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Bachelor of Music Chordirigieren at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Germany

Programme overview

Bachelor of Music Chordirigieren at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. Teaches the full breadth of choral repertoire with emphasis on conducting technique, rehearsal didactics, vocality and repertoire development. The aim is a cross-genre conducting education that also qualifies graduates to lead instrumental ensembles. The programme runs for 8 semesters (4 years), 240 credits, taught at Aachen, Köln.

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Core module (main-subject tuition), artistic-practical context (orchestra, chamber music, secondary subject), education (ear training, music theory, musicology), mediation (didactics), professionalisation, bachelor thesis or interdisciplinary project, and a supplementary module; the first two years are a basic study phase with many compulsory modules, followed by a main study phase in years 3 and 4.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife or a comparable higher education entrance qualification; proof of German (TestDaF level 3) for non-German-speaking applicants; pass the entrance examination: artistic-practical examination in choral conducting (about 20 minutes) and a written examination in ear training and harmony (about 4 hours).

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years)

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