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Master of Music in Theory and Composition: Musiktheorie at Hochschule für Musik Würzburg

Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, Germany

Programme overview

The two-year Master in Music Theory is a classic postgraduate programme for graduates of school music, composition, conducting, church music, instrumental pedagogy and other artistic Bachelors, or a continuation of a Bachelor in Music Theory; completion permits applying for a doctorate.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years, 120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Individual tuition in the artistic core subjects Tonsatz, analysis and ear training (Tonsatz plus one of the other two as emphasis); minor subjects deepen research skills in source study, music-theoretical writing and presentation, and artistic skills in instrumentation, figured-bass and score playing, ensemble leadership and ensemble participation; methodological training ends with practice teaching; the third core subject or Minor Musikforschung can be added.

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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 C1 for enrolment.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years, 120 ECTS)

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

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