Classical Music - Instrumental (B.Mus.)
210 ECTS
For whom
For instrumentalists of classical music, including chamber music and early music as major subjects.
Key features
High-level classical education and soloist training on the major instrument; practice-oriented; extensive rehearsing with ensembles and orchestras; with transtraditional characteristics, such as performing with musicians from various musical traditions and elements from global music history; with teaching courses such as didactics; historical counterpoint and performance practice, project-based with sound workshops; career-oriented modules such as music curation; innovative modules such as music and health, music and AI.
Major subjects
Keyboard instruments (piano, harpsichord); plucked instruments (guitar, lute, harp); brass instruments (horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba); string instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass); woodwind instruments (clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe, bassoon); percussion.
Structure of Studies
Example: Bachelor of Music – Instrumental
1st Semester – 30 ECTS
• Major Instrument
• Sight-Reading
• Music Theory and World History of Music • Sound Workshop / Minor Instrument
• Music Psychology
• Elective course from a diverse selection of 12 practice-based or research-oriented modules*
2nd Semester – 30 ECTS
• Major Instrument
• Sight-Reading
• Music Theory and World History of Music • Sound Workshop / Minor Instrument
• Stage Fright Training
• Music and Health
• Elective course from a diverse selection of 12 practice-based or research-oriented modules*
3rd Semester – 30 ECTS
• Major Instrument / Chamber Music
• Music Theory and World Music Organology
• Sound Workshop / Minor Instrument
• Transtraditional Music Pedagogy and Didactics
• Elective course from a diverse selection of 12 practice-based or research-oriented modules*
4th Semester – 30 ECTS
• Major Instrument / Chamber Music
• Music Theory and World History of Music
• Sound Workshop / Minor Instrument
• Transtraditional Music Pedagogy and Didactics
• Electroacoustic Music and Instruments
• Elective course from a diverse selection of 12 practice-based or research-oriented modules*
5th Semester – 30 ECTS
• Major Instrument / Chamber Music / Historical Performance Practice
• Music Theory / Transtraditional Aesthetics
• Digital Music Production / Conducting
• Transtraditional Music Pedagogy and Didactics
• Transtraditional Rhythmic and Aesthetics
• Elective course from a diverse selection of 12 practice-based or research-oriented modules*
6th Semester – 30 ECTS
• Major Instrument / Chamber Music / Historical Performance Practice
• Music Management / Music and Law
• Digital Music Production / Conducting
• Elective course from a diverse selection of 12 practice-based or research-oriented modules*
7th Semester – 30 ECTS
• Major Instrument / Chamber Music / Performance Practice
• History and Stylistics of the Major Instrument Open Project
• Elective course from a diverse selection of 12 practice-based or research-oriented modules*
Elective courses
* Techniques and instruments from other traditions
introduction to instrument building (acoustic or digital)
computer composition
music recording
sound installation and sound art
music as interdisciplinary media art
introduction to ethnographic field research
introduction to artistic research
transhuman music
music and artificial intelligence
music curating