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Organ/ Organimprovisation Master

General information

Application deadline

20 September till 20 October for the summer semester 
15 March till 15 April for the winter semester

    • Standard period of study: 4 semesters, 120 credit points
    • Degree: Master of Music (M Mus)

Your application – step by step

All of the steps listed below must be completed within the application period for the respective study programme. We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible within the application period so that you can clarify any questions that may arise with our StudyGuide in good time.

  • Register and verify your identity (if you have not already done so) on the UdK Berlin application portal: https://my.udk-berlin.de

     

  • Fee per application: EUR 50.00 (plus fees for international transfers)

    Proof of payment: bank statement or transfer confirmation with value date

    Universität der Künste Berlin
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    Payment reference: 35/01036, study programme, name, application number

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    For international transfers:
    Please ensure that you cover all transfer fees incurred (OUR – sender pays costs) when making the transfer.

  • During the application process, you will be asked to submit formal documents. Please prepare these as individual PDF files (max. 5 MB each).

    Formal documents:

    • Curriculum vitae
    • University degree certificate
    • Transcript of records for the BA degree
    • Preliminary examination document (VPD) from uni-assist, if applicable (see FAQs)
    • Proof of German language proficiency at B2 level according to CEFR for international applicants (see FAQs)
      • Proof can be submitted until matriculation
    • Proof of payment of application fees

  • Log in to the application portal (https://my.udk-berlin.de) and submit an application for admission to your desired study programme within the application period and upload the formal documents.

FAQs and Tutorials

Submitting application documents at a later date

Are you unable to submit your school leaving certificate or university degree certificate within the application deadline? 

Studying without a school leaving certificate (section ‘General university entrance qualification - §11 BerlHG’)

Changing universities / Applying for a higher semester

Recognition of international educational qualifications (VPD and APS)

Language certificates (requirements and accepted certificates)

Help and tutorials for the my.udk application portal

Help and tutorials for the Bemus upload portal

 

 

Admission procedure

What happens after the application?

All applicants who have applied on time with the complete application documents will receive an e-mail with an invitation to the entrance examination and further information on the procedure.

The following must be prepared for this examination
Main subject organ
- Two works from different stylistic periods before J. S. Bach,
- one major work by J.S. Bach,
- one major work of the Romantic period,
- one work of classical modernism, postromanticism, or new music (from 1950)
- The commission reserves the right to listen to only parts of the examination programme.

Main subject organ improvisation
- A five-movement chorale partita in German Baroque style on a given song: figured chorale (can also be played transposed) - duo - trio (c.f. in alto = pedal 4`/distribution of the manual parts on two pianos) - four-part arrangement (c.f. in tenor = left hand on a separate manual) - bass - development "per organo pleno" (c.f. in pedal)
- Fantasy in romantic style on a given theme
- Free improvisation on a given Gregorian theme Examination duration: 30 minutes

The commission reserves the right to listen to only parts of the prepared programme.