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Staatsexamen Lehramt Musik an Oberschulen at Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden

Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Teacher-training Staatsexamen for Oberschulen with music as a subject; the music part has a focus on band instruments (guitar, bass guitar, drums).

Department: Music teacher training  |  Duration: 9 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Music with a band-instrument focus: individual tuition on a band instrument of choice (guitar, bass guitar, drums), later switching to another instrument or Jazz/Rock/Pop voice, complemented by group tuition in band and band leading, percussion, Jazz/Rock/Pop theory, music on the computer and arranging; educational sciences and a second school subject at the TU Dresden (biology, German, English, geography, mathematics, physics, computer science, Protestant or Catholic religion, or ethics/philosophy).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife (Abitur) and musical aptitude. German at CEFR C1 at enrolment (TestDaF, TELC, Goethe-Zertifikat, UNICert or ÖSD). Application is made to the HfM Dresden; the TU Dresden application follows after the entrance examination is passed. The entrance examination is a combined examination of 15 to 25 minutes: an artistic presentation of three contributions in different styles (at least one song with own accompaniment), an a cappella song, theory questions on one of the contributions and a spoken recitation. No choice of artistic focus applies for the Oberschule.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 9 semesters

Apply through the official page: https://www.hfmdd.de/studieren/bewerbung

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