2. Jazz Vibraphone
Jazz Vibraphone
bachelor of master in de Kunsten

Jazz Vibraphone

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Welcome to the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel!

With a Bachelor and Master of the Brussels Conservatoire you are set for an inspiring professional career! If you want to join an international orchestra or end up doing something entirely different with your degree, our programmes are the ideal preparation for a bright future. 

The KCB focusses on the broad artistic formation of each individual. The lessons are based on direct interaction between teacher and student due to the small amount of students in each class. The great number of orchestral productions each year allows us to gain experience on the stage and learn the ins and outs of the greatest pieces is in music history. 

Joachim KCB 2023
Joachim
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High-quality education

Erasmushogeschool Brussel (EhB - Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts) strives for high-quality education and continuously develops its programmes to meet (inter)national quality standards. EhB is fully committed to fostering a culture of quality and uses its own quality management system as the foundation for high-quality education.

Various tools are used to strengthen and safeguard the educational quality of this programme:

The "Opleiding in Cijfers" (Education in Numbers) website of the Flemish government provides information about the profile of this programme, such as who follows the programme, how long it takes students to graduate, and more.

Read more about quality assurance at EhB.

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Education never stands still, just like the world around us. 
We consistently update our curriculum tables to ensure that our offer is always up to date and in line with new developments. 
You can find the most up-to-date version of your subjects here.
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More information about your subjects can also be found on EhB's website.

Teaching staff

In order to develop your talents to the fullest you need a teacher that is capable to help and motivate you in the right way. Our teaching staff is world renowned and have years and years of experience both as performers but also as pedagogues. 

Do you have any specific questions before you register for the admission tests? Would you like to meet your teacher before you take the big step? Below is a list of all teachers with contact information.

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Bart Quartier

Bart Quartier

Professor Percussion and researcher

After his percussion studies, Bart followed a marimba specialisation with Robert van sice; and for jazz he received information from Peter Hertmans and Diederik Wissels.

A 30 year experience inside and outside Belgium contains a lot of different styles: symphonic, opera, ancient music, contemporary music, pop, variété and jazz.

Bart shared the scene with Mike Mainieri, Trilok Gurtu, Robert Martin (ex-Frank Zappa) beside Belgian top players like jan Michiels, Inge Spinette, Levente Kende, Gert François, Dreamtime, Brussels Jazz Orchestra... on North Sea Jazz festival, Brosella...

Bart is teacher marimba and vibraphone (classic and jazz) at Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. For master classes and as a member of the jury, Bart was invited in Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, South-Corea and Japan.

His compositions for vibraphone and marimba are distributed worldwide by leading publishers like: Hal Leonard, Henri Lemoine. Bart was laureate of the Sabam Contest for Composition for Jazz-themes 2000 and 2002. His own CD’s: ‘Thank You’ (quintet), ‘Profiles’ (duo) and ‘Life Path’ (solo). As sideman Bart can be heard on more then 70 Cd’s and made concert tours through Europa, U.S.A., South-Korea and Japan.

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Admission Tests

To start your study at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel you will have to pass an artistic admission test. For information regarding the admission tests - like dates, the programme you need to prepare, the admission requirements and costs - you can click on the picture below.

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Any question?

For more information on this programme you can contact the student administration via secretariaat.kcb@ehb.be.