Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre

The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre accommodates diverse, creative, and playful worlds – those of music, theatre, and science. Here, students can deeply immerse themselves in these subjects, find unique paths, and design their own professional futures. Our international educational approach offers a flexibility and freedom that is uncommon in higher music education today.

With over a century of expertise in music and theatre instruction, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre prides itself on a robust classical foundation while also thriving as a contemporary, forward-thinking university. The Academy operates from two strategic locations. The modern primary facility, located in the heart of Tallinn, boasts a concert hall with superb acoustics, a versatile black box theatre, a multimedia centre, and other state-of-the-art technological facilities. The Theatre Department is located in the midst of  historically significant Old Town.

Students at EAMT benefit from the vast knowledge and experience of outstanding instructors, artists, researchers, and specialists in their respective fields, assuring an engaging and immersive learning journey. An active participant in the  broader, international  cultural scene, we provide our students with ample opportunities to attain global competitiveness and creative excellence. Over the past decade the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre has fostered the development of an international, diverse, welcoming and inclusive learning environment, for the benefit of both international and local students.

VISION AND MISSION 

The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre is a prestigious and attractive educational, scientific and cultural institution which values a high level of professionalism, dedication to the preservation and evolution of national cultural traditions and the active cultivation of  international partnerships. EAMT prides itself on being open to the creative ideas and the artistic research projects and the innovative interdisciplinary collaborations of our students and faculty.

The mission of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre is to sustain, develop and promote Estonian culture at the highest level of professionalism and excellence through music and theatre studies, creative practice  and research. Learning environment

The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre offers higher education across an array of music and theatre disciplines, at the  Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels.

Our  music Bachelor’s degree programmes offer training  in areas such as vocal and instrumental performance, conducting, composition, musicology, music education and recording arts. Additional specialisations are available in our Master’s programmes in chamber music performance, accompaniment, contemporary improvisation, and cultural management.

The theatre department provides comprehensive training for actors, directors and playwrights in both the classical and modern theatre practices. It also provides the Master's programme in Contemporary Physical Performance Making (CPPM), an advanced course designed for professional performers and theatre makers across disciplines.

EAMT’s doctoral programme is divided between Musicology, and Artistic Research in the fields of music and theatre.

EAMT also runs joint Master's programmes in music pedagogy  and cultural management with Tallinn University and the Estonian Business School, respectively, , as well as CoPeCo—a two-year joint  joint  program in Contemporary Performance and Composition, offering students an open platform for experimental artistic practice.

EAMT boasts an impressive roster of alumni, such as composers Arvo Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür and Helena Tulve, pianists Peep Lassmann and Kalle Randalu, and conductors Olari Elts, Tõnu Kaljuste, Eri Klas, Vello Pähn, Anu Tali, and Arvo Volmer. A significant majority of actors performing in Estonian theatres today are graduates of EAMT.