Artistic practice and performance

Basic courses

• Instrumental performance
  (The following are available as principal subjects: violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion/timpani, harp, organ)
• Piano
• Conducting
• Composition
• Voice / Opera
• Instrumental teaching
  (The following are available as principal subjects: piano, harpsichord, harp, accordion, guitar, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, viola da gamba, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, recorder [melody instruments], percussion, organ)
• Elementary music teaching
• Rhythmics
• Church music B
• JazzRockPop (for performance or teaching)
• Popular music
• Acting

Advanced courses

• Professional performance / Artistic training (supplementary course)
  Focus areas: chamber music (ensemble subject), piano chamber music for pianists without a regular ensemble, orchestral solo literature, ancient music (ensemble subject), new music (ensemble subject), opera répétiteur / répétiteuse, lieder interpretation
• Solo class
• Conducting children's and youth choirs
• Church music A
• Music teaching

Length of courses, degrees awarded

Germany is currently reorganising its degree courses in order to award the internationally recognised Bachelor's and Master's degrees. The HMTH is planning to introduce these in the Winter Semester 2009/10 (except in Acting). The introduction of Bachelor's and Master's degree courses does not imply any changes with regard to course content or the typical individual tuition and teaching in small groups.

There are a various Master's degree courses designed to build on any of the courses listed above, so that anyone already holding a Bachelor's degree can pursue postgraduate studies for a Master's degree at the HMTH. In addition, there are some interesting new areas of study such as conducting children's and youth choirs or theory of music. Bachelor's courses last eight semesters, Master's courses four.

The latest information on the new courses will be posted here as from January 2010.

Teacher training courses

• Music teaching for schools (former course) = Music as major subject in the "Joint Bachelor's Degree Programme"
  The Bachelor's degree in two subjects (major and minor subject) offered jointly with Leibniz University Hanover is not exclusively a teaching qualification, but it entitles graduates to enrol for the Master's degree course for a higher secondary teaching qualification. For information on the whole range of subjects offered under this Joint Bachelor's Degree programme, please visit www.uni-hannover.de
• Education for special needs with music as minor subject
  Students following the Bachelor's degree course in Education for Special Needs at the Leibniz University Hanover can choose music as their minor subject.

Length of courses, degrees awarded

Bachelor's courses last eight semesters, Master's courses four.

Academic courses

• Media management
• Media and music
• Music research and music education/communication

Length of courses, degrees awarded

There are courses in media management leading both to a Bachelor's and to a Master's degree. In the other two subject areas, only Master's degree courses are offered. Academic Bachelor's courses last six semesters, Master's courses four.

Applications and Admissions

Students can begin courses at the University of Music and Drama Hanover only at the start of the winter semester.

Admission to courses at the University of Music and Drama Hanover is on the basis of an assessment procedure in the course of which the student must demonstrate his or her particular artistic aptitude.

Dates of admission examinations

Acting: late February to early March
Media management, Media and music: mid-July
All other courses: mid-June

Financial assistance and other aspects of studying

There are a constantly growing number of scholarship schemes which provide many students with financial and material support, thus facilitating their studies and improving the conditions under which they can live and work.
Studying at the HMTH means both contact and exchange with like-minded people and the creation of important networks in one's own professional area which extend far beyond the University itself.

Important addresses and persons to contact

Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover
(University of Music and Drama Hanover)

Immatrikulationsamt (Registrations Office)
Hindenburgstr. 2-4
30175 Hanover
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)511 3100-7223/-7224
Fax: +49 (0)511 3100-7200

Email: beate.roch@hmt-hannover.de
Email: ursula.schreiber@hmt-hannover.de

Further information on courses, applications and deadlines for applications»