Teacher Education Studies in Music for Primary Schools (L1)

The teaching degree programs at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) require an excellent knowledge of German. Detailed information on the degree program in Teacher Education Studies in Music for Primary Schools (L1) is therefore only available on the German-language web page: Lehramt für Grundschulen (L1).

General information on Teaching Degrees in Music

The HfMDK offers teaching degrees in music for the following types of schools:

Primary schools (L1)
Secondary schools/Middle schools (L2)
Secondary schools/High school (German: Gymnasium) (L3)
Schools for children with learning disabilities (L5)

All the degree programs conclude with a state examination.

Teaching degrees in other school subjects and in Educational Science are offered by Goethe University Frankfurt.

Applicants for teaching degrees in music must have a university entrance qualification (equivalent to the German Abitur) and must show musical-artistic talent. This will be tested in an entrance examination. Students may commence the degree programs in either the winter or the summer semester.

On the German-language web pages of the teaching degree programs you can find detailed information on:

• the instruments you can study
• the entrance examinations
• the closing dates for applications
• the regular periods of study
• the study and examination regulations
• the recommended course of study
• and the answers to many other questions concerning your application and studying in the teaching programs.

If you have any questions about how to provide evidence of your linguistic proficiency in German, please contact one of the people listed below.