• Advanced musical ability in the programme subject which must be demonstrated in the audition exam
• Applicants without German university entry permission must provide evidence of their German language skills through:
  • Language certificate B 2.2 (GER) of the Goethe Institute, ÖSD, telc GmbH or TestDaF – Level 4, DSD II, DSH I or UNIcert II.
    Language certificates must be submitted during enrolment at the latest.
  • Technical German language skills in music will be assessed during the music theory examination.

For the pre-selection the platform muvac is used.

On muvac you can link video and audio recordings from YouTube, Soundcloud, Vimeo, Youku and Dropbox on your profile.

Based on the linked audio/video recordings the pre-selection is made subsequent to the application period.

Please check that the recordings are available and accessable via the links provided (without password/no login function).

• One video or one audio recording each for the individual requirements for the repertoire  listed under no. 2.
• Piano accompaniment is not required.
• The recordings may not be cut, but must be recorded in one piece.

• 2 movements from a suite by Johann Sebastian Bach
• Head movement from a sonata
• Exposition from the head movement of a concert
• Etude by David Popper

• an étude of medium difficulty level (e.g. Popper/High School)
• one concerto movement
• one movement of a sonata with or without piano
• sight-reading

• two pieces of different styles (level of difficulty e.g. classical sonatina movement, Bach Invention)
• sight-reading

• notation in treble and bass clefs
• knowledge of keys and their accidentals in major and minor
• knowledge of major and minor scales, including modal keys
• determination and notation of intervals in designated octaves
• determination and notation of triads (major, minor, diminished, augmented) and dominant seventh chords, including reversals
• knowledge of the primary and secondary functions in major and minor
• spelling of a short cadence (four parts) according to the functional and level symbols
• analysis of two short excerpts from different musical epochs

• melody dictation (Baroque and/or classical melodies)
• rhythmic dictation (binary and ternary rhythms with slurs and/or syncopation)
• determination of major and minor scales as well as modal scales
• determination and notation of intervals of designated octaves
• determination of triads and dominant seventh chords with inversions (ascending and descending)
• aural analysis of two short music examples from different musical epochs

• Applicants for undergraduate studies who have already studied at a RKM-recognized German music school and are applying to transfer to HFM are exempt from taking the exams in piano, composition, and ear training if they are able to provide a matriculation certificate/certificate of enrolment.

• For winter semester: 15 April
• For summer semester: 15 November

• For winter semester: May/June
• For summer semester: January/February

• Bachelor of Music with 240 credits or equivalent in the same subject as the Masters programme
• Advanced musical ability in the programme subject which must be demonstrated in the audition exam

For the pre-selection the platform muvac is used.

On muvac you can link video and audio recordings from YouTube, Soundcloud, Vimeo, Youku and Dropbox on your profile.

Based on the linked audio/video recordings the pre-selection is made subsequent to the application period.

Please check that the recordings are available and accessable via the links provided (without password/no login function).

• One video or one audio recording each for the individual requirements for the repertoire  listed under no. 2.
• Piano accompaniment is not required.
• The recordings may not be cut, but must be recorded in one piece.

• 2 movements from a suite by Johann Sebastian Bach
• Head movement from a sonata
• Exposition from the head movement of a concert
• 1 work of free choice after 1960

• Four movements from four different works of four different styles, one being baroque.

• For winter semester: 15 April
• For summer semester: 15 November

• For winter semester: May/June
• For summer semester: January/February

• Master of Music or equivalent in the same subject as the Konzertexamen programme with a final grade of at least 1,3
• Advanced musical ability in the programme subject which must be demonstrated in the audition exam

For the pre-selection the platform muvac is used.

On muvac you can link video and audio recordings from YouTube, Soundcloud, Vimeo, Youku and Dropbox on your profile.

Based on the linked audio/video recordings the pre-selection is made subsequent to the application period.

Please check that the recordings are available and accessable via the links provided (without password/no login function).

• One video or one audio recording each for the individual requirements for the repertoire  listed under no. 2.
• Piano accompaniment is not required.
• The recordings may not be cut, but must be recorded in one piece.

• Johann Sebastian Bach - 1 Prelude from Suite No. IV or V or VI
• Exposition from Haydn D Major Cello Concerto
• Exposition from Dvorak Cello Concerto
• 1 work of choice after 1960

• four complete works of four different styles, one of which must be Baroque and the other Classical

• For winter semester: 15 April
• For summer semester: 15 November

• For winter semester: May/June
• For summer semester: January/February

• Advanced musical ability and skill
• No older than 18 years old
• Proof of school enrolment

For the pre-selection the platform muvac is used.

On muvac you can link video and audio recordings from YouTube, Soundcloud, Vimeo, Youku and Dropbox on your profile.

Based on the linked audio/video recordings the pre-selection is made subsequent to the application period.

Please check that the recordings are available and accessable via the links provided (without password/no login function).

• One video or one audio recording each for the individual requirements for the repertoire listed under no. 2.
• Piano accompaniment is not required.
• The recordings may not be cut, but must be recorded in one piece.

• 2 pieces from different epochs

The audition exam is composed of two parts:

• two works from at least two stylistic epochs
• examination of instrumental technique

The works are to be selected by the applicant and should be age and skill-appropriate.

• For winter semester: 15 April
• For summer semester: 15 November

• For winter semester: May/June
• For summer semester: January/February