MMus Leitung vokaler Ensembles (Vocal Ensemble Direction) at Folkwang University of the Arts

Programme overview

Master of Music aimed mainly at graduates of church music, school music teaching, music pedagogy and voice. It prepares students for varied professional practice from elementary to semi-professional level, including teaching, presentation and management skills.

Faculty: Music | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS full-time; part-time track 60 ECTS | Study mode: full-time; part-time for the track Singen mit Kindern und Jugendlichen; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester (October) | Location: Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Study tracks: Chorleitung (choral conducting), Singen mit Kindern und Jugendlichen (singing with children and young people), and a part-time version of the latter. Numerous placements and trial lessons at kindergartens, schools, choir schools and church choirs link study and practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree in music (Bachelor of Arts or Music, Diplom, Staatsexamen or comparable); for the part-time track at least 240 ECTS. Pass the Folkwang aptitude test (Eignungsprüfung). For the part-time track Singen mit Kindern und Jugendlichen, evidence of continuous work with children and/or young people. Applicants without a German school qualification must show German at level C1 (CEFR) at enrolment. Application deadline 15 March for the following winter semester; EUR 50 application fee.

Intake: Winter semester (October)

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS full-time; part-time track 60 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.folkwang-uni.de/home/musik/studiengaenge/leitung-vokaler-ensembles/basisinfos-bewerbung

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