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Bachelor of Music Elementary Music Education (Elementare Musikpädagogik, EMP) at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, Germany

Programme overview

Programme that trains innovative music educators who can work in educational institutions and on the free market, in interdisciplinary, elementary and process-oriented artistic and pedagogical contexts. Particular weight is placed on linking artistic and pedagogical competence.

Faculty: Institute for Elementary Music Education  |  Department: Institute for Elementary Music Education  |  Duration: 8 semesters (4 years), 240 ECTS  |  Study mode: German-taught, full-time; degree: Bachelor of Music  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Observation placements in group teaching with different target groups and close practice supervision; practice groups of different age levels at the university and in music schools.

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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: Winter semester

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years), 240 ECTS

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

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