Requirements
Applications
Application for admission to a course of study can only be made by sending the appropriate application documents and by paying the application fee.
On submission of the fully completed application form before the closing dates you will be invited to the auditions for your first instrument as well as the compulsory subjects piano and music theory.
Fee
The Conference of Directors of the Music Acadamies in the Federal Republic of Germany has decided to charge a fee of 30.- € per candidate for participation in the admission procedure at all German music academies, irrespective of the intended course of study.
This fee is intended to minimize the high staff costs incurred in the preparation and carrying out of the admission procedure (e.g. providing examination boards for the individual principal subjects, compulsory piano, music theory, harmony and aural training, often in a multistage selection process).
Proof of payment - the requirement for and your entitlement to participation in the admission procedure - must be submitted with the application documents.
The pay-in slip must be countersigned by the relevant financial institution; slips not countersigned may only be submitted with the bank statement.
Pay-in slips which are not countersigned and are submitted without a bank statement will unfortunately not be recognised as having been submitted and will not entitle the applicant to participation in the admission procedure.
Failure to appear at the entrance examinations, including advance withdrawal of the application, does not entitle the applicant to a refund of the fee.
The 30,- € are to be paid as follows:
Recipient: Hochschule für Musik
Financial institution: Postbank Berlin
Account no.: 581 403 101
Bank sorting code: 100 100 10
Payment reference: applicant's name
For transfers from abroad you will also require the following details:
IBAN: DE77100100100581403101
BIC: PBNKDEFF
candidates for jazz courses please visit www.jazz-institut-berlin.de
Closing Dates
The closing dates for applications are:
- 15th December for the summer semester
- 15th April for the winter semester
The entrance examinations usually take place in
- the first week of February for the summer semester
- the first week of June for the winter semester
Entrance qualifications
Detailed information concerning entrance qualifications may be obtained in the entrance requirement booklets (Zulassungsordnung) provided for each course of study.
The entrance requirements fort he jazz courses can be found in the JIB website.
These booklets also contain entrance requirements for applicants who do not possess the usual college entrance qualifications.
Entrance examination requirements
The requirements for the entrance examinations in the individual subjects for admission to the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler or the Jazz Institute Berlin are listed in the various booklets (Zulassungsordnung).
Candidates who have already studied at another university or college, wish to pursue another area of study or apply for postgraduate studies must meet the same audition requirements and entrance qualifications as new students.
Comencement of studies
It is possible to commence studies in the semester following the entrance examinations. The only exceptions are the Stage Direction and Composition/Media music, which only admit new students at the beginning of the winter semester.
Study Information
nformation and application forms may be obtained by sending a self-addressed A5 envelope with a 1,44 EUR stamp or an international reply coupon to:
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
Charlottenstr. 55
D-10117 Berlin
or by email to:
mainka_hansjoachim@hfm.in-berlin.de
Office hours:
By appointment (tel. 030.688305-700) during the business hours of the individual departments.
Application forms and information material about courses, necessary qualifications and audition requirements are available during opening hours in front of the study administration office on the 6th floor.
General Advice
Questions and problems which crop up before and during the course of your studies can be discussed with the Advisors of Studies. They provide information and advice on:
courses of study ·
admission procedure ·
study requirements ·
conditions of study·
combinations of subjects ·
changing course or college ·
further study and choice of career ·
questions concerning changes of subject ·
study problems ·
examination problems ·
psychosocial problems ·
(e.g.personal problems affecting studies)
General Advisor of Studies
Ellengard Hattwich
Charlottenstr.55
D-10117 Berlin
Tel.: 030.688305-830
Fax: 030.688305-730
Email hattwich_ellen@hfm.in-berlin.de
Advice in person: by appointment via tel. 030.688305-700
during the departmental business hours
Advice by phone: information via the
individual departments only
Course guidance
Advisors of studies in the different departments offer guidance concerning the
- structur
- combination
- succession
of course subjects and examinations. An appointment in person or via telephone can be obtained with the advisor of studies in your main subject.
Compulsory keyboard studies
As a rule, piano is a compulsory element of every instrumental or voice study course at the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin and belongs to the obligatory part of the training. In exceptional cases the compulsory subject piano can be replaced by harpsichord studies.
Contacts
If you have further questions concerning the entrance examinations, need some tips or would like to play for a particular teacher, please contact
- the head of the appropriate department or a teacher of your main subject (reachable via the corresponding department administration office
- Ms. Kliem-Müller for compulsory piano studies
Tel.: (+49) 030.93938-426 - Prof. Ganzer for music theory
Tel.: (+49) 030.688305-885
Fees
At the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin the following fees are due each semester
- AStA (student association) fee 7,00 EUR
- Sozialbeitrag (social contribution) 30,68 EUR
(within the normal duration of studies)
- Enrolment fee 50,00 EUR
- Semester ticket 163,50 EUR
For students of the JIB, the rules of the Institute apply.
Bafög (student allowance)
Entitlement to the German student allowance is determined by the
Studentenwerk Berlin
Amt für Ausbildungsförderung
Behrenstr. 40/41
D - 10117 Berlin
Tel.: (+49) 030.202 45-0
Accommodation
The Academy of Music Hanns Eisler cannot organize accommodation. Please refer to the Studentenwerk Berlin from whom you can obtain a list of available appartments:
Studentenwerk Berlin
Hardenbergstr. 34
D - 10623 Berlin
Tel.: (+49) 030.3112.317
Recognition of qualifications
Examination results from other university level colleges can usually be accepted.
Candidates for undergratuate study who have already studied at a German academy are exempted from the entrance examinations in the compulsory subjects piano, harmony, aural training and history of music, on provision of a matriculation certificate. Exemption from the compulsory subjects can also be granted for previous studies abroad. For candidates for the JIB, the rules of the Institute apply.
Relevant subjects already studied at another college or university may be recognized after a successful entrance audition on submission of an appropriate application form for this purpose.
If the qualification gained in your home country is not equivalent to the German diploma, it is recommended that students applying for postgraduate studies first obtain a German diploma, assuming that they meet the entrance requirements.
The examining board decides
- into which semester you would be placed
- how and whether exam results from your previous college can be accepted
- into which semester you would be placed for the German diploma.
International Applicants
International applicants must present a certificate of the intermediate level exam (Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung, ZMP from the Goethe-Institute) or a certicate of the "Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache - Niveaustufe 4" from the TestDaF Institute at the entrance examination. Failure to produce this means matriculation is restricted to a maximum of 2 semesters. Apart from this, all entrance requirements are the same as for German applicants. For candidates for the JIB, the rules of the Institute apply.
Youth programme
The youth programme is specially designed to prepare highly talented young musicians (aged 11 and upwards) for a music college education.
The entrance requirements can be found in the appropriate booklets obtainable from the
Academy (Zulassungsordnung; Studium zur Förderung des musikalisch besonders begabten Nachwuchses).