Admission requirements Latin flute & woodwinds
Technical requirements
- Good command of the instrument, level comparable to Frans Vester- Etude book 2, Theobald Boehm - 24 melodische etuden, Omnibook Charlie Parker, Altamiro Carrilho - Chorinhos Didáticos para Flauta.
- Good music reading skills
- Knowledge of and ability to play scales and their diatonic chords in eighth notes/up-tempo
Focus points
- Rhythmic, melodie and harmonie affinity with Latin music
- lmprovisation
During the entrance exam
- You play with a band
- You will play by ear (reproduce) a fragment played to you
- You will play a piece prima vista in the Latin/Brazilian or Latin jazz idiom
- You will improvise by ear on the basis of chords played to you
In general
No need to present complex arrangements - it's more about your playing. Pay attention to contrasting music styles and rhythms and the abovementioned focus points.
Playing together
lf possible, you will play with your own band or use a backing track. Some of the genres/rhythms mentioned above have to be presented. You will have to prepare three ensemble pieces of which two will be chosen by the committee.