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Application & Requirements Voice Meisterklasse

Entrance Examination

Admission Requirement:

A prerequisite for application to the Artistic Graduate Studies (3rd Cycle) Meisterklasse is a completed university degree.

Application:

The following documents must be submitted with the application for the entrance examination:

  • a curriculum vitae with essential details of previous education and, if applicable, practical training/activity;
  • a passport photograph of the applicant;
  • copy(s) of the most recent academic degree certificate;
  • a statement as to whether the applicant is enrolled at another German university of music at the time of application;
  • proof of payment of the processing fee in the amount of € 50.00;
  • the program prepared for the entrance examination (see appendix to the study regulations);
  • Expert opinions from two teaching and/or artistic personalities not older than one year;
  • Proof of German or English language skills at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;

German Language Requirements:

For applicants who have not completed their Abitur or previous university degree at a German-speaking institution: Proof of German language skills corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Proof of German language skills is possible in all other cases through the following certificates:

  • TestDaF
  • TELC
  • Goethe Certificate
  • UNICert
  • ÖSD-Certificate

In addition, language certificates according to the European Framework of Reference are also accepted from language schools that have recognized quality management certificates.
You can find a list of recognized language schools here
A list of recognized certificates for language courses can be found here

English Language Requirements:

For applicants who have not taken their high school diploma equivalent or previous college degree at an English-speaking institution. Proof of English language proficiency is possible in all other cases through the following certificates:

  • Cambridge Certificate
  • IELTS
  • TELC
  • TOEFL

 

Video preselection:

A video file must be uploaded with the application documents. The video must be designed as follows:

  • a video (approx. 20-30 minutes) with an artistic presentation of a challenging and diverse program. The program should be based on the requirements for the on-site entrance examination.

A fixed camera is to be used for recording; the use of cell phones, tablets, etc. is possible. Image and sound are to be recorded together; the use of a separate audio recording device is recommended. At the beginning of the video, the applicant must briefly introduce him/herself in German or English as well as announce the program while looking into the camera. The required pieces must be recorded uncut, editing is allowed between the individual pieces and the introduction. The video recordings can be submitted either in several files or as a complete video. The applicant must be clearly recognizable in the video clip. Répétiteurs and singers - if provided - must also be clearly recognizable. The video must not be older than one year; this must be proven in a suitable manner (for example, by verbally announcing the date at the beginning of the video).

 

 

On-site Examination:

 

The entrance examination consists of two parts:

  1. An artistic presentation (up to 20 minutes) in the artistic focus. The commission selects parts from the prepared program.

  2. An oral examination (approx. 10 minutes), which can be conducted either in German or English. Applicants should be able to demonstrate the following competencies in rudimentary form in an interview with the commission members:

    • Present, discuss and defend findings from their art discipline,
    • identify artistic issues independently,
    • Ideas for developing new repertoire,
    • Ideas for the innovative design of programs,
    • Ideas for the further development of artistic methods,
    • Ability to relate theoretical and methodological knowledge to the goals of master class study,
    • Ideas for the implementation of tutorials for or in cooperation with students of the HfM Dresden and/or students of the Sächsischen Landesgymnasiums für Musik,
    • Reflection on one's own artistic work,
    • examination of the role of the artist in society.

 

Requirements in the opera major:

  • Five demanding opera arias or opera scenes from different styles and language areas.
  • one aria in German and one aria by Mozart
  • one extensive recitative (may be attached to an aria)
  • five songs of own choice

Requirements in the concert major:
60 minute program, including:

  • one or parts of the following song cycles (or a cycle of comparable difficulty):
    • L. v. Beethoven "An die ferne Geliebte" (To the Distant Beloved)
    • F. Schubert "Die schöne Müllerin", "Die Winterreise"
    • R. Schumann 12 songs op. 35, song circle op. 39, "Dichterliebe" op. 48
    • J. Brahms "Die schöne Magelone" op. 33, "Lieder und Gesänge" op. 57
    • H. Wolf "Italian Songbook
    • R. Strauss Eight Poems op. 10, Songs op. 68
    • A. Berg Seven early songs
    • A. Schoenberg "The book of the hanging gardens
  • in addition 20 minutes of song program with songs from different styles and languages
  • and two arias from oratorio or concerto, one of them from the Bach/Händel period

The exam can be done with own pianist or duo partner.
 

Aufnahmeprüfung

Admission Requirement:

A prerequisite for application to the Artistic Graduate Studies (3rd Cycle) Meisterklasse is a completed university degree.

Application:

The following documents must be submitted with the application for the entrance examination:

  • a curriculum vitae with essential details of previous education and, if applicable, practical training/activity;
  • a passport photograph of the applicant;
  • copy(s) of the most recent academic degree certificate;
  • a statement as to whether the applicant is enrolled at another German university of music at the time of application;
  • proof of payment of the processing fee in the amount of € 50.00;
  • the program prepared for the entrance examination (see appendix to the study regulations);
  • Expert opinions from two teaching and/or artistic personalities not older than one year;
  • Proof of German or English language skills at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;

German Language Requirements:

For applicants who have not completed their Abitur or previous university degree at a German-speaking institution: Proof of German language skills corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Proof of German language skills is possible in all other cases through the following certificates:

  • TestDaF
  • TELC
  • Goethe Certificate
  • UNICert
  • ÖSD-Certificate

In addition, language certificates according to the European Framework of Reference are also accepted from language schools that have recognized quality management certificates.
You can find a list of recognized language schools here
A list of recognized certificates for language courses can be found here

English Language Requirements:

For applicants who have not taken their high school diploma equivalent or previous college degree at an English-speaking institution. Proof of English language proficiency is possible in all other cases through the following certificates:

  • Cambridge Certificate
  • IELTS
  • TELC
  • TOEFL

 

Videovorauswahl:

Mit den Bewerbungsunterlagen ist eine Videodatei hochzuladen. Bitte dazu mit den Bewerbungsunterlagen einreichen:

  • ein Video (ca. 20 Minuten) mit einer künstlerischen Präsentation von Liedliteratur verschiedener Stilepochen und Sprachen
  • die Aufnahme sollte nicht älter als ein Jahr sein

 

A fixed camera is to be used for recording; the use of cell phones, tablets, etc. is possible. Image and sound are to be recorded together; the use of a separate audio recording device is recommended. At the beginning of the video, the applicant must briefly introduce him/herself in German or English as well as announce the program while looking into the camera. The required pieces must be recorded uncut, editing is allowed between the individual pieces and the introduction. The video recordings can be submitted either in several files or as a complete video. The applicant must be clearly recognizable in the video clip. Répétiteurs and singers - if provided - must also be clearly recognizable. The video must not be older than one year; this must be proven in a suitable manner (for example, by verbally announcing the date at the beginning of the video).

 

On-site entrance exam:

If the submitted video was assessed as "passed", you will be invited to the entrance examination at the HfM Dresden. The entrance exam includes:

  1. Repertoire von 30 Minuten:
    • Liederzyklen (auch komplette Opuszahlen, z.B.: J. Brahms op.32 und A. Berg op.2)
    • … oder …
    • Teile von Zyklen z.B. (J. Brahms Op. 32 und A. Berg Op. 2 oder Fr. Schubert Winterreise Nr. 1 bis 12)
  2. Repertoire von 35 Minuten:
    • Anspruchsvolle Liedliteratur unterschiedlicher Stilepochen und Sprachen (jeweils mindestens drei). Darunter 2 Lieder von Franz Schubert.
  3. Soloklavier, Dauer von 5 bis 8 Minuten:
    • ein Werk von Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann oder Johannes Brahms

Die Kommission trifft eine 20-minütige Auswahl aus dem vorbereiteten Programm.

 

Studieninhalte

Duration:

4 Semester


Qualification:

Meisterklassenexamen

 

Inhalte

  • individuelles Studienprogramm, dessen Konzept und Durchführung zu Beginn des Studiums zwischen Studierenden und Lehrkraft festgelegt wird
  • Vertiefung und Spezialisierung von Kenntnissen, Fähigkeiten und Fertigkeiten in den Bereichen Aufführung, Reflexion und Unterrichten
  • Förderung eigenständiger künstlerischer Entwicklungsvorhaben und reflektiernde, intellektuelle und theoretische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Vorhaben über die Vervollkommnung rein künstlerischer Aspekte hinaus
  • Förderung der Vorbereitung auf eine solistische Berufstätigkeit.
  • Übernahme von Aufgaben in der Hochschullehre in Form von Tutorien
  • Vorspiele, Konzerte und Wettbewerbsteilnahmen sind erwünscht
  • Ziel ist die Bildung einer vielseitigen Persönlichkeit mit herausragendem künstlerischem Profil