Mission, vision, aims, and outcomes

The following is mainly in Danish

 

PURPOSE

The Danish Act no. 289 of 27 April 1994 and amendment no. 142 of 17 March 1999 about institutes of artistic educations state that the Academies shall serve the purpose of providing the highest education in music and music pedagogy and generally contributing to the furtherance of musical culture in Denmark. The Academy is to carry on artistic and pedagogical evolutionary activities, and it may research a scientific basis within its fields of activity.

The Royal Danish Academy of Music is an institution rich in tradition, and it aims at making itself known as one of the best music academies in Europe. In this context, it is defined through the following partial aims:

  • The Royal Danish Academy of Music courses must ensure that the students will find occupation at a high professional level in the best possible way. 
  • The teaching of the Royal Danish Academy of Music must be based upon work of research and development, which within the artistic and the pedagogical field should be characterised as curios, forthcoming and progressive combined with an understanding of the importance of tradition. 
  • The Royal Danish Academy of Music must be in a permanent, creative dialogue with Danish and international musical life.

HISTORY

The Royal Danish Academy of Music was founded in 1867 by the composer Niels W. Gade. It is the eldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest with approx. 400 students. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II is Protector of the institution.

The inspiration for founding the academy was similar to academies in Germany, and it was Niels W. Gade’s guiding principle that a music academy should provide basic musical education. This principle has been central despite several significant changes in the running of the academy since 1867.

In 1948 the Academy was taken over by the Danish government.

 

Mission, vision og strategi

Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium skal gennem uddannelse, udviklingsvirksomhed og kunstnerisk praksis på  højeste niveau medvirke til udviklingen af musikkulturen og styrke dens centrale placering i samfundet.

Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium repræsenterer det højeste internationale niveau og samarbejder med en række af de bedste konservatorier i verden. Konservatoriet bidrager afgørende til formidling, aktualisering og løbende fornyelse af den klassiske musik i Danmark.

Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium indtager en helt central rolle i Danmarks musikliv som uddannelses- og kulturinstitution. Underviserkorpset rummer nogle af de betydeligste skikkelser i det klassiske musikliv og understreger sammen med den store søgning og de studerendes høje kunstneriske og faglige niveau institutionens position som internationalt anerkendt elitekonservatorium.

Inden for rammerne af det samlede musikalske virkefelt - komposition, musikalsk udøvelse og pædagogik m.v. - er konservatoriets position så stærk som nogensinde. Med afsæt i rammeaftalens overordnede målsætninger og nærværende strategi ønsker konservatoriet at styrke denne position i de kommende år - med Danmark og hele den øvrige verden som arena.

DKDM’s strategi for den kommende rammeaftaleperiode tager udgangspunkt i fem målsætninger: 

  • DKDM uddanner dimittender, som afspejler arbejdsmarkedets samt kunst- og kulturlivets behov og får relevant beskæftigelse.
  • DKDM skal udbyde uddannelser på niveau med de bedste kunstneriske uddannelser i verden.
  • DKDM skal styrke den internationale dimension i uddannelserne.
  • DKDM skal udvikle vidensgrundlaget og udføre kunstnerisk udviklingsvirksomhed (KUV) og forskning (hvis relevant) af høj kvalitet.
  • DKDM skal styrke, udvikle og synliggøre institutionens rolle som kulturinstitution.