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HOCHSCHULE FÜR KIRCHENMUSIK, HERFORD

Country:

GERMANY

State:

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

City:

HERFORD


Street Address:

Parkstrasse 6, 32049 Herford, Germany

Postal Address:

Protestant Pop Academy: Ruhrstraße 48, 58452, Witten, Germany

Fax:

+49 5221 830 809


Program:

Undergraduate program

Details:

Bachelor of Church Music. Studies in Lutheran church music in classical or popular styles include performance (piano, organ, early keyboard, guitar, recorder, brass instruments, percussion, popular music), arranging, choral conducting, aural skills, music history, liturgy, hymnology, Gregorian chant, pedagogy.


Program:

Graduate program

Details:

Master of Arts in Church Music. Studies (classical or popular) in performance, improvisation, choral, band and orchestral conducting.


Program:

Other program

Details:

Konzertexamen. For advanced performance in piano, organ, organ improvisation, liturgical organ playing.


Institution Notes:

This University of Protestant church music was established in 1948 and gained its current name and status in 1991. A second campus in Witten, known as the Protestant Pop Academy, offers programs in popular church music. Facilities include ten organs, a number of pianos, harpsichord, clavichord, a percussion studio and full set of brass instruments. Several short courses for non-degree students are offered. There is co-operation with the Hochschule für Musik Detmold.


Last Updated:

October 2021