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Teacher Training for Instrumental Music Education

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In the bachelor's degree program in instrumental music education, students focus primarily on furthering their artistic skills in the two instruments they have chosen. In didactic classes, students learn how to teach their chosen instruments; the instrumental side of the curriculum is complemented by in-depth training in music theory and musicology.

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  • 8.1.2025
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    Study information: Music Pedagogy
    Interested parties have the opportunity to get to know teachers and students, obtain information about music education degree programmes and entrance examinations and about the Department of Music Education in Salzburg and ask questions.
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The teacher training programme for secondary education consists of a Bachelor's and a Master's programme and trains students to become teachers in their chosen subjects.

The Bachelor's degree programme in Secondary Education is designed to be completed within 8 semesters. Two teaching subjects must be chosen, in addition to which students are required to complete free elective subjects, a general grounding in educational science, and integrated teaching placements. The teaching subject Instrumental Music Education can only be studied in combination with the subject Music Education.

Students receive individual tuition from first-class teachers in their chosen instruments and can develop both artistically and in the area of pedagogy. Alongside artistic and music theory training, a focus is placed on the subject of music in school from the outset. The courses in didactics introduce methods and concepts for teaching music and also cover such areas as listening education, digital media and practical music making in the classroom.

Link to the curriculum

This degree course is orientated around current developments and performance practice in the arts, as well as the latest, most up-to-date research in the academic disciplines involved. It refers to the curricula of secondary schools and the general and holistic educational goals contained therein.

Special features at the Salzburg location:

  • The Mozarteum University is the only institution within the Central Region Partnership at which the subject Instrumental Music Education can be studied.
  • The artistic level of the teaching subject Instrumental Music Education, offered by the Mozarteum University under the same roof as degrees in Performance Studies, is exceptional. Many classes, taught across a range of degree programmes, offer students of performance and pedagogy the chance to learn side by side.
  • The Mozarteum University is the only arts university in Austria at which programmes in all academic art disciplines are offered: Music, Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Dance. Students who base themselves in Salzburg will benefit from a wide range of cooperation and exchange opportunities.

General course information

The teacher training programme at secondary level is carried out in cooperation with the following partner institutions (Central Region Partnership):

Salzburg location

  • Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS)
  • Salzburg University of Teacher Education (PHS)
  • Edith Stein University of Teacher Education (KPH)
  • Mozarteum University Salzburg (MOZ)

Location Linz

  • Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU)
  • University College of Teacher Education Upper Austria (PH OÖ)
  • Private University College of Education of the Diocese of Linz (PHDL)
  • Linz University of Art (UFG)
  • Anton Bruckner Private University (ABPU)
  • Catholic Private University Linz (KU Linz)

Applicants should...

  • be passionate about singing and making music and be diligent in practising.
  • enjoy making music in ensembles
  • be enthusiastic and passionate about art and its communication

The aim of the Bachelor's degree programme is to prepare students for a career in secondary school teaching. A full teaching qualification can be obtained by consecutive enrolment in the corresponding Master's programme. However, the Bachelor's programme alone also opens up further professional fields, such as extracurricular youth education, adult education, cultural and media work, etc.

The study programme should also contribute to the students' personality development and the development of social competences. After completing the BA teaching degree in the subject Instrumental Music Education, students should:

  • be able to perform artistically on two instruments/one instrument and singing. Their own experience, knowledge of repertoire and technical skills enable them to realise music with different stylistic demands on their instrument(s) or as a singer.
  • have a sound knowledge of instrumental pedagogy, musicology and music theory in addition to their musical practice and, with appropriate guidance, be able to make connections between the sub-disciplines.
  • with appropriate guidance, be able to apply findings from the fields of physiology, neurophysiology, developmental psychology and talent research in the pursuit of selected academic questions
  • be able to communicate and illustrate instrumental and artistic requirements

The breadth of the curriculum should enable future teachers to make music accessible to a wide ranger of learners in both production and reception. The full teaching degree programme (BA + MA) qualifies students to teach at:

  • Middle schools
  • Grammar schools (grades 5-12)

As part of the course of study in instrumental music education, two instruments from different instrument groups/singing must be taken as artistic main subjects.

Students have the choice of the following instruments as their artistic majors (principal and secondary study):

  • Bassoon
  • Clarinet
  • Diatonic harmonica
  • Double Bass
  • Dulcimer
  • Flute
  • Guitar
  • Harp
  • Horn
  • Oboe
  • Organ
  • Percussion instruments
  • Piano
  • Recorder
  • Saxophone
  • Trombone
  • Trumpet
  • Tuba
  • Viola
  • Violin
  • Violoncello
  • Voice
  • Zither

For admission to the Bachelor's programme, various certificates and examinations are required:

  • general university entrance qualification (e.g. Matura, Abitur, high school diploma)
  • command of the German language (at least level B2 - Common European Framework of Reference CEFR 2001)
  • positive participation in the general admission procedure for the teacher training programme in the Central Region
  • passing an entrance examination to determine artistic and pedagogical competence

As part of the Bachelor's degree programme in Instrumental Music Education, two instruments or one instrument and voice must be studied as artistic majors. All instruments offered at the Mozarteum University Salzburg as well as voice can be chosen as artistic majors. The choice of instruments must be indicated when registering for the entrance examination; further information on the options can be found in the guidelines.

The teaching subject Instrumental Music Education must be combined with the teaching subject Music Education; an entrance examination at the Mozarteum University is required for both teaching subjects. However, the general admission procedure for teacher training courses only needs to be completed once.

The General Admissions Procedure for all teaching degress (regardless of subject) consists of several steps:

  • Registration and pre-registration (usually early March to mid-August).
  • Participation in the online self-assessment (= Module A)
  • Payment of the fee
  • Registration for the Electronic Admission Test (several dates to choose from)
  • Participation in the Electronic Admission Test (= Module B)

Please check the Central Region Partnership website for exact dates and procedures.

Several steps are necessary for registration for the artistic entrance examination. Applicants who have already studied or are currently studying teacher training in the Central Region Partnership (Cluster Mitte) start with step 3.

1. Create a basic account in MOZonline [Link] (required once)
2. in MOZonline: fill in the mandatory statistics UHstat1 (pre-registration for studies) and note the application number that you will receive by email afterwards
3. create an application account in Muvac [Link]
4. fill out your own profile in Muvac (in any case necessary: personal data, information on expertise matching the desired degree programme, in the CV: current employment and information on previous training)

During the application period:

5. selection of the desired degree programme in Muvac (Browse -> Studies)
6. Fill out the application form in Muvac ("Apply now") - in the form, the application number (see step 2) or the Austrian matriculation number must be entered in the appropriate place

Detailed instructions with screenshots can soon be found HERE.
Communication during the application process takes place via Muvac or email, depending on the degree programme. Please ensure that you can be contacted at the email address entered in your profile throughout the entire application process and regularly check whether you have received any new messages in Muvac. You can set your own profile to inform you of any new messages in Muvac by email (Account settings -> Notifications). If your contact details change, please update your profile yourself.
Admission procedure

  • during the registration period fpr the general admission procedure to teaching degrees: registration and completion of the general admission procedure (if applying for the BA programme)
  • during the application period for the artistic entrance examination: online registration via the application portal Muvac (Please note: Registration is only possible if all information is complete!)
  • after processing your online application: invitation to the on-site audition (the invitation is sent via Muvac)
  • in Muvac: acceptance or rejection of participation in the admission exam; if necessary: information on the examination programme for the audition in the main subject(s) (KHF)
  • participation in the on-site audition
  • upon passing the audition and obtaining a place: invitation to enrolment to the degree programme
  • personal enrolment during the general admission period upon presentation of all necessary evidence/test results
If the admission test is not passed, it is only possible to repeat the admission test in its entirety and only from the next academic year. It is not possible to repeat an exam in the same year. The admission test can be repeated an unlimited number of times.

Registration for the entrance examination takes place via the application portal Muvac - information see 'Registration for the entrance examination'.

Link to the registration deadlines
Link to the examination dates

Registration may only be made for one location, either Central Region (for Salzburg and Linz) or Western Region (for Innsbruck). Multiple registrations at different locations are not permitted and will be cancelled.
When registering in the Central Region, candidates must specify their preferred location (Salzburg or Linz)  in the application in the above-mentioned registration portal.

Documents required for online registration

  • Curriculum vitae in tabular form with photo
  • Letter of motivation (approx. one DIN A4 page)
  • School leaving certificate (e.g. Matura, Abitur, high school diploma...) or last school report
  • (final) certificates as well as examinations and transcripts of records of all previous artistic and/or pedagogical studies
  • Proof of German language proficiency, if applicable

Form of the documents

  • The documents can be uploaded as PDF in the application form.
  • If the documents mentioned are not available in German or English, an official translation must also be submitted.

The audition

Partial examinations are to be taken in the following areas:

  • Principal artistic major
  • Secondary artistic major

The examination requirements are regulated in the guidelines, information on the German language certificates can be found HERE.

Some auditions in the Artistic Major are held during the same session as the auditions for performance studies, depending on the instrument. Candidates are advised to check the examination dates to establish whether this applies to them. All other partial examinations take place on the dates announced.

Any questions?

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Martin Losert | © Elsa Okazaki
Martin Losert

Univ.-Prof. of Instrumental & Vocal Pedagogy / Coordinator of the Cooperation with the Vorarlberger Landeskonservatorium GmbH

Senate
Department Head
Faculty
Curriculum Committee
Britta Bauer | © Privat
Britta Bauer

Private Docent for flute / Head of Pre-College / Chair of the Curriculum Committee (Performance) / Member of the Curriculum Committee (Pedagogy)

Senate
Deputy Department Head
Faculty
Curriculum Committee
Stan Ford

Univ.-Prof. for Piano

Faculty
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Claudius Tanski | © Elsa Okazaki
Claudius Tanski

A.o. Univ.-Prof. for Piano

Faculty
Regina Prasser
Regina Prasser

Senior Lecturer for Voice, Elocution / Rhetoric, Children & Youth Voice Education (Music Education)

Faculty
Curriculum Committee
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