Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus
Bachelor Classical Music
Royal Conservatoire The Hague · Royal Conservatoire The Hague · The Hague, Netherlands
- Official award
- Bachelor of Music
- Subject
- Music PerformanceInstrument pathways: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Classical Guitar, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Percussion, Piano
- Format
- On campus4 years
- Tuition
- €2,694per year, 2026-2027
About this program
Four-year bachelor in classical music performance with a main instrument chosen from the conservatoire's instrument departments; combines individual lessons, chamber music and theory.
- Department
- Royal Conservatoire The Hague
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Bachelor of Music
- Award family
- BM / BMusA Bachelor of Music or BMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Violin | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Violin”Source |
| Viola | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Viola”Source |
| Cello | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Cello”Source |
| Double Bass | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Double Bass”Source |
| Harp | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Harp”Source |
| Classical Guitar | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Guitar”Source |
| Flute | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Flute”Source |
| Oboe | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Oboe”Source |
| Bassoon | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Bassoon”Source |
| Saxophone | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Saxophone”Source |
| Trumpet | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Trumpet”Source |
| French Horn | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Horn”Source |
| Percussion | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Percussion”Source |
| Piano | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Bachelor Classical Music Piano”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 4 years
- Lessons and studio instruction
- Through individual main subject lessons, chamber music classes and theory classes
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Royal Conservatoire The Hague
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- Taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition required
- Audition details
- Format: Recorded prescreening and live audition
- Prescreening: Recordings sent for the first round (pre-selection); live second round for invited candidates.
- Theory or aural tests: The entrance exam consists of a practical and a theoretical part.
- Violin: First round: exposition and cadenza from 1st movement of a concerto; one movement of a Bach solo sonata or partita without repeats; one study.
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory tuition fee, Dutch and other EEA students without a prior Dutch bachelor's degreeTuition · mandatory | €2,694per year, 2026-2027 | Dutch and other EEA students (who do not already have a Dutch Bachelor's degree). | 25 October 2026Source |
| Institutional tuition fee, non-EEA studentsTuition · mandatory | €11,488per year, 2026-2027 | Non-EEA-students. | 25 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Lesson fees, accompanists, practice-room charges, instruments, software, recording, recitals, compulsory travel and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked. Do not assume an instrument, an accompanist, software or private lessons are included.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)