Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Netherlands
Jazz
Become a professional jazz musician through weekly lessons with Dutch and international jazz players, with performance on stage from the first year alongside theory.
- Where
- GroningenNetherlands
- Degree
- BMus
- Length
- 4 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- Not published yet2026: 1 March (audition)
- Admission
- SelectiveAudition
- EU/EEA fee
- €2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
- Degree
- BMus
- Length
- 4 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
Not published yet2026: 1 March (audition)
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21 November 2026
On-campus Open DayDetails
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1 December 2026*
Create your Studielink accountYour own planDetails
Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.
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13 February 2027
On-campus Open DayDetails
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All dates for this programme (1 more)
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6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.
Source
* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
Your main instrument or voice is taught in one-to-one lessons with professional jazz musicians, alongside ensemble work in big band, vocal ensemble and small groups, music theory applied to playing, piano skills for non-pianists, and a repertoire of jazz standards with melody, accompaniment and improvisation. You perform in public from the start, take masterclasses with guest musicians, join themed project weeks and studio recording projects, and can spend a third-year exchange at conservatories in Europe or America. Groningen offers De Oosterpoort and a local club circuit. Graduates build portfolio careers combining performing, composing and arranging, and teaching, or continue to the Master of Music New York Jazz.
What you need
- Prince Claus Conservatoire; taught in Dutch and English. Video pre-selection, then audition; apply by 1 March in 2026, 2027 date not yet published.
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at Hanze
The IB Diploma meets the HAVO-level entry for 4-year programmes and counts as VWO-level for the 3-year ones. It also exempts you from the English test.
Check it on prinsclausconservatorium.nl
How places are decided
- Motivation letter and three pre-selection videos, then a live audition in Groningen with a group theory test. 2026 deadline 1 March; 2027 not yet published.
Sources (2)
- Jazz at Hanze — checked 2026-09-25
- IB applicants at Hanze
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