International Music College in Freiburg, Germany

International Music College Freiburg:
At the International Music College Freiburg in Freiburg, on the edge of the Black Forest in southwest Germany we offer a three year program for aspiring jazz, rock, and funk musicians. Students receive instruction from professional musicians and are required to play in a different band with other students every semester. In addition to their music lessons and rehearsals, students are also required to take courses in subjects like Stage Presence, Music Business, Arrangement etc. Final year students must choose between Performance, Music Education, or Songwriting/Producing as the focal point of their studies. Our college offers a unique opportunity for music instruction. Styles of music for study range from jazz to rock to pop to funk. Training at IMCF is geared toward giving young musicians a good start in preparing for a career. A modern, practically-oriented and optimal curriculum, developed since the school’s founding in 1984, guarantees the basis for long-term success.

The International Music College Freiburg is located in the Stühlinger district of Freiburg, not more than a 10 minute walk from the main train station and downtown. Freiburg is a wonderful city situated in the middle of the world renowned Black Forest. It has a population of about 200,000 with many of those being students. There is something for everyone in Freiburg from great hiking trails to cool clubs/discos.

The popular opinion is that Freiburg is the warmest city in Germany. It straddles the Dreisam river, and was founded in the foothills of the Schlossberg. The city is surrounded by mountains Rosskopf and Bromberg in the east, and in the south and west by the Schönberg, Tuniberg and the Kaiserstuhl.

The Schwarzwaldmetrople (Black Forest metropolis) is conveniently situated along the most important freeway A5 (Hamburg – Frankfurt – Basel) in the so-called “Drei-Länder-Eck” (corner of three countries ) of Germany, Switzerland and France. The Bundesstraße 31(national road) connects Freiburg to Swabia and the Bodensee (Lake of Constance).

Freiburg is famous for its many efforts to protect and preserve natural resources and the environment. In 1992, the city was awarded the title “Umwelthauptstadt Deutschlands” (The German Capital for Environmental Protection).

Baden Airport lies 60 km north of Freiburg, within an hr drive along the A5 Motorway. It offers daily flights to large European cities. Frankfurt Airport serves flights from a wide range of international cities and is 250km (2,5 hr drive) to the north of Freiburg. Frankfurt and Baden have train stations offering direct train connections to Freiburg. The largest regional airport is Basel/Mulhouse, 60 km or an hour to the south. They offer daily flights from London, UK, France, Italy and other European countries. A daily bus service is provided from Freiburg to Basel/Mulhouse.

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