The David Gritz Department of String Instruments offers an extensive study program in which students gain substantial performance experience in a broad range of musical styles.
Under the guidance of distinguished faculty members, students develop their instrumental and creative skills, and are trained towards a professional career. 

Vocal Track

Studies are designed for singers with high academic abilities who wish to learn the vocal arts as a profession in the framework of challenging in-depth studies, on both the academic-theoretical and the practical-artistic levels, without compromising the level or quality of said content.

The Conservatory is at part of a trio of institutions that form the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance: together with the Academy and its High School, it offers a complete educational program all the way through the graduate level.

Introduction  

This department trains singers, oud players, violin, qanun, nai, percussion and other oriental musical instruments for oriental-Arabic ensembles.

The curriculum encompasses Makam studies, Arabic music theory, the history of Arabic music, improvisation workshops, as well as courses in Western music.

The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance offers graduate students a unique international and multi-cultural environment for study and for personal and artistic growth.

We offer a variety of study tracks leading to the Master of Music (M.Mus.) and to the Master of Dance (M.Dance) degrees, as well as a Ph.D. program in composition in collaboration with the Hebrew University.

Shall we dive into the curriculum?

The four-year process for undergraduate studies is divided into three stages: