Teaching Certification in Music for Teaching at Secondary Schools (B. Ed. Music)

65 credit points

58 semester hours in 8 compulsory modules

University entrance qualification as per Art. 65 (1) of the University Act (HochSchG): General higher education entrance qualification

Successful completion of an aptitude test

The course leading to a teacher certification in music at college preparatory secondary school level encompasses:

1. Practical artistic training,

2. Music education training, and

3. Musicology training.

Compulsory modules:

• Artistic practice I, II
  • Major subject instruction, minor subject instruction
• Practical music theory
  • Composition and ear training, school-relevant piano playing
• Ensemble
  • Choir and ensemble conducting, string or wind instruments, composition, dance
• Musicology
  • Introduction to musicology, music history in overview, undergraduate seminar in musicology
• Music didactics
  • Introduction to music education, project seminar
• Artistic practice for schools
  • Major subject instruction, minor subject instruction, school-relevant piano playing, ensemble incl. ensemble conducting
• Theory and instruction
  • Music theory, Musicology: Popular music, Music didactics: Intercultural music education

Each module concludes with a module-specific examination

(For more information see the module handbook.)

Examination part (a) artistic major
(examination duration: approx. 15 minutes)

• Presentation of three works from different stylistic periods
• Sight-playing of an easy to moderately difficult unknown work

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• Presentation of two out of three prepared pieces with different rhythms and tempi (e.g. swing, latin, pop, ballad, fusion-groove; the examining board selects the pieces). The prepared pieces must contain improvised passages. A band will be provided
• Presentation of a solo transcript without accompaniment or of a fully transcribed piece (classical pieces are optional)
• Sight-playing of an easy to moderately difficult unknown work

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• Memorized presentation of three works from different stylistic periods
• Sight-singing of an easy to moderately difficult unknown work
• Memorized presentation of a prepared text

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• Memorized presentation of three prepared pieces with different stylistics (e.g. swing, latin, pop, ballad). One of the pieces should contain improvised passages. A band will be provided. One of the works may be a solo transcript or a fully transcribed piece. One of the pieces is to be sung without amplification
• Sight-singing of an easy to moderately difficult unknown work
• Memorized presentation of a prepared text

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• Memorized artistic presentation of songs with different stylistics. The songs have to be sung by the examinee
• Improvisation and presentation of accompaniment patterns
• Excercises on melody memorization and harmonization
• Prima vista accompaniment (transcribed music or lead sheet)
• Basic study of scores
• Sight-playing piece

Examination part (b) artistic minor
(examination duration: approx. 15 minutes)

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• Presentation of two easy works from different stylistic periods

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• Presentation of two easy jazz or pop pieces. Improvised passages are asked for but not mandatory

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• Memorized presentation of two art songs or of one art song and one aria or of one art song and a song as verification of a healthy singing voice
• Memorized presentation of a prepared text

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• Memorized presentation of two works with different stylistics (e.g. swing, latin, pop, ballad) as verification of a healthy singing voice
• Memorized presentation of a text

Examination part (c) school-relevant piano practice
(examination duration: approx. 10 minutes)

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• Memorized artistic presentation of songs with different stylistics. The songs are sung by the examinee
• Improvisation and presentation of accompaniment patterns
• Excercises on melody memorization and harmonization
• For applicants without piano as a major/minor: Sight-playing piece

further informationen - minor subject (in german)
example for an exam 

Examination part (d) group examination
(examination duration: approx. 15 minutes)

Examination part (e) and (f) music theory and hearing training

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Examination: hearing training

Written exam: Music dictation (monodic and polyphonic tonal and atonale music dictations and rhythm examples). Examination duration: 1 hour

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Oral exam: Cognition and Singing of intervals and chords, sight-clapping of a moderately difficult rhythm, Playing or singing and complementation of presented melody phrases, sight-singing of a moderately difficult choral part. Examination duration: approx. 10 minutes

Note: If you chose an artistic major in jazz and popular music, a part of the tasks will be replaced with jazz-specific tasks (musical dictation, swing rhythms or easy jazz chords).

Note: If you chose an artistic major in jazz and popular music, a part of the tasks will be replaced with jazz-specific tasks (chord symbols, scales, scale steps).