Bachelor of Arts in Harpsichord Performance

This degree programme is a practice-oriented and academically grounded course of preliminary and professional training for lines of work involving the harpsichord.

The contents of instruction and study in this programme provide a foundation for independent artistic activity while contributing to the development and appreciation of the arts via students’ critical involvement with artistic and scholarly issues.

In the BA programme, students develop stylistic versatility and flexibility in the areas of solo harpsichord playing, basso continuo, and chamber music-making as the basis for both artistic independence and subsequent specialisation.

Overview

  • Duration: 8 semester
  • Graduation with a: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
  • Registration period for entrance examination: 1 March 2024 – 15 May 2024
  • Entrance examination date: listed on the website of the Department of Early Music
  • Tuition: detailed information
  • Prerequisites: successful entrance exam; documentation of German skills (please see “Information on Entrance Examinations”)
  • Information on entrance examinations: PDF [ger] | PDF [en]
  • Study Plan Overview: PDF [ger] | PDF [en]
  • Curriculum: PDF [ger]
  • Course offerings in mdwOnline
  • Dates and requirements for committee-evaluated intermediate and final exams: listed on the website of the Department of Early Music

Upcoming Events

You’re cordially invited to attend our student recitals. They’re a good opportunity to speak with students and teaching staff members in person! Admission is free. You’ll find our event schedule under Events.

Applying for this Programme of Study

  1. The document “Information on Entrance Examinations” (download link above) informs you about what you need to prepare for this examination. Some documents (such as your exam programme) need to be uploaded as part of the online registration process.
  2. Please set up an applicant account in mdwOnline if you don’t already have an mdwOnline account from another mdw programme of study.
  3. Log into your account, click on “Entrance Exam Registration”, and then on the link “Enter new application” at the upper right. Follow the instructions that appear. If you can’t find a particular programme of study in the online registration system, it means either that the registration deadline has passed or that registration is not yet possible!
  4. If German is not your first language, please submit documentation of your German skills. You’ll find more detailed information on this in the document “Information on Entrance Examinations”.
  5. Important: If you are a citizen of a “third country” (from a country not belonging to the EU/EEA; exceptions: Switzerland and Liechtenstein), please inform yourself in a timely manner concerning the applicable requirements for entering and staying in Austria.
  6. Once you’ve registered to take the entrance exam, you’ll receive an E-mail that informs you of your assigned exam date.
  7. Take the entrance examination. Remember to bring along a photo ID.

After the Entrance Examination

  1. You’ll receive the results of your entrance exam by E-mail.
  2. If you have passed the entrance exam, you’ll still need to register in order to be enrolled and commence your studies at the mdw. You can do so by visiting the Studies Center within the admissions period; please bring along your passport or personal ID.
  3. You can find out about the further steps you need to take in the brochure “New at the mdw?”.