Program Overview

Music Program

The teacher training programme in Music is offered in cooperation with the institution of higher education Franz Liszt Weimar.

Key Facts

• Degree: First State Exam High School
• Admission restriction: Without admission restriction (without NC)
• Duration: 10 Semesters
• Credits/ECTS: 300
• Teaching language: German
• Tuition fee: None
• Semester contribution: 313,40
• Start of studies: Winter semester, Summer semester
• Part-time possible: Yes
• Institution: University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar

Programme Content

The profession of music teacher is one of the most varied music professions, characterized by a wide range of different ways of dealing with music and types of music that you deal with professionally. The training in Music takes place in the artistic-practical part with subjects such as piano, second instrument, singing, speech training, voice training, choral conducting, practical school piano playing, music theory, aural training, and rhythmics. It also includes a music education and musicology part with the disciplines of musicology and music didactics.

Structure

As a future teacher, you will study two subjects on an equal footing and round off your pedagogical profile with an accompanying Educational Science programme. A total of 300 credit points (ECTS) are required. This subject is offered in cooperation with the institution of higher education Franz Liszt Weimar, which means that commuting between the university locations is necessary. Music can also be proven as a double subject with a Bachelor of Education or Master of Education degree. In this case, the second teaching subject is omitted, and you will then study Music and Educational Science exclusively.

What Can You Do After Your Studies?

Career Opportunities

• General Education: The typical route into school practice is via the preparatory service (traineeship). In this phase, you will further develop your practical teaching skills on the basis of your degree.
• Adult Education: Outside of the school system, there are opportunities for you to work as a teacher in the subject area of adult education.

The teaching degree completed in Thuringia is recognized in all other federal states upon formal request to the respective Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs.

Admission Requirements

• University entrance qualification
• Suitability test: The aptitude test is intended to provide evidence of a particular artistic aptitude for the chosen course of study with regard to the intended study objective.
• Initial internship: The teacher training course includes an introductory internship lasting 240 hours. You should reflect on your educational experience in dealing with children and young people in order to review your career aspirations and make a conscious decision.

Programme Details

The programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in music, including artistic-practical and music education components. The programme requires a total of 300 credit points (ECTS) and can be completed in 10 semesters. The teaching language is German, and there are no tuition fees. However, students are required to pay a semester contribution of 313,40. The programme starts in both the winter and summer semesters, and part-time study is possible.