Applicants who wish to enrol at the University of Music and Theatre have to provide proof of entitlement (normally: “Abitur” – general/specialized higher education entrance qualification or foreign equivalent). As an exception for music studies and on request, this document might be complemented or replaced by a certificate verifying the passed entrance examination to the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock. Applicants also need to have completed their compulsory education or will presumably have done so before they start their studies.

• Official Length of the programme: four years, 240 ECTS-credits
• Start of the course: winter semester as well as summer semester
• Application period: The entrance examination is suspended and will not be possible until the winter semester of 2027/28 at the earliest.
• University Degree: Bachelor of Music
• Teachers

The aim of the first major in orchestral conducting is to develop individual physical expression and to learn the technical skills that are helpful and necessary for conducting an orchestra. Lessons are usually held on pianos, but there are also regular sessions with the university orchestras and professional orchestras in the country. Examinations are currently taken with the university orchestra and students have the opportunity to conduct an opera and a concert.
The aim of the second main subject, accompaniment, is to learn the standard opera and operetta repertoire on the piano, which not only makes it much easier to study scores, but also enables students to work with singers and thus optimally prepares them for the most common career entry. 

Making the orchestra audible on the piano, quickly grasping complex structures in prima vista playing, as well as the mutual artistic fertilisation of conducting and repetition should further enhance the knowledge and skills of the main subjects.

In addition, there are lessons in choral conducting, score playing, basso continuo, piano, improvisation and song composition. Chamber music as well as early and contemporary music are fields in which valuable conducting experience can also be gained.

Theoretical and scientific subjects are an essential part of the degree programme, which are indispensable for developing a sound and gaining knowledge through analysis.

In view of changes on the labour market, career planning and project management as well as health aspects and stress management must not be neglected. A particular advantage of our university is the strong communication structure between the institutes. This results in joint rehearsals or teaching situations which, in addition to the learning effect, strengthen the individual as a team.

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