Bachelor of Arts in Music Education for Voice and Instruments – Harpsichord

Music Education – Voice and Instruments (IGP) is a programme of study with a main artistic subject in which well-considered artistic practice and practice-related theory are always mutually referential. The instruction that students receive in their main artistic subjects takes itself as a theme, laying the necessary groundwork for their future activities as teachers. General and subject-specific pedagogical courses then transform these essential basics into a foundation that is capable of supporting a broad range of teaching work with its respective target groups.
The objective of the Music Education – Voice and Instruments BA programme is to train instrumental and vocal teachers for whom striving for artistic excellence, a passion for conveying music to others (regardless of whether onstage or in lessons), and willingness to reflect upon as well as deepen and contextualise musical practice via research form a single whole. In order to achieve this unity, the IGP programme functions not only as up-to-date pedagogical training but also as a laboratory for the development of both a complex understanding of artistic and pedagogical excellence and a model of 21st-century musical training.

Graduates of the Music Education – Voice and Instruments BA programme typically intend to work as teachers at public and private music schools and/or as freelance teachers, as teachers who work together with schools of general education, and in music outreach.

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?”.