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MSc Music Acoustics at Hochschule für Musik Detmold

Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Germany

Programme overview

The international Master of Science Music Acoustics studies the acoustic dimensions of music making: sound production, interaction between music, instrument, room and listeners, and measurement technology for instruments.

Faculty: Musical Acoustics  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; international programme (English examination regulations and module handbook published)  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Location: Detmold, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Acoustic and scientific methods, measurement techniques, participation in research and development projects, with access to an electronics and audio lab, reverberation room, free-field room and wave field synthesis studio.

Career pathways

Instrument making, acoustic consulting and sound design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completed Bachelor or Diplom in Musikübertragung/Tonmeister or a comparable relevant discipline; aptitude test. Application via the muvac platform; online application with video pre-selection where required. Application deadline 1 November 2026 for aptitude tests for summer semester 2027.

Intake: Winter semester only

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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