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Bachelor of Music Choral Conducting (Chordirigieren) at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, Germany

Programme overview

Undergraduate programme with choral conducting as main subject alongside singing and piano; score and piano-reduction playing are taught throughout, with analysis, instrumentation, orchestral conducting and ensemble practice.

Faculty: Instrumental/vocal institutes  |  Department: Instrumental/vocal institutes  |  Duration: 8 semesters (4 years), 240 ECTS  |  Study mode: German-taught, full-time; degree: Bachelor of Music  |  Intake: Summer and winter semester  |  Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Each semester students can conduct in a project with the chamber choir or university choir, and every winter semester there is a chance to conduct the university choir with a professional orchestra.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application periods: 5 Oct to 9 Nov 2026 (summer semester 2027) and 1 Mar to 1 Apr 2027 (winter semester 2027/28), via the online application portal. Admission is by entrance examination: a video preselection round followed by an on-site examination consisting of a general examination (aural training and music theory tests) and an examination in the artistic main subject. Applicants without a Hochschulreife may apply through the Begabtenprüfung (written essay and colloquium on general education).

Intake: Summer and winter semester

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years), 240 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.hmdk-stuttgart.de/bewerbungsportal

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