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Bachelor of Music Kirchenmusik (ev./kath.) at Hochschule für Musik Würzburg

Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, Germany

Programme overview

Church Music (Protestant/Catholic) rests on three pillars: organ repertoire, liturgical improvisation and choral conducting, with the organ as the connecting element.

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years, 240 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Excursions and concerts on historic and contemporary organs, with elective depth in historical performance practice, jazz or popular music; many students take both denominations' programmes and receive two certificates.

Career pathways

Job prospects in church music are described as very good, with few graduates for the open posts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is by aptitude test (Eignungsprüfung), held in mid/late May; applications are made via the Muvac platform by 15 March for a Wintersemester start. Programme-specific test requirements are set out in the Qualifikationssatzung (QualS). Non-native speakers of German need CEFR B2 (artistic Bachelor) or C1 (artistic-pedagogical Bachelor) German for enrolment. The 2026 aptitude test date was 20 May 2026.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years, 240 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://www.hfm-wuerzburg.de/bewerbung

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