MA Music Pedagogy | Music Secondary Education II

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 Master of Arts FHNW in Music Education programme focuses on developing an individual artistic profile and teaching music at secondary schools. The programme aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of music and to promote personal and independent artistic development. Students also acquire pedagogical and didactic skills as a second focus. The Music Secondary Education II programme prepares prospective teachers to competently fulfil the mission of general secondary schools as music specialists.

The Teaching qualification is obtained in a subsequent course at 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 have the desire to shape, listen to and analyse musical processes with your students. You help them to deepen their musical experiences and recognise and encourage musical talent.

You have the ability to understand music in a broader context and thus teach 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 a good command of the basics of studio technology, are familiar with common music software and are therefore able to support students 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 at Swiss upper secondary schools who wish to study music at a music academy in order to gain pedagogical skills alongside artistic and specialist knowledge.
Please remark: German Level C1 is required, the teaching language is German.

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Between sound and concept:
Studying at Basel University of Music and at the University of Basel at the same time? Get the opportunity with MA «Schulmusik II C»

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Mattos Berger absolviert den Masterstudiengang Schulmusik II C, ein gemeinsames Angebot der Hochschule für Musik Basel und der Universität Basel. Bei «Campus Stories» teilt er seine Erfahrungen aus dem Studienalltag sowie seine beruflichen Pläne.

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The Master's programme in Music Education with a specialisation in Music Secondary Education II prepares students to competently fulfil the mandate of level II secondary schools. Students develop subject-specific and interdisciplinary skills, abilities and attitudes. They are equipped to teach young people all aspects of music. The teaching diploma for upper secondary schools is obtained after completing the Master's programme in the diploma year at the School of Education. It qualifies graduates to teach music at general secondary schools level II (grade 8–13).

At Master's level, the Music Secondary Education II programme is offered in four variants:

• SM II A with the MA in Music Pedagogy, major instrumental/vocal, Profil Klassik or Jazz
• SM II B with the major Choir Conducting
• SM II C with the major Musicology (together with University of Basel)
• SM II D with major subject instrumental/vocal/composition/music and movement

The major subject is taught by lecturers specialising in the subject or by lecturers from the Basel Academy of Music who are accredited.

Modules and Regulations

The BA and MA degree programs at the Basel Academy of Music are based on modules.

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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Minors and Continuing Education

Remark: A minor can only be chosen in variants C and D.

Minors of Institut Klassik

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Prof. Beat Hofstetter

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

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‍Dozierende Schulmusik

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Dozierende Klassik

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Dozierende Klassik

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Admission criteria

In order to enter the FHNW Master of Arts in Music programme with an music secondary education II major, applicants must hold a Bachelor degree in Music or Musik and Movement or equivalent, as well as they have to have passed the entrance exam and were offered a free study place (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 Master of Arts FHNW in Music pedagogy (in German).

Admission criteria for internal applicants
For internal Bachelor students BA SM II A/B, the artistic entrance exam takes place as part of the Bachelor qualification.
The following requirements apply:

• Unanimous recommendation by the jury for the chosen MA MP SM II course of study
• Consent of the main subject lecturer or the specialisation subject lecturer

In the event of a change of lecturer, an artistic entrance exam must be completed.

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 31. Mai. 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