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Aptitude tests for the summer semester 2024

Bachelor of Arts Teacher Training in Music

• Written exam: November 25, 2023, from 10.00 a.m.
• Practical examinations: December 18 - 19, 2023

Master of Education Teacher Training in Music (with second subject)

• December 20, 2024

Master of Education (single-subject master's degree)

• The next aptitude test will not take place until winter semester 2024/25.

Aptitude tests for the winter semester 2024/25

Bachelor of Arts Teacher Training in Music

• Written exam: April 20, 2024
• Practical examinations: May 21 - 22, 2024
• The registration deadline ends on March 1, 2024

Master of Education Teacher Training in Music (with second subject):

• May 24, 2024

Master of Education (single-subject Master):

• May 23, 2024

Aptitude tests for the summer semester 2025

Bachelor of Arts Teacher Training in Music:

• Written exam: November 16, 2024
• Practical examinations: December 16 - 17, 2024
• The registration deadline ends on October 1, 2024

Master of Education Teacher Training in Music (with second subject):

• December 18, 2024

Also important for the Master of Education in Music

• In addition to the aptitude tests, the admission procedure runs via an online portal of the University of Cologne. Information on this can be obtained from the Center for Teacher Training (ZfL) at the University of Cologne.

Admission requirements Bachelor of Arts

• General higher education entrance qualification or a comparable higher education entrance qualification
• Proof of a language certificate Test Daf4 or DSH 2 for non-German-speaking applicants
• Successfully passed aptitude test

Admission requirements for Master of Education (studies with two subjects)

• A completed relevant Bachelor's degree
• Successfully passed aptitude test

Admission requirements for Master of Education (lateral entry)

• A completed Bachelor of Music
• Professional experience in general music teaching at schools amounting to 300 hours
• Proof of 12 credit points in music education / subject didactics
• Successfully passed aptitude test

Bachelor of Arts Teacher Training in Music

The aptitude test takes place over two days.

• Day 1: November / April - written exam on music theory and listening skills
• Day 2: December / May - Practical examinations

The practical examination consists of the following partial examinations:

Main subject - you can choose from

• all instruments available in the Bachelor of Music degree programs
• singing
• Bağlama
• Song accompaniment / improvisation / score playing
• Ensemble conducting vocal or instrumental
• Composition
• songwriting

Compulsory subject piano:

• Optional: if the main subject is guitar or a related plucked instrument suitable for accompaniment
• Optional: if songwriting is the main subject (guitar must be chosen as an alternative in this case)
• Compulsory if piano, guitar or songwriting is not the main subject

Compulsory subject singing (classical or jazz/pop): compulsory if singing is not the main subject
Music theory and listening skills (oral examination)
Interview

Master of Education Teacher Training in Music (with second teaching subject)

• The aptitude test consists of an examination in ensemble conducting including the piano

Master of Education Lehramt Musik (single-subject Master)

The aptitude test consists of five parts:

• Ensemble conducting with practical school instrumental playing
• singing
• Arrangement / music theory ('classical' and 'jazz/pop')
• Subject didactics / music pedagogy
• Colloquium

Further information on the aptitude tests can be found in the respective aptitude test regulations under Downloads at the bottom of this page.

If you have any questions regarding the content of the aptitude test, please contact the Teacher Training Office or the head of degree program. For organizational questions, please contact the university's Student Administration Office. Answers to frequently asked organizational questions can be found in the download file "FAQ Lehramt Musik" (see below).

The aptitude tests are held twice a year, for the Master of Education (single-subject Master) once in the winter semester.

Applications are submitted online via the muvac platform. All information on the procedure can be found on our application page.

Application deadlines:

• March 1 (for the winter semester)
• October 1 (for the summer semester)

After the aptitude test, you will receive confirmation and further information from the Cologne University of Music and Dance. The teacher training courses are offered in cooperation with the University of Cologne. There, the second subject is offered in the Bachelor's and Master's programs (with two teaching subjects) as well as the educational sciences in all teacher training programs. Once you have been awarded aptitude, you apply via an online portal of the University of Cologne. For more information, please contact the Center for Teacher Education at the University of Cologne.

• For the Bachelor's program via this link.
• For the Master's programs via this link.

Every semester there is a prepatation class in ear training, music theory and song accompaniment organised by the AStA for applicants at the HfMT. 
The next preperation class takes place at the HfMT in Cologne on the 6th and 7th April 2024 from 10.00 a.m. until 6.00 p.m..
If you would like to take part, please register via email at soziales@asta-hfmt-koeln.de 
In your registration, please tell us your self-assessed level at each subject (ear training, music theory, song accompaniment) using numbers from 1 to 3.
(1 = beginner, 2 = intermediate, 3 = advanced)