{"id":194398,"date":"2025-10-09T11:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/jazz-and-pop-music-m-mus\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:42:47","slug":"jazz-and-pop-music-mmus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/en\/choosing-your-degree-program\/courses-offered\/jazz-and-pop-music-mmus\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz and Pop Music (M.Mus.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-anchornavigation>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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This degree program is right for you if you hold a bachelor\u2019s degree in jazz and would like to further refine your skills as a musician while making use of an institutional framework (skilled teaching staff, networks, infrastructure…).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should be curious, open, enjoy improvisation, have good communication skills, be able to work independently and in a structured manner, and enjoy being on a stage.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n

The entrance requirements for the Jazz and Pop Music master’s degree program include proof of a completed bachelor’s degree in jazz and pop music or in a comparable area of study at a higher education institution. In exceptional cases, a bachelor\u2019s degree in music may be accepted as fulfilling the entrance requirements. The Mainz School of Music\u2019s examination committee has the final say in these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An aptitude test<\/strong> will determine whether you possess the necessary subject-specific skills for the master’s degree program, particularly the required musical aptitude in the selected vocal or instrumental major, as well as sufficient motivation for the program of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you did not earn your university entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung, HZB) at a German institution and do not hold a degree in which German was the language of instruction, you must provide proof of sufficient German language proficiency (A1 level, CEFR). You can provide proof of sufficient German language proficiency either by submitting corresponding certificates or by participating in a conversation with the examination committee as part of the aptitude test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of enrollment, no more than one year may have passed since you took the aptitude test. The same applies for enrollment in advanced semesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information on the aptitude test can be found in the School of Music\u2019s aptitude test regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have not yet received your bachelor’s degree certificate by the application deadline<\/strong>, but have earned at least 135 credits in your bachelor’s program, you must apply by the set deadline with a transcript (certified copy issued by your university) of all coursework and exams completed to date, including your average grade to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

If you did not earn your university entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung, HZB) at a German institution and do not hold a degree in which German was the language of instruction, you must submit proof of sufficient German language proficiency (B1 level, CEFR). This proof is to be submitted in the form of relevant examination certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If necessary, the examination committee recommends taking German language courses alongside your regular courses, depending on your language proficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good to know: The legally binding basis for selection, admission and enrollment is the text of the entrance requirements as specified in Section 2 of the currently valid examination regulations<\/a> and, where applicable, in the appendix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

You can find more information in the master’s degree program\u2019s examination regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

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Throughout the entire program of study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n