Teaching music. Live music.
Training at the Hohner Conservatory
Your career entry to pass on music professionally – with your profile.
If Accordion, harmonica, diatonic button accordion or Elementary Music EducationWith us, you gain practical, structured qualifications and a state-recognised certification.
The most important points in 30 seconds
- Conclusion: State-certifiedr accordion teacherin
- Profile: Accordion • Harmonica • Diatonic button accordion • EMP (profile via elective area)
- Duration: 3 years (full-time) or part-time (according to model/plan)
- Start Usually at the beginning of the school year (September)
- Accordion I: Compulsory subject Beginners welcome, hire instruments available (Individual lessons of 30 minutes/week)
- Bonus for accordionists: Accordion profile Accordion I + Accordion II (additional in-depth study)
- Practical training The perfect foundation for a professional future
- School fees: €1,200 per academic year (Installment plan available)
Training overview
Your graduation is clearly defined. Your Profile is created via the optional module – this way you can later pass on music precisely in the area that suits you.
Instrumental profile
- Accordion (Profile about Accordion II)
- Harmonica
- diatonic accordion
educational profile
- Elementary Music Education
Important: Taking two instrumental profile subjects in parallel is not envisaged. With EMP we will plan a sensible combination with you – tailored to your goal.
Accordion I is the binding foundation of the training – and designed in such a way that you also without prior accordion experience you can start.
If you update your profile in Harmonica, Diatonic or EMP sets, accordion I is a core subject for musical understanding, accompaniment/basics and teaching situations.
Bonus for accordionists:
If you accordion profile choose, you get additionally Accordion II as a specialisation – well Accordion I + II.
The training is divided into five areas. The information is School lessons per week.
| subject | academic year | school lessons per week |
|---|---|---|
| Accordion I* | 1-3 | 1 |
| Conducting I | 1-3 | 2 |
| Orchestra practice | 1-3 | 3 |
| Choir practice | 1-3 | 2 |
| Arrangement | 3 | 2 |
| Instrumentology | 1 | 2 |
| Practical instrumental playing |
3 | 1 |
* = Individual tuition of 30 minutes
| subject | academic year | school lessons per week |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology and didactics of group and individual lessons | 1-3 | 3 |
| Music education | 1-2 | 2 |
| Voice training | 1-3 | 1 |
| subject | academic year | school lessons per week |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony theory | 1-2 | 1 |
| Ear training | 1-2 | 1 |
| Work analysis | 2-3 | 1 |
| Music history | 1-2 | 1 |
| Literary studies | 3 | 1 |
| subject | academic year | school lessons per week |
|---|---|---|
| Media competence in the music business | 1-3 | 1 |
| Digital presence in the music business | 1-3 | 1 |
| Health promotion and ergonomic working | 1-3 | 1 |
| Psychology | 2-3 | 1 |
| Music management and self-organisation | 3 | 2 |
| Social studies | 1-2 | 1 |
| German | 1-3 | 1 |
| subject | academic year | school lessons per week |
|---|---|---|
| Accordion II* | 1-3 | 2 |
| Harmonica | 1-3 | 2 |
| Diatonic accordion | 1-3 | 2 |
| Elementary music education | 1-3 | 4 |
| Basic Jazz | 1-3 | 2 |
| Combo | 1-3 | 2 |
| Conducting II | 1-3 | 2 |
| Ensemble/chamber music and its didactics | 1-3 | 2 |
| Music editing/composition | 1-3 | 2 |
| Keyboards/Music production | 1-3 | 2 |
| Artistic structure* | 1-3 | 2 |
| Instrumental second subject | 2-3 | 1 |
* = Individual tuition of 30 minutes
Note: Which optional subjects you choose to combine depends on your profile and your plans. In the Information session Let’s sort this out together.
There is a theoretical and one practical Entrance examination.
Theory
- Ear training
- Harmony theory
Practical exercise (subject-specific, duration 10 minutes)
- Profile Harmonica → practical exam in harmonica
- Profile diatonic accordion → practical exam on your instrument
- Profile Accordion (Accordion II) → practical exam in the accordion
- Profile EMP without an instrumental specialism → Interview + practical assessment
If you no instrumental major subject If you choose this option, an [instrumental examination] will take place instead of the Admissions interview instead of plus one practical component, which goes well with EMP.
The School fees amount to €1,200 per school year. Installment payments are available – just speak to us, then we'll find a suitable solution.
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Training preparation
The "youth class" and the "pre-semester" are two excellent ways to prepare for an education at the Hohner Conservatory. Parallel to school or already enrolled at the conservatory, musical knowledge and playing skills are developed and thus form a good basis for starting an education.
