Studying music in the tradition of the seven liberal arts
From the winter semester 2015/16, the Technical University of Darmstadt will be offering a new sub-course in Musical Culture in cooperation with the Akademie für Tonkunst in Darmstadt.
The sub-subject "Musical Culture" can be combined with any second subject from the canon of digital philology, German studies, history, philosophy, political science, sociology, computer science, sports science or economics. The course, which is run jointly by the University's Institute of Philosophy and the Darmstadt Academy of Music, combines artistic practice, social reflection, music theory, aesthetics and music philosophy.
According to Cord Meijering, the academy's director, the course is a fully-fledged university music degree, with which students should achieve a multiple qualification in the tradition of the ancient Seven Liberal Arts. Preparation for the challenges of new modern professions in the cultural sector is achieved through a combination of practical music-making and education in the humanities.
Study requirements are the general higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences as well as proof of artistic aptitude to be completed at the academy.
