Codarts offers a unique jazz double bass main subject that focuses on both traditional and modern jazz music. As a student you learn from teachers who each represent their own musical world and genre.  
 
Stefan Lievestro emphasises modern and contemporary jazz music rooted in tradition. He also boasts an enormous vocabulary of musical technical exercises.  
 
Marius Beets teaches bass lines and solos from a historical perspective. He also pays attention to the harmonic aspect and teaches you how to play by ear. 
 
Codarts believes in developing your unique musical voice and equipping you with the skills to continuously improve yourself. We value initiative and encourage you to find your own path within jazz music.

Your main subject lessons focus on technical skills, repertoire knowledge and exercises to improve your double bass playing technique. Our goal is to help you translate your musical vision to your instrument. 
 
Through theory classes, we equip you with the musical and theoretical development, teaching you solfeggio and how to analyse music by ear. 
 
Codarts also offers you the opportunity to take group lessons in bass guitar and classical string lessons. This gives you a broad musical experience and enriches your skills and knowledge. We make sure our students are well prepared for a career in music, whether as a performing musician, teacher or composer. 
 
One of most the exciting aspects of the Codarts jazz double bass curriculum is the opportunity to immediately practice your acquired knowledge in the various ensembles. In the first three years of your studies, we organise these ensembles for students.

Some notable alumni include: Alessandro Fongaro, Patricia Mancheño, Thomas Pol and Mattheus Nicolaiewsky.

In the third year we encourage you to create your own musical project. This will strengthen your mastery of the jazz tradition and challenge you to experiment with contemporary jazz music. You also have the opportunity to perform at the annual Brand New Jazz Festival. 
 
Our goal is to help you become a self-sufficient musician who will thrive in the music world. As a musician, you are never finished learning. After four years at Codarts you will be able to continue to develop and perfect your skills without constant guidance. We want you to become your own 'teacher', capable of learning new music styles, improving yourself and being creative in your musical expressions.

Our holistic 'Team Around the Artist' approach at Codarts ensures broad support for our students, while our focus on the quality of professional working relationships creates an atmosphere of pride and community. 

The Jazz, Pop and World Music departments are all housed in the same building, so you can immerse yourself in a lively and stimulating musical learning environment with like-minded people We actively promote and encourage this cross-pollination between different musical disciplines to help you become a more versatile artist. Our modern facilities, including state-of-the-art recording and rehearsal studios, give you the tools to further explore and develop your musical creativity. 

Rotterdam's vibrant music scene offers you plenty of opportunity to discover and absorb the city's musical diversity. The annual North Sea Jazz Festival even has a stage that hosts several bands from Codarts!

We have also created opportunities for students to collaborate with other learning institutions, venues and major events, such as the Willem de Kooning Academy, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Lantarenvenster, BIRD, Jazz International Rotterdam and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. At Codarts you will find many opportunities to expand your musical and artistic horizons!