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.