Teacher Education Programme - Instrumental Music Education (Bachelor)

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| Foto: Johannes Gellner

Creativity. Experimentation. Openness.
Enthusiasm. Temperament. Activity.
Community. Commitment. Participation.
Planning. Communicating. Conveying.
Challenge. Courage. Persistence.
Absorption. Unfolding. Leisure.
Teacher Education in Music Education and Instrumental Music Education means: Diversity

In the teacher training programme Music Education and Instrumental Music Education you can experience and live music: theoretical and deliberately practically oriented glimpses of a variety of disciplines enable and support the personal (artistic) growth of the students. By gaining knowledge in music pedagogic, future teachers can help their students in finding their individual approaches to music.


 

Professors and equivalents

Bästlein, Ulf Univ.Prof. Mag.art. Dr.phil.   Professur für Gesang

Bezuijen, Adrianus Univ.Prof.   Professur für Gesang

Byers, Mardi Univ.Prof.   Gastprofessur für Gesang

DeRose, Dena Univ.Prof.   Professur für Gesang - Jazz

Egger, Bertram Univ.Prof. Mag.art.   Professur für Klarinette

Eibinger, Thomas Univ.Prof. Mag.art.   Professur für Posaune

Falger, Dominika Mag.art. Mag.art. Privatdozentin   Universitätsdozentin für Violine

Faludy, Krisztina O.Univ.Prof.   Professur für Fagott

Füzessery, Zoltan Mag.art. Dr. artium Privatdozent   Universitätsdozent für Klavier

Gritsch, Bernhard Ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.art. Dr.phil.   Universitätsdozent für Musikpädagogik

Köller, Uwe O.Univ.Prof.   Professur für Trompete

Krämer, Nils Thilo O.Univ.Prof.   Professur für Flöte

Maierhofer, Josef O.Univ.Prof. Mag.art. Dr.phil.   Professur für Basstuba

Schulz, Georg Ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.art. Mag.rer.nat. Dr.rer.nat. MSc   Universitätsdozent für Akkordeon

Sol, Antonius Univ.Prof. Dr.phil.   Professur für Gesang

Song, Na Dipl. Musikerin   Universitätsdozentin für Akkordeon

Sugar, Gergely Univ.Prof.   Professur für Horn

Tausch, Manfred Univ.Prof. Mag.art.   Professur für Klavier

Wagemann, Martin Univ.Prof. Dipl. Musiker   Professur für Trompete

 


 

Admission

PREREQUISITES

  • General University Entrance Qualification
  • A proof of German knowledge competency: Level C1/CEFR (if German language is not your mother tonuge)
    See also in the infobox for the required German language competency for studies at application!
  • Successful completion of the two-stage general admission process for the teacher accreditation (including the payment of the cost contribution of € 50,-)
  • Successful completion of the artistic entrance exam at KUG
  • School subject Instrumental Music Education can be studied only in combination with Music Education as second school subject

ENTRANCE EXAM

Module A

Registration and online self-assessment:www.zulassunglehramt.at

Here you will get all important information about the further process and the required deadlines. From there you also will reach the website www.cct-austria.at of the counseling programme "Career Counselling for Teachers CCT", where you have to perform the guided tour (online self-assessment) and where you get the opportunity for self-reflection. The result of the online self-assessment is intended only for yourself and it is not considered in the further process. However, the guided tour is a prerequisite for the participation in the further process. In addition, all applicants have to pay a fee of € 50,-, within the deadlines, in order to participate in the further admission procedure. 

Here you can find a podcast about the general admission procedure for the teacher accreditation (status: 2022).

Registration deadline: 13 May 2022

Module B

Computer-based Admission Test

The computer-based admission test checks your cognitive, emotional, personal and linguistic competencies in relation to the professional educational requirements. This scientifically and practically standardized aptitude test can only be taken once per academic year.

The results of the admission test are available via the registration portal www.zulassunglehramt.at and must be accessed by the applicant via their personal user account. The test result is valid for only a year (for the enrolment in following winter term or summer term).

If you have not passed the admission test, you will be allowed to participate in the whole admission procedure in the following academic year again.

Period of the online admission test: 7 - 15 July 2022

Module C+

Artistic entrance exam for Music Education and  Instrumental Music Education as School Subject

Please mind the deadline for the online application for the artistic entrance exam at KUG: 20. - 31 July. Here you also have to upload the confirmation of the successful completion of the general admission procedure as well as your high school diploma.

The artistic entrance exam at KUG will be held in September each year. The exact dates can be found here.

 

The entrance exam consists of two parts:

  • Written part (aural test and music theory test)
  • Artistic and practical part (piano practical exercises, vocal part, instrumental (vocal) part)

 

Here you can find all important information about the artistic entrance exam for Instrumental Music Education as school subject and about the choice requirements of your artistic main subject and subsidiary subject as well as about the respective test requirements, including the level of difficulty of works you have to prepare.

Here you can find the test examples for the aural und music theory test; examples for sight singing and for cadences (piano practical exercises).

ADMISSION

Please mind: After passing the entrance exam you are not automatically admitted to the Degree Programme – the enrolment has to be carried out in due time via e-mail! See also "First steps to becoming a student"!

Any questions or comments? This page is edited by the teaching coordinator of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.