Voice - Bachelor of Music
Information on the study program
The Bachelor Program
The Bachelor study program for voice aims at the development and elaboration of
- the singing technique on a high level
- the musical abilities (e.g., musical ear and memory, sense of rhythm, sense of style, creative imagination)
- interpretation abilities
- a performing and communicative expression
- an independent musical and social personality
- a general musical education, independent thinking and acting
The Bachelor study program prepares students in all mental and physical requirements for a successful career as concert and opera singers.
General Information
| Department | Voice, Music Theatre, Directing |
| Study Program | Bachelor of Music - Voice |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Selectable Emphasis | Opera/Music Theatre Concert/Song |
| Study Plan | Sample Study Plan |
| Curriculum | Curriculum Outlines |
| Course Descriptions | Click here |
| Academic Degree | Bachelor of Music |
| Prescribed Period of Study | 4 Years/8 Semesters |
| Start of Term | Winter and Summer Semester |
| Entrance Requirements | Outstanding artistic talent needs to be proved at the entrance examination. Non-German applicants without a higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) need to have some knowledge of the German language. Required are: 1. The language certificate from the Goethe Institute at the level of B.2.2. of the Common European Framework of Reference. The language certificate has to be submitted at the entrance examination at the latest. 2. In the theoretical subjects of the entrance examination applicants need to prove their musical knowledge in German. |
| Entrance Examination | Takes place twice a year: - in May/June for the winter semester - in January/February for the summer semester Applicants will be officially invited to the entrance examination by the Academy! |
| Semester Fee | Semesterticket: 172,60 € Social Contribution: 41,20 € Social Fund: 3 € AStA: 7 € Administration Fee: 50 € In Total: 273,80 € |
| Regulations | Application and admissions regulations Examination regulations Study regulations |
| Applicant and Student Advisory Office | click here |
The Entrance Examination
| Major Subject Voice | Requirements: - two arias and two songs of different style, character, language and epoch, performed by heart - for applicants older than 22 an aria by Bach or Händel is obligatory - for international applicants one piece performed in German is obligatory - one recital (dramatic or prose, no religious works and no poems) to show artistic performance abilities (performed by heart) in German The commission is entitled to demand further artistic, musical and linguistic abilities/prerequisites Preselection: Depending on the quantity of applicants the preselections takes place on one or more days. The canidate sings a piece of his/her own choice at a notified date. Additional works can be performed as well if the commission agrees. The commission is entitled to interrupt and end a performance. Technical excersises can be demanded. The preselection commission is entitled to demand further artistic, musical and linguistic abilities/prerequisites. If requested, a conversation with suggestions on the individual's artistic performance for the preparation of coming exams/auditions can be offered. The Entrance Examination: In the entrance examination the commission choses two pieces for the candidate to sing. The commission is entitled to interrupt and end a performance. In the entrance examination the recital (dramatic or prose, no religious works and no poems) is to be performed by heart and only in German. The commission is entitled to demand further artistic, musical and linguistic abilities/prerequisites. |
| Piano | - two pieces of different styles (comparable to, e.g. the classic sonatina movement, Bach Invention) - sight-playing |
| Music Theory (written and/or oral) | - music reading in treble and bass clef including the identification of the octave designation - knowledge of all major and minor keys and their accidentals - knowledge of all church modes - identifying and writing down of intervals in the octave designation - identifying and writing down of triads (in major and minor keys, diminished and augmented) and dominant seventh chords, including alterations - knowledge of every primary and secondary triad in major and minor keys |
| Aural Training (oral) | - repetition of a played short melody - tapping of a written rhythm with tying-overs and/or syncopes - identifying and singing of scales in minor and major keys as well as church modes (up and down) - repeating, identifying, and singing of intervals on octave designations (up and down) - repeating, identifying, and singing of triads and dominant seventh chords, including alterations (up and down) - sight-singing of folk songs in treble and bass clef |
Application
| Application Deadline | summer semester: December 15 winter semester: April 15 The application documents must have reached the academy by this date!!! |
| Application Fee | 30€ For more information please click here |
| Application Form | click here to apply |
