Bachelor of Arts

• Federal Vocational Baccalaureate, Specialised Baccalaureate, general baccalaureate or qualification from a professional education institution (PEI) or upper-secondary level
• A music entrance exam must be passed
• Applicants who do not meet the specified admission requirements may still be admitted if they possess exceptional artistic talent and successfully pass the music entrance exam

Master of Arts

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of the chosen master’s degree from a university or university of applied sciences
• Alternative bachelor’s degrees will be checked by the admission committee
• A music entrance exam must be passed

Master of Arts in Specialized Performance

• Master’s degree in the field of Music Performance from a Swiss or equivalent foreign university of applied sciences
• A music entrance exam must be passed

More Infomations:

https://www.kalaidos-fh.ch/en-GB/Studium/Studieninformationen/Zulassungsbedingungen/Fachbereich-Musik

• Completed registration form from the AfM.
• Completed registration form from the Kalaidos University.
• Passport copy
• "Residence registration"-copy ( For students with residence in Germany only )
• Resume (German or English)
• Motivation letter
• School diplomas
• Proof of payment for the application fee (€500)
• Complete video lectures
• Please include a list of the pieces and their corresponding music sheets in your application

The following conditions apply for exams via video recording:

        According to the examination conditions in the
        regulations.

• All pieces must be played in the same video without cuts. A clock must be visible in the video to ensure that the video has not been edited.
• The video performances must have been recorded during a public concert or a recital evening (no private video performances).
• In the video, the entire body, face, hands, and instrument must be clearly visible.
• The video must be of very good quality so that the expert committee can evaluate it. If the quality of the video is insufficient, a new recording must be submitted. If the length and/or quality of the video are inadequate, the video will be rejected by the secretariat.
• Submit music sheets electronically.
• The performance must be done from memory.
• Please play or sing several pieces without specific requirements on style or title, except for sonatas for which only one movement is required.
• Bachelor applicants must submit a 20-minute video. Master applicants must submit a 30-minute video.
• The video presentations can be uploaded to a video platform such as YouTube or Youku and sent to us via email with a download link only.

Admission exams for our Bachelor's and Master's programs can take place at any time. Please contact the AfM-Berlin secretariat to arrange individual exam dates for the respective main subjects.

• The language of instruction at our academy is German.
• We would like to point out that applicants who have not yet reached a B2 language level at the time of registration can only be admitted to study conditionally and must provide B2 level within the first 12 months in order to continue.