From 1972 to 2003 the Musikhochschule Münster was integrated as a campus of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold.

In 2004 the Musikhochschule Münster separated from Detmold and on the basis of the revision of the Hochschule law passed on 16 December 2003 became the Faculty of Music of the University of Münster on 1 April 2004.

The Musikhochschule Münster now comprises 220 students, 15 professors (from Germany, Brazil, Holland and Norway) and 65 part-time instructors.

[1] The Symphony Orchestra is the largest ensemble of the Musikhochschule Münster.

Past music directors included Joachim Harder, Geoffrey Moull and René Gulikers.