 2017 will be denied access to intranet, emails, computers, printers, etc. For questions about email and the email account and WiFi, contact the System Administration department.

Sending your koncon email to your private email address for students and teachers It is possible for students to automatically forward emails that are sent to their koncon mailbox to their private email address (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo etc.). A connection is required for this between the conservatoire’s webmail and the pri-vate mail address.

Go to intranet.koncon.nl/IT to download the manual. As soon as the connection has been made between the conservatoire’s webmail and the private mail no more emails will arrive in the student’s koncon mailbox. A new link has to be made between the conservatoire’s webmail and the private email address should the latter be changed.

Teachers who wish to forward their koncon mail can apply to System Administration.

System Administration Marcel Beijer

only be made with a debit card with a Maestro logo (not a credit card);

• submit a direct debit form (which can be downloaded from the website koncon.nl/studyfee) for the payment of the fees in instalments. A direct debit is only possible from a Dutch bank account;

• make enquiries about the status of the payment of fees; • claim travel expenses: by submitting an expenses claim form

(available from project managers), signed by the head of department and accompanied by the original tickets or a print of a travel overview from your student travel card. You can find the travel overview at ov-chipkaart.nl.

More information about the rules on travel expenses for students can be found at intranet.koncon.nl/stip.For more information about fees, see koncon.nl/studyfee.

Financial administration accounts payable Anja Bakker +31(0)70 315 1583

Financial administration other financial affairs Madeleine Belinfante +31(0)70 315 1581 boekhouding@koncon.nlRoom: M107 (first floor)

The Financial administration’s opening hours (for expenses claims and payments): from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Instrument Fund Under certain circumstances, students of the Royal Conser-vatoire can receive an interest free loan to buy an instrument. The maximum amount of the loan is €6.000,-. The loan must be repaid within a maximum of 60 months.

For more information, go to koncon.nl/instrumentenfonds For the conditions and procedures, go to intranet.koncon.nl/stip

Loan of Instruments Students can borrow instruments from the conservatoire for projects, for a brief period or for the entire academic year. Students wishing to borrow an instrument should apply to the project manager in question.

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new students, to maintain a positive image of the Royal Conservatoire, to generate larger audiences for concerts and performances and to maintain and strengthen contacts with the cultural community, the municipality, partners and other interested parties in The Hague and elsewhere. Activities of the Marketing & Communication department follow the lines of: project communications and publicity, internal and external communications, digital communications, corporate communi-cations, PR & press and fundraising.

Photography and filming Photographs and films commissioned by the Royal Conservatoire are used solely for its own promotional purposes. Final presentations are recorded by the Royal Conservatoire for accreditation purposes; these recordings are not made available to students or teachers. Any student, teacher or staff member who does not wish to be filmed or photographed should inform the Marketing & Communication department.

Visitors and those involved with the Royal Conservatoire are not permitted to make recordings of photos of concerts, perfor-mances, lessons, master classes or other activities in the halls, studios, teaching or study rooms without the permission of the students, teachers or members of staff.

Press requests Any students, teachers and/or other staff members who are going to be interviewed, filmed or photographed by journalists, camera teams and/or photographers in the school must notify the Marketing & Communication department. The press can only be admitted to the Conservatoire with permission of the Marketing & Communication department. The member of the press must then wait at the reception until he or she is collect-ed by the person with whom the appointment has been made. Information about the conservatoire’s policy on media coverage and filming can be found at intranet.koncon.nl/communication.

Marketing/Communication/Fund-raising and Partnerships Head of Marketing & Communication: Marleen Leroy +31(0)70 315 1528 m.leroy@koncon.nl

Online Marketer: Hiemke van den Boer+31(0)6 8682 6000h.vandenboer@koncon.nl

+31()70 315 1582 beijerm@koncon.nlRoom: M108 (first floor)

Sander Beenen systeembeheer@koncon.nl

Bas Kalle+31(0)70 315 1587 b.kalle@koncon.nlRoom: M106 (first floor)

Library The Royal Conservatoire has a library with a large collection of sheet music, books, reference works, magazines and audiovisual media. The conservatoire also subscribes to a number of databases (JSTOR, Oxford Music Online, RILM, RISM), which can be consulted via the library’s website on the intranet. A large part of the collection can be found in the library’s online catalogue at koncon.nl/library. For accu-rate details of the entire collection it is necessary to visit the library and consult the card catalogue. Only students, alumni and staff of the Royal Conservatoire can borrow works.

Library Hanne Sons Netty Baarslag Thijs van Kempen Gregor Verwijmeren

+31(0)70 315 1572 library.kc@koncon.nlkoncon.nl/facilities

Second floor M-corridor. The library is open from Monday to Thursday from 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. and on Friday from 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. During holidays, if the library is not closed, the opening hours are from 2.00 to 4.00 p.m.

Marketing/Communication/Fund-raising and Partnerships The principal objectives of the Marketing & Communication de-partment are to actively promote the conservatoire to outsiders and to optimise the internal flow of information. The Marketing & Communication department serves several purposes: to attract

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Production officeRoom: M101 (first floor)Project Manager Classical Music: Fabienne Kramer+31(0)70 315 1523 f.kramer@koncon.nlMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and FridayCoordinator education and Project Manager Early Music: Brigitte Rebel +31(0)70 315 1521 b.rebel@koncon.nlMon and Tue from 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Thu and Fri from 9.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m., Wed only by appointment.

Coordinator education and Project Manager Creative Departments: Erika Bordon+31(0)70 315 1520 e.bordon@koncon.nlMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday

Coordinator education Vocal department: Ruth Fraser+31(0)70 315 1495 r.fraser@koncon.nlMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Project Manager Jazz: Vincent van Wijk +31(0)6 4700 7389v.vanwijk@koncon.nl

Coordinator and Project Manager Jong KC: Annick van Gennip +31(0)70 315 1527 a.vangennip@koncon.nlTuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning

Production Office Assistant: Miranda Lodewijk-van Malssen +31(0)70 315 1522 m.lodewijk@koncon.nlMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning, Thursday and Friday

Communication & Press: Julia Bontes+31(0)70 315 1528j.bontes@koncon.nl

Fundraising and Partnerships: Rosa Haker+31(0)70 315 1440r.haker@koncon.nl

Advisor to the board, Fundraising and Partnerships: Janwillem Toebes+31(0)6 8888 0181j.toebes@koncon.nl

Graphic Designer: Roos Laanr.laan@koncon.nlRoom: M105 (first floor)

Mensendieck Marjon Kuijers has been practicing Mensendieck remedial therapy since 1996. She treats clients with a range of com-plaints, including back and neck problems and complaints aris-ing from MS, stress, arthrosis, etc. Marjon is herself a musician (violinist) and treats many musicians. Posture and movement are important factors when playing an instrument.

Mensendieck remedial therapy Marjon Kuijers

lijfenmuziek.nlmusici-oefentherapie.nlBy appointment only

Production Office In addition to the individual and group lessons, students also participate in projects, including orchestra projects, ensem-bles, chamber music, master classes, etc. The head of the de-partment first makes a schedule for the year and students are then assigned to projects in consultation with the teachers. The manager of a project coordinates the production process, including drawing up and distributing rehearsal schedules, ordering and copying sheet music, collecting and commu-nicating concert details, etc. Students organising their own projects are also strongly advised to refer to the production office for advice.

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Holidays in 2017/18

Autumn holiday 2017 Monday 16 – Friday 20 October

Christmas holiday 2017-2018 Monday 25 December – Friday 5 January

Spring holiday 2018 Monday 26 February – Friday 2 March

Easter 2018 Friday 30 March – Monday 2 April

May holiday 2018 (School for Young Talent only) Monday 30 April – Friday 4 May

King’s Day 2018 Friday 27 April

Liberation Day 2018 Saturday 5 May

Ascension 2018 Thursday 10 May

Whit 2018 Monday 21 May

Summer holiday 2018 Monday 16 July – Friday 24 August (School for Young Talent) Monday 16 July – Friday 31 August (bachelor and master)

Start of School for Young Talent 2018/19 Monday 27 August

Start of academic year 2018/19 Monday 3 September

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The study programmes at the Royal Conservatoire The Royal Conservatoire offers bachelor’s and master’s pro-grammes. At bachelor’s level, these include the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education, which are listed sepa-rately in the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes (CROHO). The Bachelor of Music programme has two grad-uation profiles: the profile musician and the profile creation, research and development. The Bachelor of Music Education programme has only one graduation profile: music education. Each of these profiles encompasses a number of disciplines, with various specialisations in each discipline.

As well as the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education programmes, the Royal Conservatoire offers a bach-elor’s degree course in Dance, which is also registered with the CROHO. The Dance programme is integrated in the curriculum of the School for Young Talent, with most students starting in the next to last year of primary school and, after completing their secondary education (securing a vmbo, havo or vwo diplo-ma), continuing for two years for a bachelor’s degree at higher professional education level. The Dance programme works closely with the Nederlands Dans Theater and Dutch National Ballet and has exchange programmes for teachers and students with courses in other countries.

At master’s level, the Royal Conservatoire offers the Master of Music, the Master of Opera (the Dutch National Opera Academy) and the Master of Sonology (including the master’s specialisa-tion Instruments & Interfaces), which are also separately regis-tered with the CROHO. The Master of Music programme also embraces various specialisations: Orchestra Master, Chamber Music Master, master specialisation aus LICHT, National Master Orchestral Conducting, Master New Audiences and Innovative Practice, Artistic Research Master, ArtScience Master, Musical Theatre Master T.I.M.E. and the Master Music Education

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knowledge in a special area of expertise. Study programmes can be tailored-made to the needs of the student. The pro-gramme leads to an Artist Certificate that students will obtain after having successfully passed a public final recital or presen-tation, which will be assessed by a committee of examiners. Further information about this programme can be provided by the head of each department.

List of TerminologyMost of the teaching at the conservatoire is in English. You will regularly come across the following terms:

Assessment criteriaYou will find the assessment criteria (‘beoordelingscriteria’) for your main course in the Curriculum Handbook. These are the criteria that the committee uses in assessing exams. Your head of department can give you more information about how these criteria are exactly applied.

CourseThe term ‘course’ is used to designate a subject (‘vak’) e.g. Secondary Subject Piano. All courses (‘vakken’) together consti-tute a study programme (‘studieprogramma’), which leads to a degree (‘diploma’).

Course descriptionA course description is a brief description of a course (‘vakbes-chrijving’), indicating what the course is about (‘vakinhoud’), what the learning objectives are (‘leerdoelen’), how many cred-its (‘studiepunten’) you can be awarded, who the teacher(s) is/are, how and on what you are assessed (‘beoordeeld’), and what is the grading scale (‘resultaatschaal’). You can find the course descriptions on the website and in the Curriculum Handbook.

CreditsSee EC/ECTS

CurriculumThe curriculum is the contents of the programme, the set of courses which together constitute the study programme.

Curriculum HandbookEvery department has a Curriculum Handbook, both for the bachelor and the master programmes. The Curriculum Handbook contains an overview of the programmes of the

including the Master Music Education according to the Kodály Concept. A complete list of all the courses can be found in the Education and Examination Regulations, chapter L.

Foundation Course Students who cannot be admitted to the bachelor’s or master’s programmes because they do not meet the admission (or for any other reason) can follow a Foundation Course, which generally lasts a year. During the Foundation Course the student can follow a tailored curriculum compiled in consultation with the head of the relevant department. The curriculum will usually consist of a number of lessons in the principal subject and a number of lessons in music theory. In exceptional cases, the student will be allowed to participate in the conservatoire’s projects. Students interested in taking a Foundation Course should contact the head of the relevant department. Information about course fees can be found on the conservatoire’s website in the section ‘Programmes and Foundation Courses’, koncon.nl/studyfee.

Contract education Instead of enrolling for a full-time degree programme, students can follow education at the Royal Conservatoire based on a per-sonalized contract. In that case they can receive a limited num-ber of lessons of their choice at the same level of the programme but without receiving a qualification. Also students that enrolled at the Royal Conservatoire who wish to follow subjects that are not part of their regular curriculum can also sign up for additional subjects at a special rate.

If a student or alumnus is interested in this option, send an email to the head of the relevant department. The head of the depart-ment will refer the student to a teacher for a trial lesson to decide whether the student is suitable for the course. If this is the case, the student can draw up a contract with the head for the number of lessons he or she wishes to have. Information about course fees can be found at koncon.nl/studyfee. There are different fees for students who are already enrolled and for alumni.

Artist Certificate The Royal Conservatoire offers students with a master’s de-gree the possibility to follow a one-year non-degree study programme during which they can deepen their artistic and professional skills, focus on specific repertoire or broaden their

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Osiris codeIn Osiris each course has its own code. You can find this in the course description.

Programme objectivesEvery programme has programme objectives (‘eindtermen’), a description of the minimum that you need to know and be able to do if you have completed the programme. The programme objectives of the bachelor’s and master’s programmes have been formulated at the conservatoire by each department and can be found in the Curriculum Handbook. You can see here which courses contribute to which programme objectives.

Study programmeYour study programme is the complete set of courses that constitutes the curriculum of your programme. If you have successfully completed the study programme you will be awarded a degree.

Study progress overview (abbreviated to SVO)The Study Progress Overview shows you which courses you have completed (and which you have not if this applies) and how many credits you have obtained. You can find your Study Progress Overview in Osiris.

relevant department and all the accompanying course descrip-tions (‘vakbeschrijvingen’). The assessment criteria for the main course are also given in the Curriculum Handbook.

Curriculum overviewAn overview of the curriculum for your programme. A curriculum overview gives the title of the course, the Osiris code, the year you are required to attend the course and how many credits you will receive. You can find the curriculum overview on the web-site and in the Curriculum Handbook.

DegreePage 106 of the Study Guide lists all the degrees (‘diploma’s’) conferred by the Royal Conservatoire.

EC/ECTSAn ECTS (sometimes abbreviated to EC) is a study credit (‘studiepunt’). A study credit is used to indicate the study load of a course or programme: 1 ECTS represents 28 hours of study. This may be self-study but classes, rehearsals and the like also count towards determining the study load. A four year bache-lor’s programme at the conservatoire represents 240 ECTS, a two year master’s programme 120 ECTS.ECTS is the abbreviation for European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System which is used by all higher education institutions in Europe so that the study load of the programmes can be compared.

Grading scaleThe result you achieve on a course is expressed by means of a grading scale (‘resultaatschaal’). We use four grading scales: qualifying result (‘kwalificerend resultaat’): extremely poor, very poor, poor, very unsatisfactory, unsatisfactory, satisfactory, very satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.numeric grade: from 0 to 10 inclusive with a maximum of one figure after the decimal point.attendance results (‘presentatie resultaten’): satisfactory partic-ipation/unsatisfactory participation pass/fail

The grading scale may differ per course and year of study – you can find the grading scale in the course description.

OsirisOsiris is the educational registrations system that the conserva-toire uses to track study results.

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The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education I. IntroductionThe Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education pro-grammes are four-year courses leading to a bachelor’s qualifica-tion as musician and/or music teacher. The bachelor’s curricu-lum offers students plenty of opportunities to fully develop their personal strengths on the basis of traditional qualities such as craftsmanship, artistic vision and knowledge of the reper-toire. In addition to focusing on the practical and theoretical aspects, from the second year the curriculum is expanded with a range of elective subjects and minors to allow students to develop additional qualities and explore new areas in the course of the programme.

Bachelor’s students have to earn 60 ECTS credits each year and 240 credits for the entire programme. One credit (1 ECTS) corresponds with a course load of 28 hours of study. The annual course load is therefore 60 x 28 = 1680 hours, divided between contact hours (individually/or in a group) and self-study.

The academic year is divided into two semesters: September to January and February to June. The academic year comprises 34 weeks of individual lessons in the principal study and 36 weeks of group lessons.

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The table below shows the structure of the bachelor in general. Curriculum of the Royal Conservatoire 2017/18

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Main subject classical music, jazz, conducting & early music 34

Theory 20 CHR 2

FYF 2

TUT 2

Main subject vocal studies 36 Theory 20 FYF 2

TUT 2

Main subject art of sound 23 Main subject practical 11

Theory 20 CHR 2

FYF 2

TUT 2

Main subject sonology 46 Theory 10 FYF 2

TUT 2

Main subject composition 29 Projects 10 Theory 15 CHR 2

FYF 2

TUT 2

Main subject theory of music 32 Theory 22 CHR 2

FYF 2

TUT 2

II

Main subject classical music, early music & vocal studies 30

Edu 4 Theory 18 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject jazz 31 Edu 4 Theory 17 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject art of sound 22 Main subject practical 12

Theory 18 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject sonology 41 Theory 7 Edu 4 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject composition 25 Edu 4 Projects 8 Theory 15 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject theory of music 34 Edu 6 Theory 18 TUT 2

Main subject conducting 32 Edu 2

Theory 18 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

III

Main subject classical music, early music & vocal studies 32

Edu 4 Theory 16 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject jazz 33 Edu 4 Theory 15 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject conducting 36 Theory 16 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject art of sound 19 Main subject practical 15 Theory 18 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject sonology 38 Theory 12 Edu 2

Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject composition 36 Edu 2

Projects 11 Th 3 Minor or electives 6

TUT 2

Main subject theory of music 32 Theory 19 Methodology of teaching 7

TUT 2

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Main subject classical music, conducting, early music & vocal studies 50 CDO or Minor 6

PPP 4

Main subject jazz 48 Th2

CDO or Minor 6

PPP 4

Main subject art of sound 9

Main subject practical 39 CDO or Minor 6

PPP 4 TUT 2

Main subject sonology 46 Theory 8 Minor or electives 6

Main subject composition 38 Projects 13 Th 3 CDO or Minor 6

Main subject theory of music 32 Methodology of teaching 8

Theory 14 Research 6

II. The structure of the Bachelor of Music curriculumThe Bachelor of Music is divided into two phases: the pro-paedeutic (first year) and the post-propaedeutic (years II, III and IV) phase.

The subjects are divided into four categories: 1. The practical component: this category covers all the lessons

and subjects directly related to musicianship: the lessons in the principal study, the lessons in various ensembles, group lessons, orchestral classes, performance evenings, the historical development of the principal instrument, etc.

2. The theoretical component: this part of the curriculum covers subjects such as Aural Skills & Analysis, Aural Skills & Improvisation, Keyboard Skills & Harmony, Rhythm Class, Music History and Classical Music Studies.

3. Personal professional preparation: this encompasses Tutoring and portfolio, the subjects on music education in the second and third year of the course, the student’s own projects and the activities organised in collaboration with the Career Development Office (CDO), attendance at workshops during the First Year Festival and the subject Preparation for Professional Practice in the fourth year.

4. Electives and minors: students can choose from an extensive list of elective subjects during the second and third year for 6 ECTS per year. Students also have the option of following a minor programme for three years.

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Personal contact between student and teacher A characteristic feature of music education is the one-to-one lesson: education in the form of the transfer of knowledge from the teacher to the student. Very often, a student will consciously choose a particular teacher for the principal study. The personal contact also guarantees that the student receives personal supervision.

Tutors First-year students are assigned a tutor when they enter the Conservatoire. Students remain with a tutor for the first three years of the bachelor’s course (Art of Sound: four years). The tutor’s role is to help the students to reflect on their study and to monitor their progress. This is accomplished in two ways: • By conducting consultations with students individually or in

small groups. During these meetings the tutor can help solve issues relating to the study by getting students to clarify the considerations to be taken into account, the options and any dilemmas they face, and encouraging them to take appropriate action themselves. Students can approach the tutor themselves, but twice a year in November/December and in March/April the tutor will personally arrange meetings with them to discuss their progress on the basis of their portfolios and Study Progress Overview (SVO). Students can find their tutor’s name and email address in their lecture timetables, together with details of when and where the tutor is available to meet them. At the beginning of the academic year (during the First Year Festival), a number of group sessions are arranged in order to allow the tutors and the students assigned to them to get to know one another. Consultations with the tutor are confidential.

• By providing advice on how to put together a personal portfolio.

Every year the tutor will assess the progress of the assigned students on the basis of the following criteria: • Evidence that the student has monitored and improved his/

her personal development in a professional, independent and critical manner.

• The student has demonstrated this in the portfolio. Students who earn a pass mark for their participation in the tutoring are awarded 2 ECTS

The personal portfolio From the first year, students are invited to keep a personal record of their study progress. This portfolio helps students to

The Bachelor of Music in Education and the Bachelor of Dance have different curricula and separate study guides. A separate study guide is also available for the Art of Sound department. In the recently published Curriculum Handbooks, programme objec-tives, curriculum overviews, course descriptions and assessment criteria can be found for each department. These Curriculum Handbooks can be downloaded via the website.

The theory curricula in the Bachelor of Music For most departments, the theory curriculum in the Bachelor of Music comprises the of following: • A compulsory programme is offered in the first to the third

year inclusive. • In the third year students have the option of taking an

elective theory class to deepen their knowledge and skills in a particular subject.

• Jazz students complete the music theory course in the fourth year with the subject Arranging.

The theory programme for each department is decided in consul-tation between the head of the department, the theory teachers and the main subject teachers. Since one objective may be more relevant than the other depending on the department, the com-pulsory theory subjects may differ in terms of their content and organisational aspects but there may also be subjects common to all departments.

The teaching of theory focuses on developing practical and cog-nitive skills, sometimes referred to as musicianship skills, which are important for the professional musician and music teacher. Improvisation is here a vital method and objective.

Students who have been awarded a Bachelor of Music degree elsewhere or who have studied music elsewhere for one or more years will be tested to verify whether the level of their knowledge of the theory is sufficient for them to be granted exemptions from music theory classes. The procedure of obtaining exemp-tions is explained in chapter G of the Education and Examination Regulations, which can be found in chapter L of this study guide.

Study progress and reflection During the course various methods are used to help students gain more independence and to counsel them when they face impor-tant choices or need to reflect.

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Festival is to give new students an early introduction to the inspiring environment of the conservatoire and to show them what the institute has to offer them. The five-day event includes a large number of workshops and an open stage where students can display their musical talent and provides students with an opportunity to meet teachers, their fellow students and other staff members. The event also marks the first step in the stu-dent’s preparation for a future professional career.

There are no regular group lessons during the Festival, but it is part of the regular first-year curriculum, so attendance is com-pulsory. Students whose participation is satisfactory are award-ed a fixed number of credit points. Participation in the Festival is free of charge.

First-year students will receive further details of the First Year Festival by email, intranet and the post boxes at the conserva-toire, explaining how they can register for the workshops and the closing date for registration. In 2017, the First Year Festival will be held from 4 to 8 September.

In the first year students are also required to sing in the First Year Choir. The timetables of all first-year students will con-tain the times and the classrooms for the rehearsals of the First Year Choir.

Further information about the First Year Festival and the First Year Choir can be found at intranet.koncon.nl/firstyears.

The elective subjects in the second and third year There are several fundamental changes in the curriculum for students in the second year. Once they have passed the propae-deutic exam, students are asked to help determine the content of the course, depending on their own interests and potential for personal development.

Whereas the principal study in the first year consists entirely of a core element (determined by the institute), from the second year there is also an elective element (to be determined by the students themselves). Whereas the core of the principal study guarantees the student’s artistic and professional development to a high professional standard, the elective part of the curriculum embodies the student’s personal development route.

steer their personal development. It is important for students to choose a form that suits them so that the portfolio is something that they can identify with and are happy to work on. In other words, the portfolio should not be regarded as an extra burden but as a study aid that could eventually serve as a professional calling card. The tutor, who helps the students to reflect on their progress with the study during the first three years of the course, can also provide advice on how to build the portfolio.

The portfolio can serve two purposes: 1. The portfolio as an instrument that enables the student to

monitor his or her progress.2. The portfolio as an instrument for giving a presentation about

what the student has done during his studies (concerts, master classes, exam reports, own projects, etc.).

These functions of the portfolio also lay the groundwork for Preparation for Professional Practice, a subject in the fourth year, when students will be required to produce a Personal Activities Plan (PAP). The PAP must include a well written curriculum vitae, a personal website and a personal strengths/weaknesses analy-sis as an aid to plan a future professional career. The PAP is also a preparation for writing the Master plan which students wishing to continue studying in the master’s programme are required to submit when they apply. The student can work on all these as-pects by means of the portfolio under the supervision of the tutor in the first three years of the bachelor’s programme.

The role of the tutor and the portfolio in the curriculum for the course as a whole is illustrated in the following diagram:

Individual research coaching in the master’s programme

PAP / master’s plan (fourth year)

Tutoring / portfolio (first, second and third years)

Further information is available from Paul Deneer, tutoring coordinator: p.deneer@koncon.nl.

The first year: the First Year Festival and the First Year Choir The First Year Festival is held in the first year of the course. This event provides students with a broad introduction to the con-servatoire as an educational institution. The aim of the First Year

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Minors with entrance exams: • Minor Choral Conducting • Minor Composition • Minor Related Instrument • Minor Same Instrument • Minor Music Theory Minor Orchestral Conducting • Minor Voice • Minor Voice Early Music

Further information about all minors can be found at intranet.koncon.nl/electives. Below, you will find specific information about three minors: Minor Education, Minor Same Instrument and Minor Related Instrument.

The educational subjects in the second and third year The educational subjects in the compulsory curriculum are intended to give students a basic introduction to educational aspects that they could be confronted with in their future professional career.

The educational package consists of the following elements: • Educational Skills 1 (4 ECTS in the second year). • Ensemble Leading (2 ECTS in the third year). • Musicianship Methodology (2 ECTS in the third year).

The allocation of ECTS and the educational subjects taught in each year are different in the Sonology and Composition departments. After completing the mandatory subjects in the first semester of the second year, students who are inter-ested in further developing their teaching skills can continue in the Minor Education in the second semester of the second year. In this way they can take the entire Minor Education, since it consists of a combination of the above subjects in the mandatory part of the curriculum for 8 ECTS and the other elements of the minor for 18 ECTS. Only students who have completed this combination and earned 26 ECTS are enti-tled to a certificate for the Minor Education, alongside their bachelor’s degree.

The aim of the programme is to train students to teach inde-pendently in a private practice or at a music school, a cultural institution or elsewhere. The subjects covered relate to the actual practice of teaching.The subjects are:

The elective part of the curriculum consists of a list of subjects and minors. Students are asked to choose from a range of subjects in consultation with the teacher of their principal study and the tutor. The number of subjects chosen must be at least sufficient to secure the required number of credits, which is 12 ECTS in the second and third year (6 ECTS per year), although this may vary depending on the department. Students who opt for a minor will continue to study that subject until the fourth year (see below for more information about the minors).

All of the elective subjects are described in course descriptions. Some subjects are offered at two levels, such as Alexander Technique I and II. Accordingly, students can choose to start at the entry level in the second year and take the advanced level in the following year; it is NOT possible, however, to choose a subject at entry level twice in successive years. Students who have already completed bachelor’s courses elsewhere may request exemp-tions from the electives. More information about how to obtain an exemption can be found in chapter G of the Education and Examination Regulations.

Students at the Royal Conservatoire are able to follow elective sub-jects (‘minors’) at Codarts in Rotterdam and at Leiden University. Further information about these minors and how to register for them can be found in the annual Bachelor Electives and Minor Guide.

The Electives and Minor Guide for the academic year 2017-2018 can be found at intranet.koncon.nl/students/ education/electives.

The minor as part of the elective options A minor is a separate programme that is chosen alongside the prin-cipal study. The course takes three years and the total course load of the minor (contact time and self-study) is 18 ECTS (6 ECTS per year). If you pass a minor in addition to your principal study this will be listed on your degree certificate. Students who follow a minor in the fourth year may be granted exemption from the obligatory course element, personal project/ CDO for 6 ECTS. There are minors with and without entrance exams. The following minors will be offered in the 2017-2018 academic year:

Minors without entrance exams: • Minor Education (26 ECTS) • Minor Voice Basic • Minor Sonology

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+ 31(0)71 527 2999/1806acpa@hum.leidenuniv.nl

The elective subjects at the ACPAThe Academy of Creative and Performing Arts is a partnership between Leiden University and the University of the Arts, The Hague and is part of Leiden University’s Humanities faculty. Through the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, stu-dents of the University of the Arts, The Hague can follow elec-tive subjects at Leiden University and vice versa.

The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts has developed a number of elective subjects that are taught in Leiden specifi-cally for students in Leiden and The Hague. An overview can be found at universiteitleiden.nl/en/humanities/academy-of-creative-and-performing-arts/education.

If you want to follow one of these elective subjects you can reg-ister, with a student number and the elected course, and enrol through the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.

Career Development Office (CDO) and personal projects The Career Development Office (CDO) is a central location in the Royal Conservatoire for students who want to participate in concerts and other extra-curricular activities. Students can earn credits in the bachelor’s programme for outside activities (such as participating in master classes or ensemble projects, performing as freelancers in orchestras, organising concerts, concert series or festivals, recording their own CD etc.). In the bachelor’s programme credits can be earned for such activities in the second and third year, and is mandatory in the fourth year. The CDO keeps records of the credits that are earned and the activities for which they were earned.

The ‘Podiumbureau’ of the CDO also handles various assignments received from outside the institute and can help students to find jobs or internships or venues for concerts outside the Royal Conservatoire.

Students who want to request credits from the CDO for activities outside the conservatoire can do so by completing a form which is available from the CDO and on intranet. For more information, e.g. about the number of credits that you may receive, please see the subject description at intranet.intranet.koncon.nl/CDO.

• Methodology 1 and 2 • Educational skills 2 and 3 • Practical work experience/Internship • Project management • Project presentation and implementation

Further information about the Minor Education can be found at intranet.koncon.nl/electives.

Minor Same Instrument and Minor Related Instrument Students can also opt for a Minor Same Instrument or a Minor Related Instrument. The contact time for the minor subject is not deducted from the contact time for the principal study.

• With a Minor Same Instrument, the student chooses the same instrument for the minor as for the principal study but selects a different genre as specialisation: for example, classical piano is combined with a minor in jazz piano, or classical violin with a minor in baroque violin.

• With a Minor Related Instrument the instrument chosen for the minor is related to the main instrument taught as a principal study in the same department: for example, the choice of a minor in fortepiano where the harpsichord is the instrument for the principal study, or a minor in viola da gamba, with baroque cello as the principal instrument.

Students interested in following a Minor Same Instrument or a Minor Related Instrument must consult the head of their de-partment in good time. In many cases, admission will depend on an entrance exam.

Elective courses at Leiden University As a student of the Royal Conservatoire, University of the Arts, The Hague you can also follow elective courses offered by other faculties of Leiden University. A list of all the elective subjects can be found on the website: studiegids.leidenuniv.nl/en ‘Elective Choices’.

If you want to follow these elective courses you should register, with a student number and the elected course, with the coordinator of the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.

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can be found at intranet.koncon.nl/stip), in which they outline their plans for the period immediately after they complete the course. The core of the plan is a description of personal goals and how they will be achieved. The structure of the subject Preparation for Professional Practice differs from one depart-ment to another. The departments themselves will provide fur-ther information about the precise details of the course at the beginning of the academic year.

Extensive programme notes for the final bachelor’s presentation As part of the bachelor final presentation, each student needs to present his concert programme. This can be done by writing detailed programme notes, but may also be done orally during the presentation or in any other form. Students can earn a fixed number of credits for this part of the course, which will be assessed during the bachelor’s final presentation. Further information is available in the subject descriptions Extended Programme Notes Final Presentation (classical), Writing Programme Notes and Sleeve Notes (early music) and Production Final Presentation (jazz) which can be found on the study pages of the website koncon.nl.

Workshop weeks Creative DepartmentsThe creative departments at the Royal Conservatoire – ArtScience, Composition and Sonology – organise a number of workshop weeks every year given by guest teachers. Two of these weeks take place after the autumn holiday, and another two after the spring holiday. A total of 12 workshops are offered every year each lasting 5 days and worth 2 ECTS credits.

The varying subjects of the workshops complement the curricu-la and promote the exchange of knowledge among ArtScience, Composition and Sonology students. You can enrol for the workshops via Erika Bordon.

Exemptions Students that have already (partly) finished a bachelor’s pro-gramme in another institution can request (in consultation with the head of the relevant department) exemptions for those subjects finished elsewhere. An exemption has to be approved by the Exam Committee. Students are expected to file a request for an exemption with the Exam Committee with

Career Development Office (CDO) Dominy Clements + 31(0)70 315 1525podium@koncon.nl

The fourth year The fourth and final year of the bachelor’s programme consists of the following elements: • The student prepares for the final presentation. Depending

on the programme, this exam takes the form of a public concert or a presentation of the graduation project. Further information can be found in the relevant course description of the principal subject on the the studypages of the website koncon.nl.

• Students must also, if necessary with the help of the CDO, gain professional work experience by participating in external projects. Students should earn 6 ECTS for this part of the fourth year curriculum. Further information can be found in the section on the CDO and in the course description (intranet. intranet.koncon.nl/CDO).

• Students who are taking a minor must complete it in the fourth year for 6 ECTS. These students then do not have to take the CDO/ personal project component of the course for 6 ECTS.

• Students also prepare for professional practice by writing a Personal Activities Plan and following the subject Preparation for Professional Practice. Further information is provided below.

• Students are also obliged to write detailed programme notes for the final bachelor’s presentation. Further information is provided below.

NB. There are different requirements for the fourth year of the bachelor’s programme in Music Education, Composition, Sonology and Art of Sound.

For further information, see the relevant curriculum overviews and course descriptions on the website.

Preparation for Professional Practice in the fourth year of the bachelor’s programme In the subject ‘Preparation for Professional Practice’ fourth-year students have an opportunity to develop the creativity, flexibility, entrepreneurial spirit and personal initiative required of a pro-fessional musician. In the graduation phase the students write a Personal Activities Plan (PAP) (the guidelines for writing the plan

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The criteria for admission differ in the details and according to the graduation profile, depending on the specific principal study.

Further information about admission procedures and criteria can be found on the studypages of the Royal Conservatoire’s website at koncon.nl.

The propaedeutic exam The propaedeutic phase concludes with the propaedeutic exam. The propaedeutic exam covers not only the principal study, but also the music theory subjects, Secondary subject piano, Tutoring and portfolio, First Year Choir, First Year Festival as well as any other first-year subjects.

The possible outcomes of the exam are: • pass for the propaedeutic exam: direct admission to the

post-propaedeutic phase of the study (the second, third and fourth year of the course);

• not yet passed: in this case the student’s second year of en-rolment will be an extended propaedeutic phase for one year. Assignment to the extended propaedeutic phase does not mean the entire study duration will automatically be extended.

• rejected at the end of the first year.

Depending on the results of their exams, students will receive a positive or negative binding study advice at the end of the propaedeutic phase. To determine this study advice, specific regulations are formulated in the Education and Examination Regulations (OER) including a minimum number of 45 credit points to be obtained by the end of the first year.

The public presentation in the third year At the end of the third year, students in the Classical Music, Early Music, Jazz, Vocal and Conducting departments have to give a public presentation in preparation for the bachelor’s exam. Further information about the requirements for the final presentation is provided in the course description of the princi-ple subject on the study pages of the website koncon.nl.

The bachelor’s final presentation A general condition is that students are only allowed to sit the bachelor’s final presentation if they have successfully complet-ed the courses in theory, educational subjects and Personal

a special form that can be found at intranet.koncon.nl/stip. For more information, please see chapter G of the Education and Examination Regulations.

III. Assessment in the bachelor’s curriculumAt the end of each semester students may be tested or assessed in progress reports. In the Classical Music, Early Music, Vocal, Conducting and Jazz programmes the main phase concludes with a (public) presentation at the end of the third year. The final bach-elor’s presentation then comes at the end of the fourth year. The Music Education, Composition, Sonology and Art of Sound pro-grammes have their own methods of concluding the main phase.

The Education and Examination Regulations of the Royal Conservatoire The rules for exams are laid down in the Education and Examina-tion Regulations of the Royal Conservatoire. The Regulations are revised every year in consultation with the Education Committee, the Exam Committee and all the departments.

The complete text of the Education and Examination Regulations of the Royal Conservatoire can be found in chapter L of this Study Guide or at intranet.koncon.nl/stip.

The following section briefly summarises the main rules re-lating to exams.

The admissions procedure To be admitted to the Royal Conservatoire students must pass the entrance examination and must have completed secondary school (havo or vwo) or an mbo course (of at least three years) or possess a diploma of at least an equivalent level.

Candidates are examined on at least four aspects during the entrance exam: • Musical ability and aptitude • Knowledge of elementary music theory and aural skills • Motivation/attitude and development potential • Linguistic skills

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Professional Preparation subjects. Students who have followed a minor related to their principal study in addition to their princi-pal study may be allowed to complete their principal study and the minor with a single ‘dual programme’; the programme has to be approved in advance by the head of the department. Further information about the requirements for the final presentation is available in the course description of the principal subject. See the curriculum overview on your study page at koncon.nl.

Students who are considering studying for a master imme-diately after completing the bachelor’s programme must submit a Master Plan in the fourth year, before the bachelor’s final presentation, and earn a grade of at least 8 (or ‘good’) for the final exam.

Exams, presentations and re-sits Article 23.6 of the Education and Examination Regulations de-fines the rules about re-sits of assessments. Any student who fails assessments will not have attained the required minimum number of credits and will not be awarded their bachelor’s or master’s degree. This rule applies for all subjects that are listed in the relevant curriculum. It is also important to keep abreast of the current entrance requirements. In some years, for example, students cannot follow certain subjects if they did not pass in those subjects in the previous year.

From the academic year 2016-2017, the entrance requirements for the principal subject in the fourth year are stricter: all sub-jects that are part of the curriculum of the second year should have been finished to be allowed to start the principal subject in the fourth year. If students fail to comply with this requirement, they will not be able to receive principal subject lessons until the subjects have been passed.

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The Bachelor of Dance programmeThe Dance programme at the Royal Conservatoire trains the dancers of the future as independent artists who combine an open, creative mind with professional skills, passion and am-bition. The worldwide dance profession is constantly evolving and calls for self-assured dancers with a broad training, who practise their craft with dedication and discipline. Dancers who have mastered classical techniques and can also apply them to contemporary dance styles, techniques and influences.

Our students train full-time in classical ballet, physical training and modern dance. It is also important for them to have a thor-ough grounding in the styles and visions of leading choreogra-phers (knowledge of the repertoire) and to learn to collaborate actively with choreographers. The contribution of ideas, reflec-tion and co-creation are all part of the work process, which is based on a strong foundation of academic dance.

The Netherlands owes its prominent position in the dance world to the world famous dancers, choreographers and designers the country has produced. Thanks to the programme’s close asso-ciation with celebrated figures such as Jirí Kylián, Nils Christe, Hans van Manen and others the curriculum is enriched with rep-ertoire from the ‘Dutch School’, which is famous for its unique idiom in terms of movement and musicality. The anchoring of this repertoire in the curriculum strengthens our ties with the representatives of the Dutch School and enhances the popular-ity of our Higher Professional Education (HBO) course among prospective students from other countries.

Our collaboration with the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) in developing the talents of our students is now an established feature of the programme and is yearly embodied in the joint production, the Young Talent Performance. This element of the curriculum introduces our students to the methods of the Nederlands Dans Theater, where, under the guidance of repeti-tors and dancers, students in the final year of the higher general secondary (HAVO) course and during the HBO course study a wide range of pieces from the NDT’s repertoire, as well as new

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works and solos created under the supervision of choreogra-phers. This partnership offers dancers a wonderful opportunity to take major steps towards a professional career and will be further reinforced when, in 2020, the Dance department moves to the Education and Culture Complex, where the NDT, the Royal Conservatoire, the Residentie Orkest and the Dance and Music Centre The Hague will be housed under the same roof.

All information about the Dance programme is available in the Dance Study Guide which can be found at koncon.nl/danceprogramme.

Reception Egbert van Faassen Kees Koomen Hugo Veldkamp

+31(0)70 315 1505balletbalie@koncon.nl

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The master’s programmes

Contact persons and office hours of the Master Research Team Head of Master Research: Kathryn Cok +31(0)70 315 1401 k.cok@koncon.nlRoom: M203 (second floor)Office hours: Monday and Tuesday 10.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. By appointment on Wednesday and Friday.

Coordinator Master Research: Klarijn Verkaart +31(0)70 315 1401 ma.studies@koncon.nlRoom: M203 (second floor)Office hours: Tuesday and Friday 10.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m.

I. IntroductionThe Royal Conservatoire has the aim to train Masters of Music who can assume a prominent role in the profession, nationally and internationally. In the Master of Music, students’ progress to the highest level, participate in practical projects (productions), conduct research (each according to their personal profile) and share information about the progress of their research and their findings with colleagues and other interested professionals.

The three master’s courses at the Royal Conservatoire (Master of Music, Master in Sonology and the Master in Opera Dutch National Opera Academy) reflect a wealth of music practice and embrace various graduation profiles: musician, creation, research and development, and music education (see the over-view in section E). The Master of Music also offers a range of specialisations: • Orchestra Master • Chamber Music Master • National Master Orchestral Conducting

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• revealing development in the student’s research skills and knowledge and demonstrating it in a final public presentation;

• relating the outcomes of research and knowledge development to the student’s principal study.

Students must hand in a Master Plan at the time of the entrance exam. This plan needs to contain the following: their motivation for following the master’s study, the specific principal study they wish to follow and the goals they wish to accomplish, the research programme and its relationship to the principal subject and any other personal wishes for the study. For more informa-tion see the the studypages of the website koncon.nl.

The master’s curriculum contains the following elements: • the principal study • research • personal projects/activities Career Development Office

The total course load in each year is 60 ECTS, but may also be more depending on the student’s personal choices or as a result of participation in projects or personal productions.

The principal study in the Master of Music The principal study in the Master of Music contains three elements: 1. Every master’s student is in principle given a maximum

number of contact minutes which they can use as they see fit and in consultation with the head of the department within the domain of the principal study. The allotted number of contact minutes (which differs from one department to another; further information can be found in the section on the specific studypages of the website koncon.nl) can be divided among one or more teachers of the student’s choice. Students who choose to take lessons with more than one teacher are not awarded additional contact time; the allotted time is just used differently.

2. For some departments there is 35 minutes a week for work with a coach pianist or (optionally) ensemble coaching. Other compulsory elements of the curriculum may include (where applicable) group lessons or combo lessons, ensemble classes, orchestra projects, big band projects or composition projects initiated by the department.

3. Professional integration/personal projects/CDO: in de departments for Voice, Early Music and Jazz a new curriculum will be introduced this academic year with

• Master New Audiences and Innovative Practice • Artistic Research Master • ArtScience Master • Instruments & Interfaces (part of the Master in Sonology) • Musical Theatre Master T.I.M.E. • Master Music Education including the Master Music

Education according to the Kodály Concept • Music Theory

Further information about these master’s specialisations can be found on the website koncon.nl/programmes

II. The structure of the Master of Music curriculum

The information here relates primarily to the Master of Music. Given the unique character of the Master in Sonology and of the specialisations ArtScience, Music Theatre T.I.M.E., Music Education, New Audiences and Innovative Practice and Artistic Research within the Master of Music, further information about these programmes can be found at koncon.nl.

The master’s programme at the Royal Conservatoire is a two-year programme (course load 2 x 60 ECTS = 120 ECTS in total) and is a specialist follow-up programme for students who have earned a bachelor’s degree with a grade ‘good’ or ‘very good’. The programme places considerable demands on the student’s personal musical vision and ambition, entrepreneurial spirit as a musician and capacity for artistic awareness, reflection and communication. In addition to advancing further in the prin-cipal study (individually and in groups), many elements of the programme involve research (both individual and in groups), the possibility to participate in external activities and productions of the conservatoire, and to organise personal projects.

The general programme, and within it the student’s personal curriculum, is based on the following educational principles: • guaranteeing the student’s artistic development and the

development of the student’s professional skills at the master’s level;

• demonstrably maintaining sufficient relations with various aspects of professional practice throughout the course;

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2. The question logically leads to the research programme, the selection of the research method and the making of personal choices (what information is useful for me?).

3. The presentation of the results of the research to an interested audience (what is a suitable form of presentation and documentation?).

Students formulate their research proposal as soon as possible in the first semester of the first year of the Master course. In consultation with the teacher of their principal subject and their study supervisors (Head of Research Kathryn Cok, the leader of the Master Circle and the individual’s research supervisor), the students then select the most appropriate research method. Each of these research methods is evaluated and concludes in its own particular way, but the results of the research must always be measurable in some way and the content and level of the research must be capable of assessment.

The options for concluding the research and presenting the results can be found in the ‘Handbook Research in the Master of Music’ on the intranet at intranet.koncon.nl/master.

General research and theory lectures To lay the basis for making a proper choice, the first year stu-dent must follow the general research and theory lecture series that are offered.

The following courses are offered: • Introduction to ‘Research in the Arts’ during the

first semester During the first semester of the first year a series of lectures will be given on research in the arts. The series is compiled by Henk Borgdorff, lector in Research in the Arts, and Kathryn Cok, Head of Master Research. The lectures will cover various types of research so that students can learn which type of research is most suitable for them. Attendance at the introductory lectures, which will be given twice, is mandatory. Further information about the subjects, times and venues of the lectures can be found in the ‘Handbook Research in the Master of Music’.

• The master’s electives during the first year This is a series of seminars aimed at confronting the student with the practice of adopting an inquisitive attitude towards familiar literature relating to the principal subject and the use of various research methods. This will help students to find leads in existing publications and research for their

several components with regards to professional integration. Students will be offered short intensive sessions (including an ‘Entrepreneurial Bootcamp’) in which information will be provided on how to develop and implement their own activities in the profession. This will be followed by sessions with ‘professional integration coaches’, during which coaching will be provided for the preparation and implementation of own performance activities at the end of the second master year.

Furthermore, in all departments students can gain CDO credit points for their own personal projects outside the conservatoire. CDO refers to projects where the student is invited to perform in professional situations, for example as a (stand-in) member of an ensemble or an employee at a festival or for a multimedia produc-tion, but also productions initiated by the students themselves. Naturally, the number of‘practical hours’will differ per week and per student. This professional experience and participation, the creation of a network of contacts in the professional world, make an important contribution to the student’s professional devel-opment. Further information about earning credits for external activities, initiated by the CDO or otherwise, can be found in the relevant section of the chapter on the bachelor’s curriculum.

In consultation with the head of the department and teachers, throughout the master’s course, students must be aware of the obligations imposed by the course and must be present at all times when that can reasonably be expected or demand-ed by the course.

Research in the Master of Music Because of European developments in the field of higher educa-tion following the Bologna Declaration (1999), but also because of the Royal Conservatoire’s ambition to train students as profes-sionals who are capable of reflecting on their practice, research, reflection and the presentation of the results of the student’s own research are a prominent and integral part of the curriculum and embedded in the examination requirements.

The elements of the research component of the master’s programme Generally speaking, there are three stages to the research ele-ment of the Master of Music: 1. Becoming aware of the question to be addressed and being

able to clearly formulate the research question.

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for their work-in-progress, for the communication with their coach, and for the final documentation of the research project. This portal makes use of the Research Catalogue, an interna-tional database for the documentation of artistic research see: researchcatalogue.net. With the Research Catalogue platform, students are able to combine different materials and media for-mats (audio files, images, videos, texts, slideshows and pdfs) in a presentation of their research. Students will be informed about the use of this platform during the “Introduction to Research in the Arts” course.

Cooperation between the Royal Conservatoire and the University of Leiden Master students at the Royal Conservatoire have the unique opportunity of combining art and science at a high level. Many of the subjects taught at the University of Leiden are available to you as master students. More information on the courses availa-ble can be found in the relevant sections of Chapter F about the bachelor curriculum.

III. Admission, presentations and assessment

The admissions procedure Students must pass an entrance exam before they can com-mence the master’s programme. The exam comprises the fol-lowing elements: • A grade of ‘good’ (= at least a grade of 8) for the artistic

and playing aspect or the compositional aspect attained in the bachelor’s exam or, for students from outside the Conservatoire, in a separate entrance exam for the master’s study.

• A realistic study plan, the so-called Master Plan (see the guidelines for the Master Plan in the ‘Handbook Research in the Master of Music’).

• Students from outside the Royal Conservatoire must also give a convincing performance during an intake interview, demonstrating their insight and motivation for the chosen study and associated elements of the curriculum and making it clear that they are aware of the course load in the next two years and their willingness to devote sufficient time to their studies.

own research project. Students can also attend lectures for the various master’s specialisations, such as the Master New Audiences and Innovative Practice and Master Music Education. Students also have the possibility to attend master’s electives at the Codarts Rotterdam.

Further information about the lecture series that will be given during the 2017-2018 academic year can be found in the ‘Handbook Research in the Master of Music’ on the intranet at intranet.koncon.nl/ students/education/master.

The personal research project The curriculum provides that every student will have a personal research supervisor from the beginning of their studies in the first year. An average of 15 minutes a week (one hour a month) is available for personal coaching. Students may suggest who they would like as their research supervisor or they can choose from a team of teachers whose duties also include coaching. In the second year, the students increasingly rely on their own research skills and attention shifts to completing their own research project.

Master Circle The Master Circle meets once a month. Chaired by the head of the department, a deputy or a specifically invited chairman, a ‘circle’ consisting of students from the first and second year hold a meeting every month. In the Master Circle the master’s plans submitted by the first-year students are discussed and refined into effective research programmes, while the sec-ond-year students report on their experiences with their own re-search projects and describe problems they have encountered and the solutions they found. Guest lecturers, speakers from the professional field and/or alumni (internal or external) can also be invited and interviewed and there is room for constructive criti-cism and confrontation.

Further information about the Master Circles can be found in the ‘Handbook Research in the Master of Music’ and on the intranet at intranet.koncon.nl/master.

The Online Research Catalogue Every master’s student must use the online KC Research portal for the development and formulation of their research proposal,

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Presentations can be held in traditional fashion at the end of the academic year and in one of the studios or halls of the Royal Conservatoire, but can also be given at a different loca-tion outside the university as part of a larger production or as a presentation or concert related to their own research, pro-ject or composition, provided the Committee of Examiners is able to attend.

Further information about the length and content of the final presentations can be found in the course descriptions for the principal subjects at the studypages of the website koncon.nl.

Further details about the master’s study plan and the entrance exams for the master’s programme can be found in the ‘Handbook Research in the Master of Music’ on the intranet at intranet.koncon.nl/ students/education/master.

Interim presentations Every master’s student must give the following presentations in the course of their studies: • In most departments, students must give at least one

public presentation or public recital designed to show their progress with the study in the specialisation, before a final presentation or the final exam concert can be given. This rule does not apply for students in the Composition department.

• Students with an orchestral instrument as their main subject must also take an interim test for orchestra parts.

• Interim presentations of the research: during the master’s programme, students will in turn be evaluated and give presentations (and discuss them) during the meetings of the Master Circle. All students are expected to have given at least one trial presentation in the Master Circle before the final public presentation of the research.

Final presentations The Master of Music course concludes with: • a final test for orchestra parts (only for orchestral instruments); • a presentation of the research results; • a public concert or presentation.

The final presentation of the research results The final presentation of the research conducted during the master’s course is given in public and can take the form of one of the types of research described in the ‘Handbook Research in the Master of Music’.

Further information about the assessment criteria for the research presentations can be found in the ‘Handbook Research in the Master of Music’ on the intranet, intranet.koncon.nl/master.

The final presentation for the principal subject Before the final presentation can be given, the student must have successfully presented the results of his or her research. The final presentation (for the principal vocal study or instru-ment) must consist of a public presentation or a public concert.

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Doctoral programmesHaving completed your master’s study, a significant part of which was your final presentation of your artistic research, you can continue in the same vein at the University of Leiden by studying for a PhD. This involves reflecting on your own musi-cal practice and examining the underlying theory. Scrutinizing your own professional work, or part of it, both scientifically and artistically aims to give it greater depth and breadth. Go to universiteitleiden.nl/geesteswetenschappen/academie-der-kunsten/onderzoek/alumni for an overview of the doctorates conferred at ACPA.

The doctoral programme in the arts is coordinated by the Orpheus Institute in Ghent as part of the docARTES curricu-lum. docARTES is a consortium formed by the universities of Leiden and Louvain (as the institutes which award the doc-torates), the conservatories of The Hague, Amsterdam and Antwerp, the Lemmens Institute in Louvain and the Orpheus Institute in Ghent.

docARTES is a doctoral programme for practice-driven research in music, designed for musicians and composers. docARTES starts with a two-year doctoral curriculum, which enables the students to develop their artistic and research skills, broaden their academic knowledge and refine their methodological skills. The doctoral students then continue their research in-dividually for several Year. From the beginning of the doctoral programme the students are assisted by a supervising team. docARTES aims to create an ideal, discipline-specific re-search environment.

Further information about docARTES can be found at docartes.be.

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Research at the Royal ConservatoireAlongside education and production, research is one of the pillars of the Royal Conservatoire. The research within the edu-cational programmes is focused on the artistic-musical and in-tellectual development of the students. For bachelor’s students, this involves learning the basic research skills which musicians will require in their later career in music. These skills relate to their ability to reflect articulately on their own specialist field.

Research in the master’s programme is devoted more specifical-ly to carrying out a research project in the student’s specialist field. The type of research in the master’s programme can vary greatly and can, for instance, range from making instruments, experimentation, historical interpretation (e.g. involvement in performance practice), composing, creating, creative (artis-tic) research, cultural/critical reflection and/or research in the field of didactics or pedagogy. The topics are usually directly related to the student’s main subject and are relevant for both his or her artistic and intellectual development and the devel-opment of the field of study. The results of selected research projects carried out by master’s students can be found on the Conservatoire’s website (see koncon.nl/research).

After the master’s course, students can apply to join the doctoral programme for musicians and composers which is facilitated by the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts at Leiden University and the docARTES programme, as described in chapter I of this study guide. As in the master’s programme, the student’s own artistic practice is the central element in the PhD course.

Research is not only one of the foundations of a musician’s training, a growing number of teachers are actively engaged in research as part of their work at the Conservatoire. In this way, the nexus of research and education is further strengthened. Musicians, composers and sonologists who teach at the Royal Conservatoire have traditionally engaged in research as an in-herent aspect of their leading position in the music profession. Teachers are offered the possibility of further developing and

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propagating this research within the Conservatoire. Detailed in-formation about the results of the research projects of teachers can be found on the pages of the Royal Conservatoire’s website devoted to research in the section entitled ‘Royal Conservatoire Investigations’.

The results of these research activities are relevant for musical practice and contribute to strengthening the curriculum of the Royal Conservatoire.

Research at the Conservatoire is supported by the lectorates Research in the Arts headed by lector Henk Borgdorff and ‘Music, Education & Society’ by lector Helena Gaunt. Further information about the lectorate can be found in chapter C of this study guide.

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For subject descriptions and curricula, please go to the study pages of the website koncon.nl.

I. The Classical Music department Head of department: Wim Vos +31(0)70 315 1448 w.vos@koncon.nlRoom: M104

Coordinator: Else van Ommen +31(0)70 315 1420 e.vanommen@koncon.nlRoom: M104

Project manager: Fabienne Kramer +31(0)70 315 1523f.kramer@koncon.nl Room: Production Office

II. The Vocal department Head of department: Monica Damen +31(0)70 315 1446 m.damen@koncon.nlRoom: M104 AAn appointment can be made by email.

Coordinator education: Ruth Fraser +31(0)70 315 1495 r.fraser@koncon.nlRoom: Production OfficeMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

III. The Conducting department Head of Choir conducting: Anthony Zielhorst +31(0)70 315 1402 a.zielhorst@koncon.nlRoom: M208An appointment can be made by email.

Head of Orchestral conducting and Wood, wind and brass band conducting: Wim Vos w.vos@koncon.nlRoom: M104

Coordinator education: Marloes Kouwenberg +317(0)70 315 1404m.kouwenberg@koncon.nlRoom: M104

IV. The Early Music and Historical Performance department Head of department: Johannes Boer +31(0)70 315 1408 j.boer@koncon.nlKamer: M104 AAn appointment must be made by email.

Coordinator education and Project Manager: Brigitte Rebel +31(0)70 315 1521 b.rebel@koncon.nlRoom: Production Office

Departemental contact information

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V. The Jazz department Head of department: Wouter Turkenburg +31(0)70 315 1400 w.turkenburg@koncon.nlRoom: M114Mostly available on Monday to Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. An appointment can be made by email.

Project Manager: Vincent van Wijkv.vanwijk@koncon.nl Room: Production Office

VI. The Theory of Music department Head of department: Suzanne Konings +31(0)70 315 1480 s.konings@koncon.nlRoom: M114An appointment can be made by email.

Coordinator: Jasper Grijpinkj.grijpink@koncon.nlRoom: M114

VII. The Composition department Head of department: Martijn Padding m.padding@koncon.nlAn appointment can be made by email.

Coordinator education and Project Manager: Erika Bordon +31(0)70 315 1520e.bordon@koncon.nl Room: Production Office

VIII. The Institute of Sonology Head of department: Kees Tazelaar +31(0)70 315 1466 k.tazelaar@koncon.nlRoom: SON 0.11An appointment must be made by email.

Coordinator education and Project Manager: Erika Bordon +31(0)70 315 1520e.bordon@koncon.nl Room: Production Office

IX. Interfaculty ArtScience Head of department: Taconis Stolk t.stolk@koncon.nlAn appointment can be made by email.

Coordinator of education: Marja van der Burghcoordinator@interfaculty.nlAn appointment can be made by email.

X. The Art of Sound department Head of department: Paul Jeukendrup +31(0)70 315 1482 p.jeukendrup@koncon.nlRoom: SON 0.13An appointment can be made by email.

XI. The Music Education department Head of department: Aad de Been +31(0)70 315 1419 a.debeen@koncon.nlRoom: M202An appointment can be made by email.

Coordinator Bachelor of Music: Martijn Mansvelder+31(0)70 315 1450m.mansvelder@koncon.nl Kamer: T001

Coordinator Minor Education: Julia Stegeman j.stegeman@koncon.nlRoom: M202

Coordinator Ensemble Leading: Marijke van den Bergen +31(0)70 315 1421 m.vandenbergen@koncon.nlRoom: M202

Coordinator Music Teaching, Lateral Entry: Suzan Overmeer+31(0)70 315 1418 s.overmeer@koncon.nlRoom: M202

Coordinator Master in Music Education: Adri de Vugt +31(0)70 315 1450a.devugt@koncon.nl Kamer: T001

Music as a Subject (Muziek als Vak) and master’s specialisation Music educa-tion according to the Kodály concept: Suzanne Konings s.konings@koncon.nlKamer: M114

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Education and Examination Regulations Royal Conservatoire September 2017

Programmes • Music and Dance (Bachelor of Music / Master of Music /

Bachelor of Dance) • Music Education (Bachelor of Music in Education) • Dutch National Opera Academy DNOA (Master of Opera) • Sonology (Master of Sonology)

Contents A. General provisions B. Entry requirements C. Structure of the degree programmes D. Final qualifications of the degree programmes E. Organisation of tests and examinations F. Examination results G. Exemptions H. Irregularities I. Keeping of documents and appeals J. Studying with a disadvantage K. Tutoring/coaching L. Final and introductory provisions

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Article 1: DefinitionsThe following definitions are used in these regulations:A. General provisions

The Executive Board of the University of the Arts The Hague has decided to lay down the following regulations regarding the content and organisation of the education and the examina-tions for the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Dance, Bachelor of Music in Education, Master of Music, Master of Sonology and Master of Opera programmes. The decision has been taken in accordance with article 7.13 of the Higher Education and Research Act. These degree programmes are provided at the Faculty of Music and Dance of the University of the Arts The Hague, to be referred to further as the Royal Conservatoire. In conformity with article 7.14 the Executive Board is also responsi-ble for a regular review and updating of these regulations.

The rights and obligations of students, which are connect-ed with these Education and Examination Regulations, are formulated in the Student Charter of the University of the Arts The Hague. The Student Charter can be found on the University’s website.

Term Definition

Committee of Examiners for the purpose of preparing and/or implementing parts of examinations committees of examiners can be formed as referred to in article 7.12 of the WHW. Examiners are responsible for holding and assessing examinations, final assessments and other forms of tests. Committees of examiners are appointed by the Exam committee

CROHO Central Register of Higher Education courses

Curriculum Handbook Curriculum Handbook (forms part of the Study Guide) with learning outcomes, curriculum overviews and assessment criteria

Course year/academic year/university year

period from 1 September of any year up to 31 August of the subsequent year

Tests and part tests any form of assessment (written, oral, assignments, reports) of an educational institute

Principal the principal of the Royal Conservatoire

Final presentation (public) presentation completing the practical and/or theory part of the course, the form this takes being based on the type of course (this applies to an exam under the terms of the Higher Education and Research Act, article 7.10, paragraph 1)

Examinations the exam as referred to in article 7.10 paragraph 2 of the Higher Education and Research Act is completed once all educational elements have been completed satisfactorily

Examiner a member of the committee of examiners, as referred to in article 7.12c of the Higher Education and Research Act

Exam Committee the Exam Committee is the body that objectively determines whether students have complied with the conditions set by the education and examinations regulations regarding the knowledge, insight and skills that are necessary to obtain a degree. The members of the Exam committee are announced on the Conservatoire’s intranet

IELTS and TOEFL International English Language Testing System and Test of English as a Foreign Language

Institution the University of the Arts The Hague

Institution’s management the Executive Board of the University of the Arts The Hague

EP NUFFIC the expertise and service centre for internationalisation in Dutch education

Propaedeutic the first phase of the programme as referred to in article 7.8 of the WHW

Post-propaedeutic the part of the programme following on from the first phase

Student the person enrolled at the University for the purpose of taking courses and/or the taking of tests and exams in accordance with the provisions of article 7.32 of the Higher Education and Research Act

Study credits a study credit is the equivalent of 28 hours of study for an average student, in conformity with the agreements reached in Europe on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)

Student Charter the Student Charter of the University of the Arts The Hague stipulates the rights and obligations of students and is obtainable via the website of the University

Course descriptions Course Descriptions provide the content, entry requirements, goals and manner of tests per subject. They can be found on the website under curricula and in the Curriculum Handbooks

Full time/part-time Programmes as referred to in article 7.7 of the Higher Education and Research Act

WHW The Higher Education and Research Act (abbreviated to WHW, from the Dutch, Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 1992, 593 and subsequent amendments)

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2.1 The Royal Conservatoire provides the following pro-grammes full time as part of the bachelor’s - master’s structure. Information on the content of the programmes at the various disciplines are divided by the study guide and on the website of the Royal Conservatoire. This study guide is a formal part of the Education and Exam regulations.

2.2 The bachelor’s programmes comprise a propedeutic and a post-propedeutic phase. Each phase is concluded with an examination. The programmes conclude with a final presentation from which the Exam committee es-tablishes if the required course credits for that part have been achieved.

2.3 In conformity with article 9 the programmes comprise a cohesive whole of education units (courses/modules), internships and practicals.

2.4 Each education unit or subject involves a test or other form of assessment as do the constituent parts.

2.5 If all the tests and final presentation which are part of the final examination have been completed successfully, the final examination has been passed.

2.6 Each academic year is subdivided into two semesters:- first semester: September to January- second semester: February to June

2.7 In conformity with article 7.15 of the Higher Education and Research Act the institution provides information to students and potential students about the institution, the educational programmes and the names of the pro-grammes. This information will be presented in such a way that students and potential students can compare the courses on offer and can form a sound judgment of the content and organisation of the teaching and the tests and examinations to be taken.

2.8 The evaluation of the programmes is organised by the Quality Culture Office department and regularly updated and coordinated with all the relevant interested parties at the Conservatoire as stipulated in the policy document ‘Quality Culture 2016 and beyond’.

Article 2: Parts of the programme, examinations, education units, examination elements and tests

Domain Courses and graduation profiles Discipline

Music Bachelor Of Music(CROHO 34739)

Musician Classical Music

Jazz

Early Music and Historical Performance

Vocal- Classical- Early Music

Conducting- choir- orchestra- wind band/fanfare/brass band

Theory of Music

Creation, research, development

Composition

Sonology

Art of Sound- producing- recording- sound reinforcement

Bachelor Of Music in Education (CROHO 39112)

Music in Education Music in Education

Master of Music (CROHO 44739)

Musician Classical

Jazz

Early Music and Historical Performance

Vocal- Classical- Early Music

Conducting- choir- orchestra- wind band/fanfare/brass band

Music Master New Audiences and Innovative Practice

Creation, research development

Composition

ArtScience / Artistic Research

Music-theatre T.I.M.E.

Education Theory of Music

Music in Education

Master of Sonology (CROHO 49104)

Sonology Sonology

Master of Opera (CROHO 49105)

Opera(Dutch National Opera Academy)

Opera

Dance Bachelor of Dance (CROHO 34798)

Dancer Classical academic theatre dance

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examination the admissions committee establishes the can-didate’s aptitude and suitability for the music and/or dance education on the basis of the candidate’s talents and skills.

6.4 If a candidate comes from another conservatoire in the Netherlands, or from the Conservatoire’s own Foundation Course or a comparable programme abroad, the student will be scaled in for the different parts of the discipline after being admitted by the admissions committee. Once admitted the student can request exemptions for the courses taken elsewhere in the first month after enrolment.

6.5 Application can be done directly via StudieLink or via the link on the website of the Royal Conservatoire, through which StudieLink site can also be reached. The application period opens each year from 1 October. As well as applying via StudieLink the answering of additional questions will also be required, as well as (for a number of courses) the submission of additional material. Please refer to the Royal Conservatoire website for further information on this.

6.6 If a student in an exceptional case and after receiving the consent of the faculty principal wishes to study a second discipline/main subject in addition to a first discipline/main subject, he or she will sit an entrance examination for the second discipline/second main subject as referred to in paragraph 2.

6.7 Language test The Royal Conservatoire ascertains as a matter of pro-

cedure in the entrance examination the knowledge and fluency in the English language of non-Dutch candidates. The standard of written skills is gauged from the letter mo-tivating the application or the study plan of the candidate and email messages. The chair of the admissions commit-tee assesses whether the standard is sufficient to be able to pursue the teaching of the programme chosen. The result of this assessment is given in writing on the relevant admissions form.

Candidates whose command of English is not up to stand-ard cannot be admitted to the programme. In doubtful cas-es candidates are advised to take an appropriate course at their own expense. An extra test can be taken before the study begins to see whether the candidate’s command of English is good enough. The results are related to the marking schemes of the IELTS (6.0) or TOEFL (level 83).

Article 3: Study load and study credits3.1 The study load of the programme is expressed in terms of

European credits (ECs). A credit is equal to 28 hours of study for an average student.

3.2 The study load of the propedeutic phase is 60 credits.

3.3 The study load of the full bachelor’s programme is a minimum of 240 study credits.

3.4 The study load of the full master’s programme is a minimum of 120 credits.

B. Entry requirements

Article 4: Entry requirementsA person wishing to enrol as a student for the bachelor’s programme must comply as a minimum with the provisions of articles 7.24, 7.28 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 and article 7.29 of the Higher Education and Research Act. See also the Student Charter, chapter 3: Enrolment.

Article 5: Equivalent entry requirementsWith regard to diplomas other than those referred to in article 7.24 paragraph 2 of the Higher Education and Research Act, the principal decides on admission to the programme. Reference can be made to the NUFFIC’s guidelines on the assessment of diplomas for this.

Article 6: Entrance examination and general supplementary criteria6.1 Criteria are set for the admission test in the form of an en-

trance examination as referred to in article 7.29 of the WHW as given in the ‘entry requirements for each main subject’ on the Royal Conservatoire’s website.

6.2 The requirements referred to in paragraph 1 are met by pass-ing the entrance examination that is held by the admissions committee on the basis of the entry requirements.

6.3 The regulations regarding supplementary criteria as referred to in article 7.26a of the WHW apply. During the entrance

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examination live are interviewed via Skype. Insufficient command of English is a reason for not admitting a candi-date to the master’s programme whose research compo-nent requires competence in English.

7.7 The examiners make a recommendation to the principal of the Royal Conservatoire on the basis of the results of the entrance examination. A positive recommendation after sitting the entrance examination is, however, no guaran-tee that the student’s application to do a master’s study will automatically be accepted. The principal of the Royal Conservatoire decide on the distribution of the available places for the master’s study.

7.8 Admission to the master’s programmes Sonology and Opera and the master specialisations Orchestral Master, Chamber Music, Theory of Music, Music in Education, Music Education according to the Kodály Concept, Music theatre T.I.M.E., Art Science, the Music Master New Audiences and Innovative Practice and the Master ‘aus LICHT’are subject to different entry requirements and procedures, as given on the Royal Conservatoire’s website.

C. Structure of the degree programmes

Article 8: Education unitsIn conformity with article 2.3 the programme comprises a cohesive whole of education units (subjects), internships and practicals.

Article 9: Education units and the accompanying tests9.1 Reference is made in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article to

the Curriculum Handbooks that are the formal part of the Study Guide, and in which the education units and the accompanying study load and tests are described for the propaedeutic and the post-propaedeutic phase. These can be found on the study pages of the website koncon.nl. The WHW Conditions that determine the sequence of education units are included in article 10.

6.8 A positive recommendation on completing the entrance exam is no guarantee that the student’s choice will be auto-matically granted. The principal of the Royal Conservatoire decides on the allocation of the available places.

Article 7: Master of Music entry requirements and entry procedure To be admitted to the Master of Music programme candidates must meet the following entry requirements:

7.1 A study plan written by the student should be submitted to the committee of examiners before the start of the prac-tical entrance examination. The criteria to be met by the study plan can be found in the Master of Music Programme Handbook, as given on the Royal Conservatoire’s website.

7.2 Candidates must have been awarded the Bachelor of Music degree (or the former Teaching Musician/Docerend Musicus diploma) or – in the case of Education – the Bachelor of Music in Education degree (formerly School music teacher diploma) in the Netherlands or abroad. The bachelor’s examination must have been qualified as ‘good’, ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ or have been given a mark of 8 or higher.

7.3 If there is a period of a year or more between obtaining the bachelor’s degree and the start of the planned master’s programme, the entrance examination for the master’s degree must (again) be taken. The result of the entrance examination counts and not the assessment of the final presentation for the bachelor’s programme.

7.4 During the entrance examination candidates must mani-fest sufficient artistic and professional skills for the disci-pline(s)/specialisation(s) in question.

7.5 Candidates also manifest their own vision of their future study, the ability to reflect on their own standard and be-haviour, a capacity to communicate and cooperate and an inquiring and research-minded attitude.

7.6 The entrance interview (in combination with the aforemen-tioned study plan) is also intended to test the candidate’s English and to enable a record to be kept of this on the entrance form. Candidates who do not sit the entrance

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If the 60 EC required for the propaedeutic phase have been achieved then a positive study recommendation will follow. If at least 45 ECTS are earned then the propaedeutic phase may be extended. A negative binding study recommenda-tion will follow upon completion of less than 45 ECTS at the end of the first year. The study recommendation will be issued by the faculty principal. The faculty principal will give the student the opportunity to be heard before making a negative binding recommendation.

11.3 A negative binding study recommendation will be given as the result of:

a. lack of sufficient course results (minimum 45 ECTS) b. lack of any prospect of improvement or change in this c. the absence of any exceptional circumstances as stipulated

in or by virtue of the WHW. These circumstances are limited to:

- illness of the person concerned- physical, sensory or other impairment of the

person concerned- pregnancy of the person concerned- special family circumstances- membership, including chairmanship, of the

University Council, the Faculty Council or other formal faculty committee

- other circumstances specified by the university involved with activities in the context of the organisation and ad-ministration of the affairs of the university

- membership of the board of a student organisation of reasonable size with full legal status, or of a similar organ-isation of reasonable size, in which the promotion of gen-eral social interest is in the foreground and that actively engages in contributory activities. In these case only the roles of chairman, secretary and treasurer are taken into account. Students inform their head of department and the principal’s office in writing as soon as possible about these circumstances.

11.4 Prior to the negative binding study recommendation every student will at the end of the first semester receive a warning that a negative binding study recommendation will be made at the end of the first year if 45 ECTS have not been obtained in that year. This document will be signed by the principals.

11.5 A negative binding recommendation on continuation of studies results in deregistration of the student. The student

9.2 The Curriculum Handbooks give the education units for each discipline and the accompanying tests and the final examination of the propedeutic phase. The validity of tests or parts of tests passed during the propedeutic phase is two years. After this the Exam committee can decide on an extension of this validity.

9.3 The Curriculum Handbooks give the education units and the accompanying tests of the post-propedeutic phase for each discipline. The validity of the tests passed during the post-propedeutic phase is six years. After this the Exam committee can decide on an extension of this validity.

Article 10: Sequence of subjects and exams10.1 Entry requirements apply to a number of subjects. These

must be met before students can take the subject. The entry requirements are contained in course descrip-tions which can be found on the study pages of the website koncon.nl.

10.2 At the student’s request the Exam committee may admit the student to certain tests in higher years before all the tests in the preceding year or years have been passed.

10.3 The provision in article 9 paragraph 2 with regard to the va-lidity of tests or part of tests passed during the propedeutic phase remains in full force.

10.4 A student can only be admitted to the final presentation if all the other components of the examinations have been passed. The head of department may in certain cases take the decision to deviate from this if the remaining tests are expected to be passed in the same academic year.

Article 11: The propedeutic phase;Recommendation on the continuation of the study at the end of the first year11.1 The propedeutic examination is passed if students have

obtained 60 ECTS according to the curriculum.

11.2 At the end of the first year of enrolment in the propaedeutic phase the student will be informed about the possibility of continuing the course on the basis of their study progress.

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Article 14: Final qualificationsHaving successfully completed the programme students have acquired such qualities in the domain of knowledge, insight and skills that graduates are capable of pursuing an independent career in their chosen profession and may also be eligible for advanced training in the arts. The professional goals and the final qualifications for the various disciplines are described in the Curriculum Handbooks.

Article 15: Professional requirementsNo professional requirements are set of the programmes in or by virtue of the WHW. (article 7.6 Higher Education and Research Act).

E. Organisation of tests and examinations

Article 16: Tasks of the Exam Committee16.1 The Exam Committee carries out all the tasks and respon-

sibilities in accordance with article 7.12 b of the Higher Education and Research Act.

a. Safeguards the standard of tests, examinations and the setting of examinations

b. Makes recommendations on the contents of the Education and Examination Regulations;

c. Formulates and updates a set of rules and regulations for the Exam committee;

d. Grants exemptions in conformity with the relevant articles with regard to exemptions listed in the Education and Examination Regulations;

e. Deals with request or complaints with regard to (results of) tests and examinations, and decisions of the examiners;

f. Takes steps in the event of irregularities such as fraud and plagiarism;

g. Issues documentary evidence as referred to in article 7.11 paragraph 1 of the Higher Education and Research Act (doc-umentary evidence that a test has been passed);

h. Issues certificates and diplomas, in conformity with article 7.11 paragraph 4 of the Higher Education and Research Act

i. Awards the International Diploma Supplement in conform-ity with article 7.11 paragraph 2 of the Higher Education and Research Act;

can no longer enrol at the Royal Conservatoire for the pro-gramme for which the recommendation has been made.

11.6 A negative binding recommendation on continuation of studies is made known to the student in writing, signed by the principals, with reasons, listing the possibility of appeal to the Board of Appeal for Examinations. Appeals may be lodged no later than 30 days after receiptof the negative binding recommendation. The student can appeal to the Board of Appeal for Examinations of the University of the Arts The Hague, P.O. Box 11670, 2502 AR The Hague.

Article 12: Entry and progress with studies in the post-propedeutic phase12.1 If a student has passed the propaedeutic examination in a cer-

tain discipline the student is only admitted to the post-prope-deutic phase of the same programme in the same discipline.

12.2 Monitoring of progress with studies in the propaedeutic phase is tracked through frequent contact between the student and teacher in the main subject, teachers of the remaining subjects, the tutor and the head of department. The results of progress with the study will be recorded in the Osiris study progress system.

D. Final qualifications of the degree programmes

Article 13: MissionThe mission of the University of the Arts The Hague is: • to offer students a higher professional education at bachelor’s

and master’s level and a preparatory vocational education at the highest possible, internationally-oriented, level by way of preparing for a creative, performing, teaching and studying and/or recording career in the arts in the field of the visual arts, music and dance;

• to carry out research; • to contribute to the development of the students; • to contribute to the development and the practice of the arts.

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18.2 The request as referred to in paragraph 1 is submitted in writing, along with the necessary material evidence and accompanied by the recommendations of the relevant head of department, to the principal. Included in the request is an indication as to how soon the exam can be taken.

18.3 The principal decides on the request and informs the per-son in question of the decision in writing.

Article 19: Written tests19.1 A written test is taken in the presence of at

least one examiner.

19.2 At the examiner’s request the student submits the certifi-cate of enrolment as referred to in article 7.33 of the WHW.

19.3 The result of the written test is recorded on a test list. If the written test has occurred without any irregularities, the placing of a signature is sufficient. If irregularities have been observed the examiner will inform the relevant head of department and the Exam committee.

19.4 After the start of the test no more students are admitted to the examination hall to take part in the test. Up to 15 minutes after the start of the test the participants may not leave the examination room.

19.5 Before leaving the examination room the student hands in all the work done to the examiner and all the documents including the test papers that were given to him or her at the start of the test.

19.6 The examiner assesses the tests within three weeks, gives the mark and hands this in to the student administration. The results are announced immediately and entered into the student’s study progress overview (SVO). An educa-tion unit that has been passed provides the set number of credits for that unit or the equivalent of an exemption from that unit.

Article 20: Oral tests20.1 An oral test is taken in the presence of at least one examin-

er. If the test is taken in the presence of two or more exam-iners one of them functions as the chairperson.

j. Awarding a certificate as referred to in article 7.11 para-graph 5 of the Higher Education and Research Act (‘those who have passed more than one test and to whom no certificate as referred to in paragraph 2 can be awarded will receive on request a statement from the relevant exam committee which lists in any event the tests that have been passed’);

k. Appoints examiners for the Committees of Examiners; l. Informs the Executive Board, the faculty principals, stu-

dents, teachers and non-teaching staff about the function and operation of the Exam committee through media such as the annual report, a page on the intranet, the newsletter, informative meetings, a Handbook for the Committees of Examiners;

m. Informs of the faculty principals and the heads of depart-ment of the findings of the Exam Committee with regard to the state of affairs of examinations by committees of examiners via random visits of exams, presentations and final presentations

n. All other tasks and responsibilities allocated to the Exam committee by the Higher Education and Research Act.

16.2 Under the auspices of the Exam Committee, the examiner or the committee of examiners determines the content of the test, draws up papers, establishes the marking scheme, holds the test and determines the result. If part of a study is taught by more than one teacher, those involved consult on formulating the test assignments, establishing the marking scheme and assessing the performance.

Article 17: Procedure for deciding on and announcing tests or (final) presentationsThe timetable will be announced a reasonable time ahead of the start of the test via Asimut, with listings for each test or presentation, including the location, date, and times of com-mencement and termination.

Article 18: Absence18.1 If a student is unable to take part in a test or examination

through no fault of their own and if no new opportunity is available to sit the test or examination within a reasonable period of time, the person involved is responsible for sub-mitting their own request to sit the test at a later date.

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21.7 The final presentation is public, notwithstanding the authority of the Exam Committee to determine other-wise in special cases. Parts of the final presentation for Composition and Sonology are not public. In the case of the Bachelor of Dance, the final presentation - which is not a (closing) assessment - is preceded by a final assessment which is not open to the public.

21.8 Confidentiality- The feedback interview after the (final) presentation is

confidential and may not be recorded.- The teachers and university staff who have access to the

assessment files because of their post, either through the faculty digital tracking system or otherwise, must treat this information as confidential.

Article 22: Other forms of tests (reports, theses, assignments, activities with compulsory participation, internships etc.)For parts of the study that are concluded with tests other than the ones described above, the course descriptions indicate how assessment is made in these cases.

F. Examination results

Article 23: Determining the results of tests and publication of these23.1 In the case of tests which are part of examinations the

assessment is expressed numerically, with a pass/fail, or an attendance result. In the case of numerical assess-ments a pass is equivalent to a mark that is equal to or greater than 5.5 before rounding off. For some subjects compulsory attendance applies which is stipulated in the course descriptions.

23.2 The examiner announces the results of every written test three weeks after the date of that test via a test list, one copy of which is submitted to the Student Administration Office, dated and signed. The results of oral tests are submitted a maximum of two weeks after the date of the test to the Student Administration Office, dated and signed.

20.2 For oral tests no more than one person is examined at the same time unless the Exam committee has de-cided otherwise.

20.3 An account of the oral test is given in a report. The report gives the duration of the test, a brief summary of the con-tents of the test interview and the assessment of this.

20.4 The examiner(s) assess the test and give a mark. If the ex-aminers are not unanimous the chairperson decides.

20.5 After the end of the oral test the candidate is told of the result immediately after the examiners have consulted.

Article 21: Practical tests21.1 A practical test is taken in the presence of the Exam

committee which consists of a minimum of three people. (Please note in this article test means (final) presentation.)

21.2 Further guidelines regarding the duration and content of the presentations and examinations in the Music Bachelor and Master programmes (jazz, early music, classical music, vocal, conducting and opera) can be found in the relevant course descriptions as part of the Curriculum Handbooks. and in the information document on the practical organisa-tion of (final) presentations in the Bachelor and Master of Music programmes.

21.3 The record of the course of the test is given in a report. The report gives the nature of the test, a brief summary of the contents and the assessment. The student receives a written summary of the assessment by the committee of examiners.

21.4 The examiners assess the test and immediately decide on the results. If the examiners are unable to reach a unani-mous decision the chairperson decides.

21.5 After the end of the practical test candidates are informed of the result in a feedback interview immediately after the examiners have consulted. In the case of the Bachelor of Dance, students receive a report containing the results by post within a week.

21.6 The final presentation of the programme is given in the presence of the committee of examiners.

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enclosure lists the education units (and parts of these) and the marks obtained.

24.3 Students who have passed the Minor Education will also be awarded a certificate.

24.4 Those who have passed at least one test but to whom no degree can be awarded as referred to in paragraph 1, receive a statement issued by the Exam committee on request stating the tests that have been passed.

24.5 The Exam committee also adds an International Diploma Supplement to the degree which serves to provide insight into the nature and content of the completed programme with a view to international recognition.

24.6 Master students at the KC (Master of Music, Sonology and Opera) are eligible for the designation ‘cum laude’ if the student has met all the following requirements:

1. assessment of the final examination (performance test/final presentation) is at least 8.0;

2. the final assessment of the research presentation of the Master curriculum is at least 8.0 (good);

3. the student has not made use of retakes;4. the student has received exemption for less than half of

the course programme;5. The student has been enrolled for a maximum of two years

of study for the Master programme;6. The Examination Board has never established fraud

by the student. Whether the student has completed all requirements will be determined retrospectively by the student administration. The designation ‘cum laude’ will be shown in a supplement to the certificate.

24.7 If properly motivated by the committee of examiners it is also possible for Bachelor and Master students to gradu-ate with ‘Distinction’. In contrast to the designation ‘cum laude’ this focuses only on the final presentation. This is also stated in the certificate in a supplement.

23.3 The periods of three and two weeks referred to in paragraph 2 may be deviated from in the sense of being shorter if the result of part of the study programme is important for pass-ing the propedeutic phase or being admitted or rejected for part of a study with entry requirements.

23.4 For a period of thirty days that commences on the day after the announcement of the results, the student at his or her request, under supervision of the examiner, may see the assessed written work or the report of the oral test and the accompanying marking schemes.

23.5 The Exam committee decides on the time and place that this occurs, bearing in mind the aforementioned deadline. If the student demonstrates that he or she is or was unable to be present at the time and place thus decided because of circumstances beyond his or her control, another oppor-tunity is offered, if possible to the deadline referred to in the previous article.

23.6 A minimum of one resit per academic year is allowed for all tests and final presentations to be taken at a time to be determined by the head of the department. Students will be informed of this well in advance. Failure to appear for what-ever reason at a test or resit qualifies as a fail.

If a student is unable to be present through no fault of his or her own, the stipulations of article 18 apply. Other rules apply to the Bachelor of Dance, the Master specialisation in music theatre T.I.M.E. and the Master of Opera in connection with the specific way of assessment.

23.7 Postponement of tests and final presentations can only be permitted by the principal in very exceptional cases and on the basis of serious and clearly defined reasons.

Article 24: Determining and announcing examination results: certificates and statements24.1 The Exam committee determines if all elements of the course

have been concluded on the basis of the Study Progress Overview (SVO). If the result is that the examination has been passed, the certificate is awarded as proof of this by the Exam committee.

24.2 Reference is made on the degree to the enclosure and Study Progress Overview (SVO) belonging to the degree.The

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e. If the exemption is granted that part of the study is regarded as exempt, or the stipulated number of credits is granted.

f. After the form has been dealt with the Exam committee returns the form to the Student Administration Office. The form serves as proof of exemption and lists the date on which the exemption was granted.

g. The STIP informs the student and the head of department of the decision on the application for exemption.

h. If the application has been accepted the Student Administration Office incorporates the exemption in the study tracking system and the student’s dossier. Planning will adjust the timetable accordingly. If the application is rejected the form is kept in the student’s dossier.

H. Irregularities

Article 26: Irregularities26.1 If a student is guilty of any irregularities with respect to

any part of the examination (as named in article 16.1.f), the Committee of Examiners may deny the student further participation. The Exam Committee is noti-fied accordingly.

26.2 If the irregularity is discovered only after the end of the examination the Exam committee may withhold from the student the degree as referred to in article 7.11 of the WHW or may determine that the student in question may only be awarded the degree after a fresh examination of the parts to be determined by the Exam committee or the principals and in a way to be determined by them.

26.3 The Exam committee may decide to withdraw the rele-vant student’s right to take one or more tests and exami-nations for a maximum period of one year. In serious cases the Exam committee may advise the competent authority to deregister the student permanently.

26.4 Before a decision is taken pursuant to the first, second or third paragraph, the Exam committee hears the examiner and the student. The Exam committee immediately com-municates the decision to the student and ensures that this is recorded in writing.

G. Exemptions

Article 25: Exemptions25.1 At the written request of the student which is counter-

signed by the head of department of the relevant course, the Exam committee can decide if exemption is to be granted for one or more parts of the examination on the basis of the possession of a document, diploma, certif-icate or assessment from which it is apparent that the student has already met the requirements of that part of the examination.

25.2 Exemption is granted by the Exam committee by means of the following procedure:

a. New students must submit the application form for exemption (obtainable from the Student Administration Office and via Intranet, intranet.koncon.nl/stip) in full and with reasons to the head of department no later than 15th October. Along with the form the student must submit all relevant documents, such as transcripts of records and diplomas from Dutch or foreign institutions Students who are already studying at the Royal Conservatoire and want to apply for exemptions for the following year need to submit their application before 15th June.

b. The head of department notes on the application form for exemption his or her recommendation. The recommendation may be based on the documents submitted by the student regarding earlier completed studies/subjects of on an assessment made by one or more teachers within the department. The form has to be passed on to the secretary of the Exam Committee no later than 15th November (post box on the first floor).

c. The application for exemption will be discussed during the first ensuing meeting of the Exam Committee and subsequently approved or rejected. The Exam committee keeps a list of all accepted exemptions which is signed at the meeting by all members of the Exam committee present.

d. The validity of an exemption has been set by the Exam committee at 4 years, provided that the curriculum is unchanged, and can be extended by the committee. The validity of an exemption for education units from the propedeutic phase is two years.

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28.3 In conformity with article 3 paragraph h of the Exam com-mittee’s rules and regulations any member of the Exam committee directly involved in the matter to be dealt with will not take part in the decision making.

28.4 This may result in agreement being reached on a re-sit. If no satisfactory solution is found, the student can appeal to the Board of Appeal for Examinations of the University of the Arts The Hague, P.O. Box 11670, 2502 AR The Hague.

28.5 As regards the appeal referred to in paragraph 4 the provisions of chapter 8.2 Legal protection of the Student Charter apply.

J. Studying with a disadvantage

Article 29: Students with a disadvantage29.1 Students with a disadvantage are given the opportunity

of taking tests and examinations, adapted as much as possible to their individual needs. Students are advised to get in touch with the student dean so that a list of desired modifications can be drawn up in consultation. Afterwards students submit a request to the Exam committee. The Exam committee may obtain expert advice, if necessary, before taking a decision.

29.2 In cases arising, students may be given the opportunity to take the tests and examinations in a way adapted to individual situations. This is left to the discretion of the Exam committee.

K. Tutoring/coaching

Article 30: Study progress and tutoring/coaching30.1 Students have access at all time to an overview of their

course results via Osiris Student.

30.2 Individual tutoring/coaching within the programmes is provided for by a member of staff designated by the fac-ulty principal.

26.5 The Exam committee draws up a report of its decision and the facts on which it is based and sends this to the faculty principal.

I. Keeping of documents and appeals

Article 27: Keeping documents 27.1 The examiner keeps the reports as referred to in article 16

paragraph 3, article 19 paragraph 3, article 20 paragraph 3 and article 21 paragraph 3 as well as the papers, the marking schemes, and the assessed work for 12 months after the results of the test have been announced.

27.2 The Student Administration Office has a file for each student in which the study results and written material evidence are kept.

27.3 The Exam Committee ensures that the institute will cu-rate the recorded particulars of every student according to legal requirement in the files of the institution.

27.4 The final presentations are recorded for accreditation and quality assurance purposes and kept in conformity with statutory requirements for seven years. These recordings are not available for private purposes.

Article 28: Appeal28.1 If a student has objections to the content or procedure of

a test for whatever part of the study, he or she consults on this in the first instance with the committee of examiners.

28.2 If this consultation does not produce a solution the stu-dent may submit a request to the Exam committee to investigate further the events surrounding the test. To this end the student must submit a clearly reasoned and documented request to the Exam committee’s secretary two weeks prior to the Exam committee’s first subse-quent meeting. Within this period the Exam committee will also hear the members of the relevant committee of examiners. Having dealt with the request the Exam com-mittee will inform the student of its findings (if possible) within one week.

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L. Final and introductory provisions

Article 31: Unforeseen cases31.1 In cases for which these regulations have no provision and

which require an immediate decision, the Executive Board will decide. Where this involves knowledge of the student and their abilities this will be done in consultation with the Exam committee.

31.2 The principal or his or her deputy notifies the decision as referred to in paragraph 1 as soon as possible to the mem-bers of the Exam committee and to the Executive Board.

Article 32: Conversion of study results from the former system 32.1 The Exam committee decides on the value of the study re-

sults obtained before the introduction of the WHW for stu-dents enrolled for the programmes in any academic year before the introduction of the WHW, if applicable in the form of credits, for an examination to be taken in accord-ance with these Education and Examination Regulations.

32.2 For students as referred to in paragraph one, the condi-tions set in these regulations apply to tests that have not yet been passed as of the coming into force of these regu-lations unless the Exam committee determines otherwise.

Article 33: Coming into force, official title and publication33.1 These regulations come into force as of 1 September 2017.

33.2 The official title of these regulations is Royal Conservatoire Education and Examination Regulations.

33.3 These regulations are made known by being available for inspection and by publication on the website koncon.nl, on the Intranet of the Royal Conservatoire and in the Study Guide. The Curriculum Handbooks accompanying the Study Guide can be found on the study pages of the website koncon.nl.

The Principal of the Royal ConservatoireThe Hague