Experience Lied, for some the highest of all art forms, in all its facets and uncover hidden treasures as an individual or as an existing Lied duo: top-class lecturers will accompany you on your two-year singing, playing and designing journey through the centuries.
Factsheet
- Degree
- Master of Arts FHNW in Spezialisierter Musikalischer Performance, Studienrichtung Liedgestaltung
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Learning mode
- Onsite
- ECTS credits
- 120
- Next start
- 14.9.2026
- Duration
- 4 semesters
- Stay abroad
- Possible
- Application fee
- 200 CHF
- Semester fee
- 750 CHF (CH) | 1000 CHF (EU/EFTA) | 1250 CHF (Not-EU/Not-EFTA)
At a glance
- A course of study for singers, pianists or existing duos
- Two years dedicated to the core subject of Lied
- Building up a broad repertoire – defining focal points – discovering new things
Why study this?
Graduates of this programme pursue careers as professional lied singers or accompanists on concert stages, at recitals or in concert series specialising in chamber music.
They are able to rehearse and perform at a very high level, with different partners and in different styles and languages. Emphasis is placed on developing one’s own musical and staging ideas in this specialist musical discipline. The programme requires students both to master a broad lied repertoire and specialise in specific Areas.
This study course is aimed at lied duos, singers and pianists wishing to receive intensive and specialised training in this discipline.
Study variant available
The combined master's programme – Lied Performance and education in music pedagogy
MA Music Pedagogy | instrument/voice | Lied Performance
Structure and programme contents
The BA and MA degree programmes at the Basel Academy of Music are based on modules.
The legally binding structure provides an initial guide to the content and weighting of the subjects on the degree programme.
The detailed content and modalities of the individual subjects can be found in the module descriptions.
The study regulations come into force together with the study and examination regulations of the Basel Academy of Music FHNW and form the legal framework.
Structures
Module descriptions
Study Regulations
Lecturers
Requirements, admission, entrance exam
In order to enter the FHNW Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance programme with the Major Lied Performance, applicants must be awarded a Bachelor in Music or Music and Movement respectively equivalent as well as they must have passed the entrance exam and were offered a free place at the Academy (limited places).
For further information on the admission criteria, please see the Study regulations of the Master of Arts FHNW in Specialised Music Performance.
Good knowledge of the German language, as well as sufficient active knowledge of at least two other discipline-related languages.
Entrance Exam
The entrance exam is individual for each study programme direction.
Dates
Procedure
Organisational matters
Projects / Ensembles
Quicklinks
Files and Regulations
Advising and information events
Contact
Student Administration Academy of Music, Klassik
- Phone
- +41 61 264 57 32 (Direct)
- klassik.hsm@fhnw.ch
Prof. Carl Wolf
- Phone
- +41 79 718 81 37 (Direct)
- carl.wolf@fhnw.ch
Information events
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Registration
The registration window is open from 15th December to 1st March.
MA Specialised Performance | Lied performance
- Date
- 14.9.2026
- Duration
- 4 semesters
- Place
- Campus Musik-Akademie