Studying at the HMT Application deadlines

General Dates

Summer semester 2026

Admission procedures only take place in selected degree programmes in the summer semester.

Application periods in the online application portal
Music, Special Class for Talented Youngsters Grundschuldidaktik	01.11.–30.11.2025 01.11.–20.11.2025
Upload deadlines in the online application portal
Music, Special Class for Talented Youngsters Grundschuldidaktik	30.11.2025 27.11.2025
Presence entrance examinations
Music, Special Class for Talented Youngsters Grundschuldidaktik	02.02.–06.02.2026 05.12.2025
Studienbeginn	16.03.2026

Winter semester 2026|2027

Application periods in the online application portal
Drama Music, Teacher Training Programmes, Dramaturgy, Special Class for Talented Youngsters Musicology	01.11. – 30.11.2025 01.03. – 31.03.2026 01.05. – 31.05.2026
Upload deadlines in the online application portal
Schauspiel Musik, Lehrämter, Dramaturgie, Nachwuchsförderklasse Musikwissenschaft	30.11.2025 31.03.2026 31.05.2026
Presence entrance examinations
Drama Music, Teacher Training Programmes, Dramaturgy, Special Class for Talented Youngsters	Februar/März 2026 01.06. – 07.06.2026
Start of study	05.10.2026

Presence Examinations
of the Departments and Institutes

Early Music

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Historical singing
Historical wind instruments
Historical string instruments
Historical keyboard instruments

Wind Instruments/Percussion

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion
Masterclass

Dramaturgy

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Bachelor	No entrance procedure	01.06.-07.06.2026
Master	No entrance procedure	01.06.-07.06.2026

Voice/Music Theatre

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Masterclass	No entrance procedure
Bachelor	No entrance procedure
Master	No entrance procedure

Jazz/Popular Music

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Jazz guitar	No entrance procedure
Jazz bass	No entrance procedure
Jazz piano	No entrance procedure
Jazz drums	No entrance procedure
Percussion	No entrance procedure
Jazz saxophone	No entrance procedure
Jazz wind instruments	No entrance procedure
Jazz strings	No entrance procedure
Jazz voice	No entrance procedure

Institute of Church Music

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Organ
Choir and Ensemble conducting
Church music

Piano/Conducting

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Piano Bachelor	no entrance procedure
Piano Master	no entrance procedure
Piano Masterclass	no entrance procedure
Conducting Bachelor	no entrance procedure
Conducting Master/Masterclass	no entrance procedure
Chamber Music/Lied Interpretation
Chamber Music Ensemble

Composition/Harmony and Counterpoint

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Composition
Harmony and Counterpoint
Electroacoustic Music
Improvisation

Institute of Music Pedagogy

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Teacher Training Programmes Grundschule, Sonderpädagogik, Oberschule and Gymnasium	no entrance procedure	01.06. - 07.06.2026
Teacher Training Grundschuldidaktik	05.12.2025	no entrance procedure
Master Elementary Music and Dance Pedagogy	no entrance procedure
Bachelor Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy\|EMTP	no entrance procedure

Institute of Musicology

	Sommersemester 2026	Wintersemester 2026\|2027
Master	no entrance procedure	01.06. - 07.06.2026

Drama Institute "Hans Otto"

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Undergraduate Masters programme	no entrance procedure	Februar/März 2026

String Instruments/Harp

	Summer semester 2026	Winter semester 2026\|2027
Violin
Double bass, Harp
Masterclass
Violoncello
Viola