Courses for Performance Programmes

Diploma Programmes

(all Wind,- Percussion,- String,- and Pianoinstruments)

First part

4th Semester: VO Organology

7th Semester: VU The Phenomenon of Sound

As a main focus in the first part of your studies we recommend our focus point. sound research:

• VO Acoustics and Playing Techniques for Wind and Percussion Instruments/String instruments
• SE Acoustics Practicum (Empirical Research Methods), Summersemester
• SE Acoustics Practicum (Sound Analysis and Signal Processing), Wintersemester
• SE Basic Scientific Principles of Research into Sound, Summersemester

Second part

You can choose between writing a scientific or art diploma thesis at our institute. Please contact one of our scientific advisores for this.

Bachelor studies

(Piano17W, Piano-Chamber Music 17W, Cembalo 17W, kath. & evang. Church music19W)

4th Semester: Organology

Organology 01 (for piano and church music)

7th Semester: VU The phenomenon of Sound (for piano and chamber music)

Master studies

(Piano 18W, Piano-Vocal Accompaniment 16W, Chamber Music 18W, Piano Concert and New Music 17W)

We recommend our specialization in sound research as a focus of the Master's degree in piano:

• VO Acoustics and Playing Techniques for Wind and Percussion Instruments String instruments
• SE Acoustics Practicum (Sound Analysis and Signal Processing), Wintersemester
• SE Acoustics Practicum (Empirical Research Methods), Summersemester
• SE Basic Scientific Principles of Research into Sound, Summersemester

For Master's degrees in Piano, Piano Vocal Accompaniment, Chamber Music, Piano Concert and New Music: Following up your studies you can complete your Master's thesis with us:

• SE Master seminar (music acoustic)

 

We furthermore recommend these elective subjects:

SE Acoustics Practicum in Sound Analysis and Audio Processing, Wintersemester

SE Acoustics Practicum in Measurement techniques for musicians (Elective Course)

SE Acoustics Practicum in Scientific Research Methods

SE Research Seminar IME

PS Encyclopaedia of audio devices (Elective Course)

SE Organology and Analysis of sound (Elective Course)

Arts-based, Artistic-Scientific, and Scientific Project

Musical Acoustics 02 (Physical Acoustics and Psychoacoustics)

Special Lecture on Musicology

Computer and media practice (Elective Course)

 

Instrumental Studies (MDW)