Admission Requirement:
Bachelor of Music or Diploma
Language requirements:
For enrolment: language certificate at least level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
- Certificate of the Goethe-Institute B1 or
- European Certificate B1 or
- UniCert I or
- a comparable language certificate
The following language certificates are accepted:
- TestDaF
- TELC
- Goethe certificate
- UNI Cert
- ÖSD certificate
In addition, language certificates according to the European Framework of Reference are also accepted by language schools that have recognized quality management certificates.
A list of recognized language schools can be found here
A list of recognized quality certificates for language courses can be found here
Students at the HfM Dresden who have received admission subject to proof of German language skills can take part in the language course offered at the HfM Dresden. Studies can only be continued in the second semester if the German exam at the HfM Dresden has been passed at the required level or, alternatively, a language certificate has been submitted according to the criteria listed above.
Please record the video from a fixed perspective (do not move the camera). You can use a smartphone or a professional camera to record. Please pay attention to a good sound. You can also record with microphones. You and your fellow players (if there are any) must be easy to see. Your hands in particular must be clearly visible (for piano and strings). At the beginning of the video, introduce yourself and say your program, looking at the camera. You have to speak German.
You can play each piece individually, and you can also cut between the pieces and the introduction. Please combine videos of different pieces into one video, if that is possible. Image and sound must be recorded at the same time, the use of a separate audio recording device is recommended.
Main subject:
Artistic presentation (15-20 minutes), with a prepared programme of ca. 45 minutes total duration, constisting of solo pieces with higher levels of difficulty.
- Snare drum: Two pieces for orchestra audition, one rudimental etude
- Timpani: Solo literature, two pieces for orchestra audition
- Mallets: A solo piece for marimba and vibraphone, and a selection of orchestral studies for xylophone from the Gschwendtner/Ulrich Probespiel Heft
- Setup: Solo literature (e.g. I. Xenakis, M. Ishi etc.)
- You may be prompted to play prima vista
The examination committee will make a selection from the prepared programme.
Course of Studies
The Study course takes place in cooperation with the Kurt Masur Academy/Orchestra Academy of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. It includes individual instrumental lessons at the college, usually with teaching musicians of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and participation in intensive rehearsals and concerts of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as CD productions and international concert tours with up to 16 orchestral performances per month
Study fee: 950,00 Euro
Monthly compensation by the Dresdner Philharmonie: 850,00 Euro brutto
Vacancies
Please check first, if your instrument has open positions announced
After applying for an advertised position via the link above, you can apply to the HfM for the Orchestral Practice Master’s degree here:
Admission Requirement:
Bachelor of Music or University Diploma
Additional requirement: Qualified job expirience of at least one year (with a copy of the work contract or proof of freelance artistic work). Practical work expirience may have been obtained during a former study course.
Language requirements:
For enrolment: language certificate at least level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
- Certificate of the Goethe-Institute B1 or
- European Certificate B1 or
- UniCert I or
- a comparable language certificate
The following language certificates are accepted:
- TestDaF
- TELC
- Goethe certificate
- UNI Cert
- ÖSD certificate
In addition, language certificates according to the European Framework of Reference are also accepted by language schools that have recognized quality management certificates.
A list of recognized language schools can be found here
A list of recognized quality certificates for language courses can be found here
Students at the HfM Dresden who have received admission subject to proof of German language skills can take part in the language course offered at the HfM Dresden. Studies can only be continued in the second semester if the German exam at the HfM Dresden has been passed at the required level or, alternatively, a language certificate has been submitted according to the criteria listed above.
Audition at the Dresden Philharmonic
The focus on orchestral practice in the Master's programme is carried out in cooperation with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra.
The application is open only to those who have already applied to the "Kurt Masur Academy", the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Academy, and have received a confirmation of participation in the audition at the Dresden Philharmonic. The application to study at the HfM Dresden is a prerequisite for participation in the audition at the Dresden Philharmonic.
Examination
After passing the trial at the Dresdner Philharmonie, an additional examination at the HfM Dresden has to be completed. Both examinations happen at the same day in the same place. The examination at the HfM consists of an:
- Artistic presentation of Orchesterstellen and Probespielkonzerte (15-20 Min). The programme should be oriented at the repertoire of the Dresdner Philharmonie e.V. Kurt Masur Akademie/Orchesterakademie trial repertoire, of the current tender period.
The Masters in Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy is a one-year consecutive course of studies. It is directed at students who can demonstrate an initial qualified university diploma with ca. 30 ECTS points in Instrumental/Vocal Pedagogy. It serves as the extension and intensification of the qualifications earned in the first study section.
- Artistic one-to-one tuition throughout. Depending on your own focus, this can also be done proportionally in the area of classical music and jazz/rock/pop. 1 SWS classic and 0,5 SWS jazz/rock/pop for students of classical instruments, or vice versa 0,5 SWS classic and 1 SWS jazz/rock/pop for students from the field of jazz/rock/pop are possible
- Setting of priorities either in the area of music education or making music in a class
Language Requirements
For application: Proof of German language skills at least at level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
For enrolment: Proof of German language skills according to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
The following language certificates are accepted:
- TestDaF
- TELC
- Goethe certificate
- UNI Cert
- ÖSD certificate
In addition, language certificates according to the European Framework of Reference are also accepted by language schools that have recognized quality management certificates.
A list of recognized language schools can be found here
A list of recognized quality certificates for language courses can be found here
Students at the HfM Dresden who have received admission subject to proof of German language skills can take part in the language course offered at the HfM Dresden. Studies can only be continued in the second semester if the German exam at the HfM Dresden has been passed at the required level or, alternatively, a language certificate has been submitted according to the criteria listed above.
- Performance in the artistic focus with free program selection (15-20 min.)
- One or two teaching sequence (s) held (15-20 min. in total) in individual, group or ensemble lessons
Please record the video from a fixed perspective (do not move the camera). You can use a smartphone or a professional camera to record. Please pay attention to a good sound. You can also record with microphones. You and your fellow players (if there are any) must be easy to see. Your hands in particular must be clearly visible (for piano and strings). At the beginning of the video, introduce yourself and say your program, looking at the camera. You have to speak German.
You can play each piece individually, and you can also cut between the pieces and the introduction. Please combine videos of different pieces into one video, if that is possible. Image and sound must be recorded at the same time, the use of a separate audio recording device is recommended.
- At least four works (for voice/classical music: arias and songs) of four different styles, genres or epochs must be prepared. These may also include improvisations, original compositions and chamber music. In the case of piano (classical music), 2 additional etudes and, in the case of more extensive works, at least 2 movements must be prepared. If the main subject in the Master's programme is to be both classical and jazz/rock/pop, at least one work (for voice/classical: aria/song) from the other area must be prepared.
- Work on a prepared ensemble piece (e.g. rhythm work, canon; 15 to 20 minutes) or an improvisation.
- Aptitude interview of approx. 15 minutes on music pedagogical issues including the submitted video as well as study and career motivation.
- If a division of the individual lessons into classical/ JRP is desired (see course content), additionally: Artistic presentation (5-10 min.) with repertoire according to your choice from the areas of jazz/rock/pop or classical
- Work on a prepared ensemble piece (for example canon, rhythm work, interpretation, 15-20 min.) with a group. An additional spontaneous task can be set
- Aptitude interview of approx. 15 minutes on music-pedagogical issues including the submitted video
Course of Studies
The international Master in New Music of the Universities of Bern, Dresden and Salzburg is a consecutive Master with a special artistic profile geared towards contemporary performance practice. It has an attractive feature in that it is held in cooperation with the Hochschulen in Bern (Hochschule der Künste) and Salzburg (Universität Mozarteum) - which gives all students the opportunity to spend one year of the four-semester course in these other cities.
It is required to have an initial job-qualifying certificate (bachelor, diploma, magister or state examination) with an instrumental or vocal focus. Additionaly, musical aptitude is tested according to the entrance examination regulations of the Music University Carl Maria von Weber Dresden.
Language requirements:
For enrolment: language certificate at least level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
- Certificate of the Goethe-Institute B1 or
- European Certificate B1 or
- UniCert I or
- a comparable language certificate
The following language certificates are accepted:
- TestDaF
- TELC
- Goethe certificate
- UNI Cert
- ÖSD certificate
In addition, language certificates according to the European Framework of Reference are also accepted by language schools that have recognized quality management certificates.
A list of recognized language schools can be found here
A list of recognized quality certificates for language courses can be found here
Students at the HfM Dresden who have received admission subject to proof of German language skills can take part in the language course offered at the HfM Dresden. Studies can only be continued in the second semester if the German exam at the HfM Dresden has been passed at the required level or, alternatively, a language certificate has been submitted according to the criteria listed above.
- 15-20-minute video with a diverse selection of pieces according to the exam conditions on site (below)
- the mastery of the playing and singing technique of new music must be demonstrated
Please record the video from a fixed perspective (do not move the camera). You can use a smartphone or a professional camera to record. Please pay attention to a good sound. You can also record with microphones. You and your fellow players (if there are any) must be easy to see. Your hands in particular must be clearly visible (for piano and strings). At the beginning of the video, introduce yourself and say your program, looking at the camera. You have to speak German.
You can play each piece individually, and you can also cut between the pieces and the introduction. Please combine videos of different pieces into one video, if that is possible. Image and sound must be recorded at the same time, the use of a separate audio recording device is recommended.
Main Artistic Subject:
The entrance examination consists of an artistic presentation with a duration of 20-25 minutes, including three pieces of New Music of distinc style. The examination will take place at the institution, within which the applicant wants to spend his first year of stuty (home institution).
As part of the examination, the applicant will be interviewed about the planned course of study. A successful examination at the home institution entitles for continuation of study in the second year of study.