Organ

Master Instrumental Studies

MA

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The master's program in organ performance offers a practice-oriented and scientifically based professional training as an organist. It provides the qualifications for an independent, highly responsible and qualitative artistic activity and focuses, among other things, on the areas of organ literature, liturgical organ playing, and cultural history.

Department of Keyboard Studies
+43 676 88122 378
birgit.draxl@moz.ac.at

Study & Examination Management
+43 676 88122 492
studienabteilung@moz.ac.at

Length
4 semesters / 120 ECTS-AP

Language
German

Registration deadline
from February each year
to the dates

Admission examinations
Summer semester of each year
to the dates

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General study information

The curriculum is competence-oriented. After completing the Master's programme, students should:

master their instrument at the highest level and be able to present themselves professionally
be free and independent in their artistic work
be able to deal critically with artistic and scientific issues
be able to perform professionally in an orchestra/ensemble
be able to contribute to the work in a chamber music formation or ensemble in an artistically constructive way with team spirit
have acquired in-depth knowledge of various playing techniques
have acquired in-depth knowledge of orchestral literature and mastery of the relevant orchestral parts
have acquired in-depth knowledge and mastery of the solo and chamber music literature of various epochs
have in-depth knowledge of stylistics and repertoire
have mastered scientific working techniques and be able to analyse, interpret and elaborate artistic content in writing in a well-founded manner
be able to use audiovisual media for self-presentation (competition submissions, demo recordings, internet presentations etc.)
have gained insights into the areas of physical and mental health maintenance, self-management and optimisation of performance
have further developed their individual interests in the sense of lifelong learning beyond their own subject area through targeted consolidation in the context of (free) electives

The four-semester master's degree programme in organ is modular in structure. A module is the combination of teaching and learning content into thematically and didactically meaningful units of study. The designations and content descriptions (study objectives) of the individual modules as well as the number of ECTS credits to be achieved for each module and the type of performance assessment are specified in the curriculum. The module descriptions refer to the corresponding learning outcomes and competencies. The Master's program is a face-to-face programme and cannot be offered - not even in parts - as a distance learning program. The courses from the Central Artistic Subject (ZKF) as well as the other Individual Artistic Instruction (KE) are designed to build upon each other. Prerequisite for enrolment in courses from the ZKF or KE in each semester - with the exception of the first - is a positive evaluation of the previous semester.

Link to the semester schedule

Admission to the master's degree program in organ requires the completion of a relevant bachelor's degree program (BA) or another equivalent programme at a recognised Austrian or foreign post-secondary educational institution (e.g. university, college) (§ 64 Abs. 3 UG 2002).
In addition, a prerequisite for admission to the degree programme is the successful completion of the admission examination. For this, an online application is first required, during which the necessary documents are checked. Only after the completely submitted documents have been checked will an invitation to the admission examination be issued.

ATTENTION:

The examination of the documents of the preliminary studies can take up to 4 weeks! Early application is therefore recommended.
You can only apply for studies for which you have not yet obtained a degree!

Documents required for online application

BA certificate or degree certificate of a relevant degree programme, if the degree programme has already been completed
Current confirmation of enrolment if the degree programme has not yet been completed (the certificate must be submitted by the time of enrolment!)
overview of subjects and grades (Transcript of Records) of the BA degree programme
Official confirmation of the main subject/instrument, if this is not evident from the other documents (e.g. "Bachelor of Music" is not sufficient!)
If further previous studies are available, a complete overview of subjects and grades (Transcript of Records) of all artistic and

Form of the documents

The documents can be uploaded as PDF in the application form, the video will be entered as a link.
If the documents mentioned are not available in German or English, an official translation must be submitted.

Structure of the Admission Examination

Within the admission examination the following partial examinations have to be passed:

A - Instrumental audition to determine artistic aptitude

The program presented must include representative pieces from several styles or epochs for the respective instrument, taking into account technical and stylistic diversity.
The following works are to be prepared:

one work of the pre-Bach organ literature
one work by J.S. Bach
one work of the Romantic period
one work of the Modern period

B - German language skills

Required language level: at least A2 (Common European Framework of Reference CEFR 2001)
Information on the German examination and the recognised certificates can be found HERE

Dates & timetable

The dates of the entrance examination as well as important deadlines can be found in the current schedule.
Time schedule:

Examination registration during the application period online via the registration portal for university applicants
(ATTENTION: Registration only possible if documents are complete!)
If the documents are checked positively: Invitation to the on-site entrance examination
Participation in the on-site admission test in May/June
if you pass the admission test: invitation to enrolment for the degree programme
Enrolment during the general admission period

Different examination method

Please note that the University Mozarteum Salzburg offers various support options for the admission examination and during your studies if you have a disability or a chronic illness.
If this applies to you and you would like to take advantage of counselling, please contact Claudia Haitzmann: claudia.haitzmann@moz.ac.at or +43 676 88122 337.

Students of the Master's programme are recommended to complete a semester abroad. Semesters 2 and 3 of the degree programme are particularly suitable for this. In addition to the subject-specific competences, the following qualifications can be acquired through a study period abroad:

Acquisition and deepening of subject-specific foreign language skills
Acquisition and deepening of general language skills (language comprehension, conversation, etc.)
Acquisition and deepening of organisational skills through independent planning of everyday study life in international administrative and university structures
Getting to know and studying in international study systems as well as broadening one's own subject perspective
Acquisition and deepening of intercultural competences

The recognition of examinations taken during studies abroad as compulsory subjects, elective subjects or free elective subjects is carried out by the Director of Studies. The documents required for the assessment are to be submitted by the applicant immediately after the stay abroad.

Details under International Affairs.