Admission Requirement

• Succesfully passed study program (Bachelor or diploma)  in Jazz/Pop
• Proof of a german language certificate "European reference" level A2 for nonGerman-speaking applicants.
• Succesfully passed aptitude test.

Aptitude Test

The application process consists of three steps: registration, pre-screening, and audition.   

1. The first step of the application is to register at the Registrar’s Office. 
2. The second step is a prescreening of an audiovisual recording made by the applicant. The recording must be submitted online via a URL. (Please no CDs or DVDs.) The prescreening decides which applicants are invited to audition in person. Live recordings are preferred. Audio quality should be high, but video need only serve a documentary function. The URL for the recording should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office together with the other application materials.  
3. Applicants who pass the pre-screening will be invited to the third step of the application: the live audition.

In the first part of the audition, applicants perform a concert with their own ensemble for a maximum of 20 minutes. Applicants are free to select the repertoire themselves.

The second part of the audition is an interview in which applicants are asked about the statement of purpose they submitted with their application. The statement of purpose is a brief essay in which applicants must describe their goals and how they will meet these goals at the HfMT – including the instructors with whom they want to study, the resources they intend to use, and the courses they plan to take, both in their main area of study as well as in other disciplines. Applicants are advised to familiarise themselves with the course catalog before writing their statements of purpose. 

The statement of purpose should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office along with the application form.