Music schools in Germany cater to pupils from an early age up to postgraduate students.
Full-time music education at a Musikgymnasium can begin as early as 10 years of age.
The curriculum includes subjects such as Rhythm, Music Theory, Ear Training, Composition.
In some cases, such as the Sächsisches Landesgymnasium für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber" in Dresden, the Musikgymnasium Belvedere Weimar [de] in Weimar, and the Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach [de] in Berlin, a Music Gymnasium can work closely with a Hochschule or Conservatory, where the pupils receive their main instrumental and vocal instruction.
The famous ones were founded in the 19th century: Leipzig (1843), Munich (1846), Berlin (1850), Köln (1850), Dresden (1856), Stuttgart (1857), Bremen (1873) and Frankfurt (1878).