Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover

Degree Bachelor of Music (B. Mus.)
Standard Study Duration: 8 semesters

Multi-specialist in Pop Music

Do you want to create, produce, and compose pop music? Are you interested in creatively making music, understanding it, evaluating it, and experiencing it artistically?

In the field of popular music, versatile, highly qualified multi-specialists are sought in a professional context. The artistic-academic study program of the Bachelor’s degree in Popular Music in Hannover, with its broad practical and theoretical foundation as well as its multiple specialization options, addresses this demand.

The Bachelor’s program in Popular Music includes

• Practical music training in the primary and secondary instruments
• Composition, arrangement, and songwriting
• Studio production from A to Z
• Music theory
• Musicology
• Media studies
• Media management
• Journalism and market studies

Additionally, there is an extensive elective area for individual specialization and the opportunity for interdisciplinary work.

The program is embedded in an ideal learning environment: the dynamic Institute for Jazz|Rock|Pop, comprehensive musicology studies, the renowned Institute for Journalism and Communication Research, and a wide range of Master's programs at the University of Music, Drama, and Media Hanover provide optimal study conditions. This innovative concept within a well-established environment offers a unique study experience in Germany.

The program is aimed at artistically trained applicants with a focus on instrument/vocals and an interest in composition, songwriting, and music production in the pop context, considering musical, economic, and media aspects.

The program provides entry-level qualifications for various fields:

• Artistic and artistic-pedagogical work as an instrumentalist, performer, composer, or songwriter
• Instrument or vocal teacher
• Music production and studio work
• Media-related careers and pop music-related roles in public service and the private sector (marketing, cultural management, youth work)

Depending on individual talent and inclination, numerous specialization options are available. Further studies (Master's) with artistic, pedagogical, as well as musicological and media-related focus can be pursued with appropriate qualification.