Admission requirements for MA studies - Classical Percussion

Percussion

 

The candidate has to choose one piece from each category and one piece at his/her choice.

 

Side drum - solo piece

The Noble Snare, volumes 1-4

 

Side drum - rudimental solo

One solo at the choice of the candidate

 

Timpani

 

Elliott Carter: Eight Pieces for Four Timpani: 2 / 6/ 7 - one movement from these three

Árpád Solti: Sonatina

 

Marimba

 

Paul Creston: Concertino

Gordon Stout: Rumble Strips

Sedimental Structures

Joseph Schwantner: Velocities

Leigh H. Stevens: Rhythmic Caprice

Andrew Thomas: Merlin

Eric Ewazen: Northern Lights

Keiko Abe: Variations on a Japanese Children's Song

 

Vibrafon

 

 

 

 

General Admission Requirements – MA

 

Written examination:


 Bass harmonisation: harmonisation of a bass line of cca. 10 notes, indication of the accords with figures.

 Analysis: formal analysis of the opening movement of a sonata from the stylistic circle of Haydn and Mozart piano

 sonatas.

 

 Exam in general music studies:


 a. Identification of 10 music pieces - possibly composer and title, but at least the epoch or style and identification or

     the genre.

b. Explanation and interpretation of 10 music terms, concepts, titles, etc.

  
Kodály’s method of teaching music to children by starting with singing is logical and brilliant, because singing is the most natural form of music making. All good music-making begins with the voice. (Sir Georg Solti)