Programmes of StudyBachelor of Arts in Organ Performance
This mdw degree programme provides fundamental practice-oriented and academically grounded training necessary for professional careers as performers on the organ.
The contents of instruction and study in this programme provide a foundation for independent artistic activity while contributing to the development and appreciation of the arts via students’ critical involvement with artistic and scholarly issues.
Alongside providing specialised training, this programme of study also supports the development of independent artistic personalities.
Graduates of this programme most typically work as concert organists, continuo players in early music ensembles, soloists in works for instrumental and/or vocal formations in all styles, organists in ecclesiastic/liturgical contexts, and organ experts.
Overview
- Duration: 8 semester
- Graduation with a: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Registration period for entrance examination: 5 March 2025 – 27 May 2025
- Entrance examination date: listed on the website of the Department of Organ, Organ Research and Church Music
- Tuition: detailed information
- Prerequisites: successful entrance exam; documentation of German skills (please see “Information on Entrance Examinations”)
- Information on entrance examinations: PDF [ger] | PDF [en]
- Study Plan Overview: PDF [ger] | PDF [en]
- Curriculum: PDF [ger]
- Course offerings in mdwOnline
- Dates and requirements for committee-evaluated intermediate and final exams: listed on the website of the Department of Organ, Organ Research and Church Music
Upcoming Events
You’re cordially invited to attend our student recitals. They’re a good opportunity to speak with students and teaching staff members in person! Admission is free. You’ll find our event schedule under Events.
Applying for this Programme of Study
- The document “Information on Entrance Examinations” (download link above) informs you about what you need to prepare for this examination. Some documents (such as your exam programme) need to be uploaded as part of the online registration process.
- Please set up an applicant account in mdwOnline if you don’t already have an mdwOnline account from another mdw programme of study.
- Log into your account, click on “Entrance Exam Registration”, and then on the link “Enter new application” at the upper right. Follow the instructions that appear. If you can’t find a particular programme of study in the online registration system, it means either that the registration deadline has passed or that registration is not yet possible!
- If German is not your first language, please submit documentation of your German skills. You’ll find more detailed information on this in the document “Information on Entrance Examinations”.
- Important: If you are a citizen of a “third country” (from a country not belonging to the EU/EEA; exceptions: Switzerland and Liechtenstein), please inform yourself in a timely manner concerning the applicable requirements for entering and staying in Austria.
- Once you’ve registered to take the entrance exam, you’ll receive an E-mail that informs you of your assigned exam date.
- Take the entrance examination. Remember to bring along a photo ID.
After the Entrance Examination
- You’ll receive the results of your entrance exam by E-mail.
- If you have passed the entrance exam, you’ll still need to register in order to be enrolled and commence your studies at the mdw. You can do so by visiting the Studies Center within the admissions period; please bring along your passport or personal ID.
- You can find out about the further steps you need to take in the brochure “New at the mdw?”.
