Application and Entrance Exams

Registration for the Entrance Exams for the winter semester 2026/2027 has already been completed.

Dates of the entrance exams

08 June - 13 June 2026 (registration deadline 1 April 2026)

Special date for major subject orchestral conducting will take place from Monday, 11 May  to Tuesday,  12 May 2026.

Special date: Choral Conducting and Master of Church Music will take place on Wednesday, 27 May 2026.

Special date for major subject Elementary Music Pedagogy will take place from Wednesday, 03 June to Friday 05 June 2026. 

Two steps are required to register for the entrance exam for the summer semester 2027:

Step 1: Online application

Registration for the entrance exam on the university portal (Hochschulportal) is possible online 

from 1 October to 1 November 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Step 2: Submitting the documents (by post)

Your application for admission, including the documents to be submitted, must be sent in paper form by 2. November 2026 at the latest to:

Hochschule für Musik Freiburg - Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Platz 1 - D-79102 Freiburg

 The postmark counts.

The incoming documents will be checked one by one and you will be notified promptly via the portal. Please keep checking back there.  

Please note

There is no entrance exam in the following degree programmes and subjects: Master Music Ensemble Singing and Saxophone (Bachelor Music (+EMP), Master Music, Konzertexamen).

For foreign-language applicants for the Master's degree programme in Music, admission requires proof of an official certificate of a passed language test type B1 CEFR (minimum level); see § 2a Enrolment Statutes

Dates of the entrance exams

25 January - 30 January 2027 (registration deadline 1 November 2026)

Special date for major subject orchestral conducting TBA

Special date: Choral Conducting and Master of Church Music  TBA

Special date for major subject Elementary Music Pedagogy TBA

General Deadlines for auditions

• for winter semesters (study start October): 1 April
• for summer semesters (study start April): 1 November

Please note

• The Master's degree programme in Music, major subject Music Education, can only be commenced in the winter semester.
• For the polyvalent two-main subject Bachelor's programme in Music as an Artistic Subject (Music Teaching at Grammar Schools), the first semester can only begin in the winter semester, while university changers can also begin in the summer semester.
• For the Freiburg Opera Studio Information on how to apply can be found here Freiburg Opera Studio.
• In the Master's degree programme in Music, major subject "Orgel – Interprétation à l’orgue" and major subject „Orgelimprovisation – Improvisation à l’orgue“, an application must also be made to the University of Strasbourg (via the portal Mon Master) in parallel to the application to the Freiburg University of Music. For further information, please contact Prof. David Franke. Admission procedures for these majors only take place for the winter semester.
• There is no entrance exam for the following degree programs and subjects: Master of Music in Ensemble Singing, as well as Saxophone (Bachelor of Music (+EMP), Master of Music, Concert Exam).

Formal Requirements for the Entrance Examination

• Completed registration form (PRINTOUT) including supplementary documentation
• Passport photo (please stick on the registration form)
• Complete, up-to-date curriculum vitae (in tabular form) with the essential information about the previous education and, if applicable, artistic activity
• Proof of payment of the registration fee of € 50 (not for FAB applications) to the following bank account:
  BW Bank Karlsruhe
  Account holder: Landesoberkasse Baden-Württemberg
  Bank code: 600 501 01
  Account number: 749 55301 02
  Reason for payment: 9881663002730, Anmeldegebühr Aufnahmeprüfung (Please indicate!)
  IBAN: DE 02 6005 0101 7495 5301 02
  BIC: SOLADEST600
• High School diploma (if not in German: certified German or English translation)
• University/college certificates/diplomas (if not in German: certified German or English translation)
• Actual transcript of records
• For FAB applicants: current school certificate stating anticipated high school graduation

• For applicants from non-German-speaking countries: Proof of successful German language certification  (see § 2a of the Statutes on Enrollment)

  The following text in quotation marks has been translated; the German version of the Enrollment Regulations, §2, applies here.

  "1. CEFR Level C1 for the high school teacher training programs
  2. CEFR Level B2 for the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music programs in the subjects of music theory, musicology, and music education, as well as for the programs offered by the Freiburg University of Music at the Freiburg Research and Teaching Center for Music
  3. CEFR Level B1 for the university’s other degree programs and specializations
  (Concert Exam/Master Class program: alternatively, proof of sufficient proficiency in English)"

• Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
• For minors: statement of consent by legal guardians

The application for compensation for disadvantages is made informally by e-mail to m.wehrlemh-freiburg.de. The application must specify and justify the desired examination modifications relating to the entrance exams. The relevant evidence and supporting documents must be enclosed.

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Do you have any further questions?

Please feel free to contact us by email at eignungspruefung@mh-freiburg.de