> Home > Education > Bachelors > Jazz > Admission Admission Requirements Voice Admission Requirements Voice Generally Sufficient affinity with the instrument and it’s repertoire Sufficient possibilities for development Show of sufficient drive to study and enthusiasm for music and instrument Voice Healthy voice with no severe physical issues in order to be able to engage in a (mostly) wider and bigger fashion. We’re looking for musical flexibility in its purest form, which means that one is not obliged to be a full grown jazz performer. However candidates should be able to expose the possibilities
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Pop > Admission Admission requirements keys Admission requirements Keys Please prepare the following. We will make a selection during your entrance exam: Playing a classical piece (level: Bach – two-part inventions or Kleine Präludien und Fughetten). Playing a song from the jazz repertoire (with band). Playing a song from the pop repertoire (with band; employing different sounds). Performing one’s own composition. Sight reading of simple sheet music (notes and chords). Repeating chords and melodic excerpts by ear. Improvising over a given chord progression.
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Pop > Admission Admission requirements guitar Admission requirements guitar When assessing the entrance exam guitar we pay attention, next to musical hearing and proper technique, to individuality, creativity and personality. Therefor we prefer that your audition takes place with your own band. You will play 2 to 3 pieces with, if possible, at least one own composition. We expect you to know or master the following: All major, major7, dominant 7, minor and minor 7 chords The ionian, dorian, mixolydian and aeolian scale Proper basic theoretical level Good overview of
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Classical Music > Admission Admission requirements viola Admission requirements Viola Applicants should demonstrate: Applicants should demonstrate: Musical affinity with the viola and its repertoire, and strong motivation. Solid technical foundations on the instrument. Clear potential for further development as a musician and violist. Viola – Entrance Exam Programme The audition programme must include: One étude. Two contrasting pieces or movements from sonatas or concertos, representing different styles and historical periods. Minimum total duration: 15 minutes.
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Jazz > Admission Admission requirements Piano Admission Requirements Piano The applicant presents a performance by playing 2 to 3 improvised pieces from the jazz repertoire (American song book) and various technical and/or classical pieces. This performance needs to contain both solo performance and trio performance. Optionally the applicant may choose to perform one composition by the applicant. By doing so: The applicant demonstrates a talent for - and affinity with - the jazz piano practice in terms of repertoire (e.g. jazz standards and originals by key players
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Jazz > Admission Admission requirements Guitar Admission Requirements Guitar During the audition we focus on your talent. We do that by: Letting you play 2, maximum 3 songs. In addition to the general solfège test, we do some hearing tests by letting you play over a random chord or chord change. We will ask you to copy a melody by ear. We might do some general tests on the instrument like playing scales, inversions and read a melody or some chord symbols. What we grade: Affinity with the styles you play and with jazz music particular. Your ability to improvise
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Jazz > Admission Music Theory Jazz Music Theory Music theoretical knowledge and musical ear Knowledge of note names in treble and bass clefs. Signature of the minor and major tonalities. The ability to recognize and name all possible intervals within an octave, by ear and writing, melodic and harmonic. The ability to recognize and name the following triads melodic and harmonic, by ear and in writing, in root position only: major, minor, diminished and augmented. · the ability to recognize and name the following seventh chords melodic and harmonic, by ear and in
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Jazz > Admission Admission requirements Drums Admission requirements Drums General: Affinity with the instrument and repertoire. Sufficient development opportunities. Intrinsic motivation for further exploration of the instrument, ensemble playing and career opportunities. Drums: Affinity with jazz and related styles. Good level of reading and technical skills. Candidate can read rhythms ‘a prima vista’ and is familiar with common drum notation. Knowledge of classical studies (e.g. C. Wilcoxon, Mitchell Peters, Stick Control, Gary Chaffee) and ability to
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Jazz > Admission Admission requirements French Horn Admission Requirements French horn Aptitude for and affinity with jazz and/or Latin; this must be apparent from the repertoire played: at least three prepared pieces, themes and improvisations (with variation in key and tempo, minor and major). Prima vista playing a simple notated theme and/or chord progression. Improvise by ear over a played chord progression. Knowledge and command of the major scale, harmonic and melodic minor scales in all keys, with staccato or legato phrasing.
> Home > Education > Bachelors > Jazz > Admission Admission requirements Saxophone Admission Requirements Saxophone Aptitude for and affinity with jazz and/or Latin; this must be apparent from the repertoire played: at least three prepared pieces, themes and improvisations (with variation in key and tempo, minor and major). Prima vista playing a simple notated theme and/or chord progression. Improvise by ear over a played chord progression. Knowledge and command of the major scale, harmonic and melodic minor scales in all keys, with staccato or legato phrasing.
