
Univ.-Prof. for Elemental Music & Dance Education
The bachelor's program qualifies students for a variety of established and new professional fields at the intersections of artistic-pedagogical work in social diversity. The experience of an artistic practice is synonymous with preparation for an educational profession. Students are empowered to create creativity-driven approaches to music, dance, and language and to encourage people in their artistic expressiveness, engage with art forms from the past and present in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary way, and learn to initiate diverse encounters with the arts.
Study & Examination Management
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Length
8 semesters / 240 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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The studies at the Orff Institute emphasize in particular the elemental music and movement education initiated by Carl Orff and identified as such in numerous countries. It adapts its basic ideas in a contemporary manner, develops new concepts and relates content, methods and principles to those of other artistic-pedagogical concepts. The study aims at a versatile professional field with different target and age groups.
The degree programme is aimed at a versatile professional field with a wide range of target groups in the spectrum of early childhood education to geragogy. Elemental music & dance teachers are specialists in artistic-pedagogical work in groups in the field of aesthetic education and acquire the professional qualifications during their studies to be able to work in the following areas and to develop a variety of professional profiles if they have the appropriate inclination:
The study programme includes creative-design, artistic-technical, art and educational science as well as pedagogical-practical areas and is characterised by a consistent theory-practice relationship. Artistic competences are acquired and differentiated. It opens up working methods of contemporary elemental music and dance education including performative formats. From this, skills for teaching music and dance are derived and these are transferred into diverse, constantly reforming artistic-pedagogical contexts, with special consideration of social diversity.
From the 3rd semester onwards, one of the following specialisations can be chosen:
Instrument/vocal, dance, or music and dance in inclusion and diversity.
The following competences in particular are acquired in the degree programme:
The prerequisite for admission to the Bachelor's degree programme Elemental Music & Dance Pedagogy is passing the admission examination. For this, an online application is required first.
ATTENTION: You can only apply for studies for which you have not yet obtained a degree!
Necessary documents for online application
The Admission Examination
The entrance examination consists of the following partial examinations:
A- Artistic-pedagogical aptitude (leading a group).
Examination requirements: The applicants work with a group (usually fellow applicants) on a prepared piece of their own choice, possibly also composed by themselves, e.g.: Song or canon with or without accompaniment (body percussion, instruments, movements, gestures, dance), traditional dance or excerpt of a choreography, spoken word piece, simple ensemble piece (instrumental, vocal). The material used with the corresponding source information (e.g. sheet music, spoken piece, choreographic sketch, music selection) must be brought to the entrance examination in triplicate.
B - Compulsory subject instrument/vocals
The following instruments can be chosen within the framework of the Bachelor's degree programme Elemental Music & Dance Pedagogy in the compulsory subject Instrument/Voice according to requirements and availability: Recorder, transverse flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, horn, bass tuba, percussion instruments, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, piano, harpsichord, organ, voice, guitar, harp and folk instruments (diatonic harmonica, dulcimer, zither).
Examination requirements Compulsory subject Singing (for literature examples see below):
Examination requirements Compulsory subject Instrument (for literature examples see below):
C - Practice Music (general musical aptitude and practical aptitude voice)
Examination requirements general musical aptitude/elemental music making: The general musical-linguistic aptitude is determined by participation in an ensemble class under the direction of a teacher. The contents are improvising and making music in the group (voice, body percussion and baton playing) and spontaneously set creative tasks to a text.
Examination requirements for general musical aptitude/percussion: All applicants (e.g. also those with the compulsory subject of percussion instruments) take an examination on percussion aptitude, which is determined by participation in an ensemble class under the direction of a teacher. Contents include question and answer games, imitation and coordination exercises.
Examination requirements general musical aptitude/harmonic instrument: All applicants (e.g. also those with compulsory subject piano or compulsory subject guitar) take an examination on the aptitude for a harmonic instrument:
Examination requirements for practical voice aptitude: All applicants (e.g. also those with compulsory singing) take an examination on practical vocal aptitude:
D - Dance Practice (general dance aptitude in the group and solo study)
Examination requirements general dance aptitude in the group: participation in a dance technique class (contemporary), examination in the group under the guidance of a teacher with the following elements, among others: Guided warm up, implementation of given movement material in the square and through the space, rhythmic exercises, contact and spatial orientation exercises, variation and interpretation of movement material and improvisation. (Duration approx. 45-60 minutes.)
Examination requirements Solo study: Performance of a prepared, individually designed movement/dance study on a freely chosen topic, e.g. presentation of a movement research or dance movement scene, with movement material to be chosen by the candidate. The study can be designed with or without music and/or include other elements supporting or sustaining the performance (text, image, object, etc.). (Duration: minimum 3 to maximum 5 minutes.) This is followed by a short discussion on intention and process and, if necessary, a spontaneous task on what has been shown.
E - Music theory and ear training
Examination of basic knowledge of general music theory (written and oral) including an aural test.
Requirements in the written part of the examination (approx. 60 minutes):
Requirements in the oral part of the examination (5-10 minutes):
You can find an exam example as well as further help for preparation HERE.
F - German language skills
After passing subtest A, you will be admitted to subtest B to F (possibly in a different order).
The repetition of the partial examinations in case of failure is not permitted. Repetition of the admission examination is only possible in its entirety and only again in the next academic year. The admission examination can be repeated an unlimited number of times.
Dates & time schedule
The dates of the admission examination as well as important deadlines can be found in the current schedule.
Time schedule:
Deviating 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 oder +43 676 88122 337.
Pieces of the following degree of difficulty are to be performed (literature examples):
Compulsory subject Singing:
Johann Sebastian Bach from the Schemellis songbook: Selig! wer an Jesum denkt / O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild; John Dowland: Come again, sweet love / Awake, sweet love; Alessandro Scarlatti: O cessate di piagarmi; Joseph Haydn: Die Landlust / Lob der Faulheit / Gegenliebe; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Verschweigung / Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling / Der Zauberer / Zufriedenheit (Was frag ich viel); Franz Schubert: Liebhaber in allen Gestalten / Heidenröslein / Lachen und Weinen / Wo-hin? (Die schöne Müllerin); Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Bei der Wiege / Winterlied; Robert Schumann: Frühlingsgruß, Marienwürmchen, Volksliedchen; Johannes Brahms: Sonntag / Deutsche Volkslieder / Vergebliches Ständchen; Edvard Grieg: Im Kahne; Samuel Barber: The Daisies; Benjamin Britten: Folk Song Arrangements (e.g. Down by the Sally Gardens); Irving Berlin: I got the Sun in the Morning (Annie get your gun).
Compulsory piano:
Compulsory subject Guitar:
Compulsory recorder:
If possible, the pieces should be performed on an instrument with baroque fingering.
Compulsory subject percussion instruments:
The pieces are suggestions, not compulsory. However, one piece each should be played on the snare drum, a melody instrument, the timpani or drum set.
Students of the Master's programme are recommended to complete a semester abroad. Semesters 5 and 6 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:
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 at International Affairs
Here you can find more information about starting your studies: