BACHELOR (BMUS)

• The study programme is addressed to young musicians who are counted among the outstanding talents of their generation.
   
• Applicants who are non-native speakers of German must present a B1 German certificate at the beginning of their studies. Acceptable alternatives are TestDaF Level 3, DSH Examination Level I, or the “Deutsches Sprachdiplom der KMK” Level 1.

Applicants should ideally have taken part in one or more of the following projects organised by Kronberg Academy:

Kronberg Festival
Cello Masterclasses
Violin & Viola Masterclasses
Chamber Music Connects the World

Applicants must complete the following application form online:
 

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
 

As part of the online application form the following files must be uploaded:

• Detailed CV
• High-resolution headshot
• Full list of the repertoire studied to date
• Youtube links or videos (via WeTransfer) of a recent performance
• Proof of payment of the application fee*
• Proof of a German certificate
• Copy of high-school diploma
• Additional files (e.g. recommendation letter, copy of university dilpomas or exams)

*Please transfer the application fee of 50,00 € to the following bank account:
Account holder: Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
Bank: Helaba
IBAN: DE55 5005 0000 0001 0064 51
BIC: HELADEFFXXX
Reference: Name, Vorname

Application deadline: March 31, 2025

By completing the application form starting April 1, 2024, you are applying for the academic year beginning October 1, 2025.

After the applications have been reviewed by the examination board potential candidates will be invited to take an entrance examination in the following subjects:

• Main instrumental subject
• Subsidiary subject: music theory, listening skills and piano

The main practice auditions will be held on June 3rd-6th at Kronberg Academy.

General Considerations:
Yourprogramme should include the following and last c.45 minutes in total:

• One etude
• One unaccompanied piece by J S Bach
• One sonata from the late 18th, 19th or 20th century*
• One concerto from the late 18th, 19th or 20th century*
• One character piece
• One piece written by a composer born within the past 70 years

With reference to the movement choices from the Bach work, sonata and concerto, please indicate whether or not the complete work is known and can be performed.

* Your choice of sonata and concerto should be from different stylistic periods

Important!

• With the exception of the sonata and the contemporary piece, all music should be performed from memory.
• Applicants may be asked to play only a selection of the required works will at the audition. The decision of the examination board in this respect is final.
• A pianist will be provided, although students are strongly advised to bring their own accompanist.
• In addition to auditioning, applicants for the Kronberg Academy Bachelor are required to take written tests in listening skills and music theory as well as a test in piano playing (subsidiary examinations) at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.
• Sight-reading tests may also be set.
• The audition panel will comprise two representatives of Kronberg Academy and of Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.

The subsidiary examinations will be held on June 4th-7th at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.

PIANO

All instrumentalists will be required to take a compulsory test in piano playing. Applicants are required to play two pieces from different stylistic periods, e.g. Bach's Inventions and Clementi's Sonatinas Op 36. These works should be prepared in advance. The test lasts approximately 10 minutes.

MUSIC THEORY

This written examination (lasting no more than 90 minutes) requires applicants to complete the following tasks:

• Prepare a four-part arrangement of a prescribed melody.
• Continue and complete a prescribed melody where the approximate number of bars will be specified, and additionally compose an accompaniment with one or more parts. You will have a choice of three melodies from different stylistic periods.
• Define chords and chord progressions.
• Comment on an extract from a score, taking into consideration the instrumentation, timbre, historical stylistic classification, form, compositional technique, character.

LISTENING SKILLS

This written examination (lasting no more than 60 minutes) requires applicants to demonstrate their ability to audibly recognise fundamental rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, tonal and formal connections.

Please note that the tests will be in German!

TUITION

The annual cost of a place in the Kronberg Academy Bachelor programme is covered by private individuals (patrons) as well as the Federal State of Hesse. Kronberg Academy provides further courses of study like masterclasses in addition to bachelor relevant fields of study.Therefor, the portion to be paid by the student is €3,000 per annum.

Additionally, Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts budgets for a semester fee of approximately €350. These fees must be borne by the student and should be paid directly to the University.

RENT

Kronberg Academy recommends students to maintain a place of residence in Kronberg or the surrounding area. Kronberg Academy can provide rooms in its student residence or in shared accommodation. Kronberg Academy subsidises a substantial part of the rent. Students are required to contribute €275 per month.

DEPOSIT

A one-time deposit of 150 € has to be paid. It will be used for extraordinary expenses like

• necessary repairs of damaged property or furniture
• replacement of keys (if lost) and locks
• replacement of lost original music
• etc.

Should the amount of the deposit run low in the course of your studies you will be asked to fill it up again.

CLEANING FEE

Students are required to clean their own rooms as well as jointly and regularly clean the communal areas. However, students will be charged a cleaning fee of 200 € for regular thorough cleaning of shared spaces in the accommodations like bathrooms, kitchens, hallways and – if applicable – practice rooms. Cleaning will be done about once every quarter by cleaning personnel hired by Kronberg Academy.

Should the remaining amount of the cleaning fee run low in the course of your studies you will be asked to fill it up again.

Everyone who enrols at Kronberg Academy is assured of accommodation in the town.

During their studies, students are recommended to live in Kronberg or the surrounding area. Kronberg Academy can provide rooms in accommodation shared with other students – or in special cases with host families. Because Kronberg Academy subsidises the accommodation substantially, rents are relatively low in the highly desirable residential area in and around Kronberg.

In most cases students can also practise in the accommodation. In addition, the Academy has practice rooms for use by its students.

Developing a close community among its students is part of how Kronberg Academy sees its role and its tradition. Sharing accommodation in Kronberg opens up many opportunities for students to work, make music and spend time together outside classes.

The picturesque little town of Kronberg is less than 20 kilometres from Frankfurt and can be reached in around 20 minutes via the urban rail link (S-Bahn), with trains running every half-hour. Frankfurt airport and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main are also within easy reach by public transport.

Kronberg Academy is located in the heart of the old town beneath the historical castle. A supermarket, various banks, a drugstore, sundry restaurants, a post office and so on can all be reached easily on foot.

There are plenty of leisure opportunities in Kronberg and the surrounding district – hiking, cycling or running in the Taunus hills, for example. The town also hosts a number of popular regular festivals and markets. Kronberg has a cinema and a public open-air swimming pool that is open during the summer months.

Kronberg
Public transport
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Frankfurt Airport