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Master of Music Instrumentalpaedagogik (Instrumental Pedagogy) at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Programme overview

The Master's programme builds the competences needed to work independently as an instrumental teacher, freelance or at a music school, vocational school or academy, and qualifies for teaching in instrumental didactics at an academy or university.

Faculty: Music  |  Department: Instrumentalpaedagogik  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Sommersemester and Wintersemester  |  Location: Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Study follows either an artistic-pedagogical or an educational-scientific profile, chosen after the second semester, with artistic and technical development on the main instrument, an overview of learning fields and teaching methods, and academic working skills.

Career pathways

Instrumental teacher, freelance or at music schools, vocational schools and academies; teaching in instrumental didactics at academies or universities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professionally qualifying degree in the relevant main instrument, sufficient German, and a passed entrance examination (practical examination on the main instrument, teaching demonstration and colloquium; digital pre-round for piano, viola, violin, cello, percussion, bassoon and trumpet). Application period for Sommersemester 2027: 30 September to 1 December 2026.

Intake: Sommersemester and Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.hfmdk-frankfurt.de/thema/bewerben

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