BA Music | Music Secondary Education I

Combining a teaching degree with artistic and musical training? What is the aim of studying school music? Is school music right for me?

Graduates provide information in the video.

Learning outcomes

The FHNW Bachelor of Arts degree programme in music with a specialisation in music secondary education I promotes the development of a versatile musical personality.

In the field of artistic education, this means acquiring solid skills in singing and chordal accompaniment instruments, as well as sound knowledge and abilities in the area of general music education. Additional skills in communication and reflection on music, as well as basic knowledge in the areas of professional practice, complete the overall picture. This creates the prerequisites for the consecutive «Master of Arts in Secondary Education» programme at the FHNW School of Education.

The BA in Music, Music Secondary Education I is run in cooperation with the University of Basel and the FHNW School of Education.

Career prospects

Music is present in everyone's everyday life. Music teachers have a high level of musical competence and the ability to actively participate in musical life. They are open and curious about a wide variety of musical styles and forms of expression and incorporate this into their teaching.
Active music-making together is an important part of teaching. As a music teacher, you shape musical processes with your students and can analyse them. You help them gain fundamental musical experiences and recognise and encourage musical talent. You have the ability to recognise music in a broader context and thus teach your students to approach music in a differentiated way.
Recognising similarities and points of contact between music and other areas of life enables you to design diverse and interdisciplinary lessons.
You are familiar with new music technologies and their application in the classroom.
You have mastered the basics of studio technology, are familiar with common music software and are therefore able to support pupils in using it.
You actively participate in shaping the cultural life of a school (performances, musical accompaniment for events). As a music teacher, you are the point of contact for musical matters at the school.

Target audience

This course is aimed at prospective teachers for secondary level I who wish to study music in depth at a music university.
Please remark: German Level C1 is required, the teaching language is German.

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What motivates you to study this programme? Why at Basel?

Get to know Anna Alexay in the video portrait

The Bachelor of Arts in Music with a major in Music Secondary Education I combines the study of school music at the Basel Academy of Music with the study of another school subject at the University of Basel.
Students can take complementary modules at the Basel Academy of Music, the University of Basel or the FHNW School of Education. The first practical modules will be token at the Basel Academy of Music.

The following subjects can currently be taken in combination with Music Secondary Music I: German, English, French, Mathematics.
Also permitted, but less recommended due to limited opportunities for employment in secondary schools: Geography, History, Italian, Latin, Biology, Chemistry, Physics.

Modules and Regulations

The BA and MA degree programs at the Basel Academy of Music are based on modules.
Students can take complementary modules at the Basel Academy of Music, the University of Basel or the FHNW School of Education. The first practical modules will you take at the Basel Academy of Music.

The legally binding structure provides an initial guide to the content and weighting of the subjects on the degree programme.
The detailed content and modalities of the individual subjects can be found in the module descriptions.
The study regulations come into force together with the study and examination regulations of the Basel Academy of Music FHNW and form the legal framework.
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Prof. Beat Hofstetter

Studiengangsleiter BA und MA Schulmusik I und II | MA Spezialisierte Performance Chorleitung & Blasorchesterdirektion

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Admission criteria

In order to enter the FHNW Bachelor of Arts in Music programme with a music secondary education I major, applicants must hold the following educational background as well as they have to have passed the entrance exam and were offered a free place at the Academy (limited places). Applicants who have submitted all the necessary registration documents in time will be invited to the entrance exam on site.
For further information on the admission criteria, please see the Study regulation of the Bachelor of Arts FHNW in Music (in German).

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Language skills

We expect students to have very good German language skills at the beginning of the studies. Students who are not German native speakers must present at least a C1 German language certificate according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) at the beginning of the studies.
This certificate must be complete, i.e. all modules (reading, listening, writing, speaking) have been tested separately and passed at least at level C1 overall. Only certificates that have been certified with the ALTE-Q-Mark seal of approval (e.g. the C1 certificate of the Goethe-Institut or the telc certificate) are accepted. The required certificate C1 must be submitted with the confirmation of admission but not later than Mai 31. Exceptions will be decided upon by the head of degree programme.

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Projects / Ensembles

At Hochschule für Musik Basel, students have the opportunity to participate in various project and ensemble programmes.
To the overview of the recurring offers.

Quicklinks

• Welcome: A brief overview‍
• Studying in Switzerland‍
• Tuition fees & Financing‍
• Scholarship‍‍
• Module descriptions

Files and Regulations

• Dates Entrance Exam on Site
• List of works for Entrance Exam‍
• Study Regulations
• Semester dates