Guitar | Accordion | Saxophone | Recorder
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Accordion
The Accordion study programme, established in 2009, trains musicians who want to give accordion concerts or teach the instrument. This major artistic subject area emphasises mastering as wide a repertoire as possible. The course consists of building a repertoire and working at different acoustic and playing techniques so that the student has the opportunity to explore the possibilities of their instrument. A further goal of the training is to create a musical and stylistic understanding of the accordion literature for solo and chamber music, and of arrangements from different stylistic periods. The study programme emphasises both traditional and contemporary works. The study of contemporary music is the emphasis of the FONA project, ‘Formation Neues Akkordeon’, which promotes research into the acoustics of the modern accordion with all its facets and the artistic practice of its repertoire, and a commitment to this is one of the stated goals of HfM’s accordion class. Supplementary classes offer students the opportunity to venture into other areas, such as the elective jazz course. The students learn the basic elements of jazz improvisation, which will have fundamental importance for their future work as freelance musicians. HfM’s accordion class has won prizes at the Klingenthal Accordion Competition and the Spanish Arrasate Hiria Accordion Competition, in addition to winning inter-college competitions and numerous grants; all of these achievements are testimony to its high artistic standards.
Guitar
The most recent instruments to be adopted as part of Detmold University of Music’s classical study programme have been the guitar and the saxophone, and these have now become an established part of HfM’s everyday musical programme. With a few exceptions they are not orchestral instruments, so they tend to be involved more in chamber music activities. The reputation of the Detmold guitar class is closely associated with the Amadeus Guitar Duo, one of the most high-profile of all guitar duos. Former guitar class students are to be found on the teaching staff of colleges all over the world. Instruction focusses on a wide repertoire of solo works, chamber music and contemporary music, in addition to 300 concertos written expressly for guitar.
Saxophone
Study of the classical saxophone at Detmold began at the end of the 1980s. The first Chair of Classical Saxophone in Germany was established in 1997 at the Dortmund campus of Detmold University of Music. The repertoire of the saxophone forms a broad arc reaching from the French and American Schools to contemporary music today. The students have opportunities for ensemble playing within the saxophone class. In 2017 a concert examination for classical saxophone was introduced at Detmold University of Music.
Unfortunately, official documents are only available in German so far. Please consider the panel "Studiengangsdokumente" here.
Unfortunately, official documents are only available in German so far. Please consider the panel "Studiengangsdokumente" here.
Unfortunately, official documents are only available in German so far. Please consider the panel "Studiengangsdokumente" here.
Winter semester
Bachelor/ Master/ Concert exam: 15.02. - 15.03.
Summer semester
Bachelor/Master/Concert exam: 01.10. - 01.11.
Please apply to the Detmold University of Music via the online platform muvac.
- First of all, create your muvac candidate profile with as detailed information as possible.
- Then select the degree program you are interested in amongst the vacancies directly in muvac under Institutions – Hochschule für Musik Detmold. It is important that you upload your complete application documents and your video for the pre-selection (if required for your degree program). Check beforehand that your video meets all the requirements.
- A processing fee of 50.00 Euros will be charged for the application. Please note: a refund is not possible.
Important: Please check in your e-mails afterwards that you have received a confirmation e-mail. You will be informed about the status of your application via muvac.
The probable dates of the aptitude tests can be found here.
The following requirements must be met for the chosen study programme:
- evidence of the higher education entrance qualification
- successful completion of the aptitude test
- evidence of knowledge of German
- evidence of health insurance
- evidence of payment of the semester fee
| Preliminary round | No preliminary round |
| Audition | A programme of at least 20 minutes from different musical periods, for example:
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| Preliminary round | Video recording: 10-15 minutes, at least two works from different musical periods. |
| Audition | A 30 minutes programme, works from three different musical periods, including:
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| Preliminary round | Video recording: 10-15 minutes of the audition repertoire |
| Audition | A programme of at least 30 minutes, only complete works,
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| Preliminary round | Video recording: at least 20 minutes of your audition programme. |
| Audition | A programme of at least 20 minutes from different musical periods (sonatas, concerti etc.) Only one work may be a transcription. Sight-reading may be required. |
The compulsory subjects for the Bachelor programme Freelance Musician are the following:
- The compulsory instrument can be an orchestral instrument, piano or voice.
- Compulsory instrument orchestral instruments:performance of two easier pieces from different musical periods. Level of difficulty at least “lower grade” (“Unterstufe” according to the definition in the teaching plan of the Verband deutscher Musikschulen).
- Compulsory Subject Singing: Two pieces (e.g. Lied, aria, unaccompanied song or an unaccompanied folksong) are to be performed from memory. One piece must be in the German language.
- Compulsory Instrument Piano (The examination must be taken in the compulsory subject piano if the application for Bachelor of Music Freischaffender Musiker has the main instrument organ, saxophone or timpani/percussion.):
Performance of two easy piano pieces from different musical periods, e.g. J. S. Bach: Kleine Präludien; classical sonatinas; Schumann: Album für die Jugend; Bartók: Microcosmos III/IV. - Music Theory: Demonstration of a command of "General Music Theory", basic knowledge of harmony. Written test of 60 minutes duration: notation, beat/rhythm, intervals, scales (incl. church modes), chord structure. Continuation of a given melody; elementary 2-part linear and 4-part homophonic song setting; (supplementary oral examination if necessary).Example
- Aural Skills: Examination of giftedness and previous education. Written test of about 60 minutes duration: time signatures, recognition of a melody, rhythmisation of a tone sequence, interval and chord dictation, simple 2-part movement, melodic memory task, recognition of rhythmic and melodic errors.Example
To prepare for the aptitude test in the subjects music theory and ear training, you can use our newly developed tutorials and exercises:
1. Register for free on detmoldmusictools.de
2. Select the course 003 aptitude test at HfM Detmold or use the following link: https://detmoldmusictools.de/index.php?cmd=courseManager&mod=course&action=show&courseId=362
The Deutsche Tonkünstlerverband offers preparatory courses in music theory and ear training for the aptitude test in Detmold.
The following requirements must be met for the chosen study programme:
- artistic or educational Bachelor's degree or diploma, final university examination if applicable, church music if applicable
- successful completion of the aptitude test
- aptitude test for specific electives if applicable
- evidence of knowledge of German
- evidence of health insurance
- evidence of payment of the semester fee
| Accordion | |
| Preliminary round | Video recording: 10-15 minutes, at least two works from different musical periods. |
Audition | At least 45 minutes programme from different musical periods including contemporary repertoire, to include:
Assessment criteria:
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| Recorder | |
| Preliminary round | Video recording: 20 minutes of the audition repertoire |
Audition | A programme of at least 45 minutes with demanding repertoire from different musical periods, as well as contemporary repertoire and possibly etudes. Only complete works. |
| Guitar | |
| Preliminary round | No preliminary round |
Audition | A programme of at least 45 minutes with demanding repertoire from different musical periods and genres, for example:
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| Saxophone | |
| Preliminary round | Video recording: at least 20 minutes, repertoire from different musical periods. |
Präsenzprüfung | A programme of at least 45 minutes with demanding repertoire from different musical periods, including contemporary music and possibly etudes. Sight reading is eventually required. |
The following requirements must be met for the chosen study programme:
- artistic or educational Bachelor's degree or diploma, final university examination if applicable, church music if applicable
- successful completion of the aptitude test
- aptitude test for specific electives if applicable
- evidence of knowledge of German
- evidence of health insurance
- evidence of payment of the semester fee
| Accordion | |
| Preliminary round | Video recording: 20 minutes of the audition repertoire, at least two works from different musical periods. |
Audition | At least 30 minutes chamber music programme from different musical periods, including contemporary work. One work should be played solo. |
| Recorder | |
| Preliminary round | Video recording: 20 minutes of the audition repertoire |
Audition | A programme of at least 30 minutes, chamber music works from different musical periods, including contemporary work. At least one work should be for three ore more players. |
| Guitar | |
| Preliminary round | No preliminary round |
Audition | A programme of at least 30 minutes of chamber music repertoire from different musical periods, including contemporary work. At least one work should be for 3 or more players. |
| Saxophone | |
| Preliminary round | Video recording: at least 20 minutes, repertoire from different musical periods. |
Audition | 2-3 works chosen from different musical periods for chamber music ensemble (three or more players). Only one work may be a Duo. |
| Accordion | |
| Preliminary round | Video recording: at least 20 minutes of the audition repertoire. |
Audition | At least 30 minutes of programme with challenging repertoire from different musical periods, as well as contemporary repertoire and possibly etudes. Only complete works. Assessment criteria:
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| Recorder | |
| Preliminary round | Video recording: 20 minutes of the audition repertoire |
Audition | A programme of at least 30 minutes with repertoire from different musical periods, as well as contemporary repertoire and possibly etudes. Only complete works. |
| Guitar | |
| Preliminary round | No preliminary round |
Audition | A programme of at least 45 minutes with demanding repertoire from different musical periods and genres, for example:
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| Saxophone | |
| Preliminary round | No preliminary round |
Audition | A programme of at least 30 minutes withworks from different musical periods, for example:
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The following requirements must be met for the chosen study programme:
- successful completion of a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in artistic instrumental studies or singing or an equivalent diploma
- successful completion of the aptitude test
- evidence of health insurance
- evidence of payment of the semester fee
| Preliminary round | A video programme of minimum 30 minutes should be sent in advance for a pre-selection of applicants. |
| Audition | The 1st audition round consists of an artistic presentation by the applicant or the string quartet or piano trio in front of an expert commission. For this presentation, the expert commission selects circa 20 minutes from the 60-minute programme proposal. The expert commission decides on whether the applicant proceeds to the 2nd round. |
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. Please visit us during our opening hours or write a mail to the following address:
Current:
For the winter semester 2024/25, there will only be aptitude tests in the field of instrumental pedagogy with the saxophone as the main instrument.