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Please note:
Once your application has been assessed, you will be informed of the next steps via Muvac. You can check the current status of your application on Muvac.
Until then, please do not enquire about the status of your application (verbal information is not legally binding). Please do not make any enquiries by telephone or e-mail as, for data protection reasons, no information can be given on the personal processing of applications.
Admission requirements for the study programme, examination requirements and information on the examination procedure
Please note that all information on the admission and examination requirements are currently available only in German.
FAQs on the Qualifying exam and enrolment
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The Qualifying exams in music theory comprise a written part and an oral part. The written part consists of a written examination lasting 60 minutes. The first 30 minutes of this written exam are devoted to ear training tasks. In the second 30 minutes, tasks on music theory must be completed. Sample tasks can be found in the PDF file under the FAQ item "Qualifying exams music theory exam classical music".
The oral examination lasts 10 minutes. It tests sight-singing (singing a given melody excerpt and spontaneously performing this melody to the end), intervals (narrow and wide range), chords (triads, seventh chords), short cadences/harmony sequences and the analysis of a short excerpt from a work (form and harmony). -
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Sample Qualifying exams Music theory exam (without jazz)
Size:4 MB pdf
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Sample aptitude tests theory, aural training, rhythm jazz
Size:135 KB pdf
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For all applicants, a fee of €50.00 is due for the first application via the online portal and €30.00 for each subsequent application via the online portal.
The fee for the Qualifying exam must be paid by credit card via the online portal at the time of application and is non-refundable (§ 5 Gebühren- und Entgeltsatzung der Nuremberg University of Music - GebEntgS).
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Yes, you can apply for more than one course and we are happy to receive every application.
Please note the fee for the Qualifying exams in the FAQ"How much is the fee for the Qualifying exam?".
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Applications for the gifted and talented programme must also be submitted via the online portal.
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After your application has been reviewed, you will receive information on the further procedure via Muvac . The current status of your application can be seen in Muvac .
Until then, please refrain from enquiring about the status of processing (verbal information is not legally binding). Please refrain from enquiries by telephone or e-mail, as no information can be provided on the personal application process for data protection reasons.
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No, the language certificate must be presented at the required level at the time of enrolment . Enrolment is not possible without this certificate.
Please refer to the FAQ"Which Language certificate do I have to present for enrolment?".
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For Bachelor's, Master's and Master Class programmes:
- Only language certificates from certified educational institutions that correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in German are recognised.
- Proof of language proficiency at the required level must be presented for enrolment . Enrolment is not possible without such proof.
- The following proof of the language skills required for the respective courses must be submitted:
Artistic Artistic-educational Bachelor B2 C1 Master B1
B2 (only for MA Accompaniment for singers)
C1 Master Class B1 - - Language certificates from private language institutes are not recognised.
- Certificates of participation in language courses are not sufficient. A language test must have been taken.
- The language test must be taken in the four categories of listening, reading, writing and speaking.
- Applicants who, at the time of enrolment, have obtained a German-language school-leaving certificate in German-speaking Europe or have completed a German Abitur at a German school abroad are exempt from submitting proof of language proficiency.
Only relevant for the Master's programme Interdisciplinary Music Research:
- Submission of a Language certificate with at least level B2
- Only language certificates from certified educational institutions that correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in English are recognised.
- Proof of language proficiency at the required level must be submitted for enrolment . Enrolment is not possible without such proof.
- Language certificates from private language institutes are not recognised.
- Certificates of participation in language courses are not sufficient. A language examination must have been taken.
- The language test must be taken in the four categories of listening, reading, writing and speaking.
- Applicants who have an English-language school-leaving qualification at the time of enrolment are exempt from submitting proof of language proficiency.
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All students in Germany require a certificate from a statutory German health insurance company confirming their insurance status or non-insurance obligation for enrolment.
Please request this from your or a German statutory health insurance company of your choice for a digital notification of your insurance status or non-insurance obligation.
A certificate from a private health insurance company or presentation of an insurance card is not sufficient.
If you would like to be exempted from compulsory insurance, you will need to provide proof of this.
International Opera Studio Nuremberg
Applications for the International Opera Studio Nuremberg, which is run jointly by the Nuremberg University of Music together with the Nuremberg State Theatre, should be sent directly to the State Theatre.
Further information can be found here: https: //www.staatstheater-nuernberg.de/content/internationales-opernstudio-nuernberg