Instrumental Studies Bachelor (Focus: Performance)

The Program

The Bachelor's program in Instrumental Studies (Focus: Performance) leads to a first professional qualification and prepares the student through practice-oriented training for the complex and diverse requirements of the music profession today. The program is designed to equip students with the sound knowledge and skills required for a career as a musician and music educator. Students master a varied and demanding repertoire and acquire the skills they need to meet the challenges posed by creative musicianship and to apply methodological expertise in their respective major.

Brief profile

• Regular duration of the program: 8 semesters
• Program begins: winter semester
• Degree: Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.)
• Credit Points: 240 CP
• Language: German
  

Program documents

Curricula (in German):

Strings, wind, harp, percussion
piano, guitar
harpsichord, recorder, viola da gamba, lute 
organ 
orchestral conducting

Module descriptions (in German):

Strings, wind, harp, percussion
piano, guitar
harpsichord, recorder, viola da gamba, lute
orchestral conducting
organ
catalogue of options

Study and examination regulations (in German):

Study and examination regulations

Admission requirements

Applicants for the Bachelor’s degree program in Instrumental Studies (Focus: Performance) must provide evidence of a university entrance qualification (equivalent to the German Abitur) as stipulated by Section 54 Clause 2 of the Hessian Universities Act (HHG) of December 14, 2009, in the version from December 21, 2010. Applicants who do not have a university entrance qualification as stipulated by Section 54 Clause 4 Article 3 HHG can instead demonstrate their outstanding artistic talent by obtaining at least 19 of 25 possible points in the entrance examination.

Applicants for the Bachelor’s program in Instrumental Studies (Focus: Performance) must have a sufficient spoken and written command of German. Applicants for the Bachelor's program in Instrumental Studies (Focus: Performance) must also pass an entrance examination.