Proficiency in Arts - Department of Music

General Information about the Department

The Department of Music at the Graduate School of Fine Arts provides graduate-level studies in all the areas available at the State Conservatory, Music Department. Piano (piano, guitar, harp), Strings (violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass), and Winds and Percussion (flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, French horn, percussion) Programs provide international level education of the affiliated instruments, in the area of western classical music. The main goal of the department is to train knowledgeable and well-experienced artists and academicians, who are artistically and scientifically equipped in the field of polyphonic classical western music. The students in Proficiency in Arts in Music would gain a large perspective of skills/benefits/experience musically and academically.

Career Opportunities

Our graduates often find the opportunity to play at the national symphony and opera orchestras, and receive tenure positions according to the availability provided by the state. They can also teach at conservatories and other music schools, as well as following an artistic career path in solo and chamber music areas. Our graduates also have the chance to continue their studies with masters in their areas through exchange agreements between our university and various internationally acclaimed music schools. Through performing in the symphony orchestra of our university, the Anadolu Symphony Orchestra, students can work with well-known orchestra conductors and soloists, increase their artistic qualities, and experience the dynamics of professional life.

Why international students should choose this department to study

Students of Proficiency in Arts in Music will find the opportunity to work with a team of instructors, each of whom has mastered a different musical field, and have proven themselves as excellent performers and instructors, in the national and international arena. They will be studying in a self-updating artistic education curriculum, in which different musical schools and perspectives can be found. They will be able to reach local audiences through musical events, and contribute to the Turkish society by bringing Turkish culture and polyphonic classical music, which is a universal music genre, to the community. The Proficiency in Arts in the Music Program would also contribute new research techniques in music field academically.