Due to the complexity of knowledge the professional market demands from graduates, essential working fields of a répétiteur can only be studied exemplarily during the Bachelor’s course; the Master’s programme will cover them in-depth. Knowledge expansion regards both the repertoire and study fields that had been introduced but not deepened during the first cycle. (Conducting can be taken as an example here: While Bachelor’s graduates are familiar with only the foundations, Master’s graduates will be trained comprehensively with focus on artistic expression.)

One crucial target of the study course is to enable students to work independently and to take over managerial tasks as well (e. g. leading of ensembles). That also applies to the administrative area. Students are qualified to work as production directors, e. g. at theatres, being responsible for all musical-related stages of a production.

The study programme has been designed in such a way that there is a practice-related element in each semester (attendance of rehearsals, internship at an opera house/musical theatre, singers’ coaching). In that respect, accompaniment and coaching of singers is the part that is particularly important.

After all, the aim of the study course is to educate graduates who are accepted by the professional market due to an extensive knowledge and understanding of the diverse challenges of accompaniment and coaching. They are able to work with all artistic partners (singers, choirs, instrumental ensembles etc.).

Curriculum

• Official Length of the programme: two years, 120 ECTS-credits
• Start of the course: winter semester as well as summer semester
• Application period: 1 October to 15 November for the summer semester. 1 March to 15 April for the winter semester.
• University Degree: Master of Music
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