Overview of the degree program
| Standard period of study | 8 semesters (4 years) |
| Overall scope |
240 credit points 115 semester hours in the compulsory modules |
| Admission requirements |
University entrance qualification as per Art. 33 and 65 (1-2) of the University Act (HochSchG): General higher education entrance qualification or a discipline-specific admission qualification Successful completion of an aptitude test In derogation from this, a general Certificate of Secondary Education (for example Realschulabschluss) does qualify to enroll if a candidate has passed the aptitude test in his/her chosen artistic major subject with a score of at least “13” and has passed all the other parts of the aptitude test as well. Candidates applying for the aptitude test, who have neither a German general qualification for university entrance nor a degree / graduation in a German speaking course of studies have to submit a certificate of German language skills for at least the level B2 (CER). The authorization expires if the certificate is not submitted in time. |
| Entrance into the program | only possible in the winter semester |
| Degree | Bachelor of Music (B. Mus.) |
| Program objective | The degree program prepares students for a career as an opera or concert singer. |
| Course structure and content | The degree program encompasses 13 compulsory modules:
Other requirements: Participation in the choir or a vocal ensemble is mandatory for four semesters over the course of the degree program. All modules except the Artistic Practice V module conclude with a final module examination. (For more information see the annex of the Examination regulations relating to the respective course of studies and the module handbook respectively.) |
| Bachelor's examination |
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Requirements for the aptitude test
| Voice major |
Examination duration: approx. 10 minutes Reciting of at least two art songs and two arias (opera and oratorio) from different periods, sight-singing of an art song |
| Piano minor |
Examination duration: approx. 10 minutes Presentation of two easier pieces from different periods |
| Ear training, oral |
Examination duration: approx. 10 minutes Identification of intervals and chords as well as rhythm and meters, repetition (instrumental or voice) and expansion of melodic phrases that are presented, accompaniment of a song melody |
| Written examination |
Examination duration: 1 hour Musical dictation (single and dual-voice tonal and free tonal musical dictation as well as rhythm examples) Examination duration: 1 hour Composition tasks and questions about general music theory (identification and notation of intervals and chords, explanation of specialized musical terminology and forms, notation of a short figured bass, polyharmonic passage for a provided melody). |