The entrance exam consists of a practical and a theoretical part. You will have to be successful in both parts in order to secure a place.
The practical exam (audition)
For the practical exam we ask you to prepare:
Two studies in contrasting character (melodic/technical), for instance by Bordogni, Kopprasch, Tyrell, Hering, etc.
One piece or movement with piano accompaniment. For instance:
- A. Guilmant - Morceau Symphonique
- C. Saint-Saëns - Cavatine
- C.M. von Weber - Romance
- P. Hindemith - Sonata (first movement)
- B. Marcello - 6 Sonatas (originally for cello) (first movement)
- K. Serocki - Sonatina (first movement)
- L. Grøndahl - Concerto (first movement)
- L.E. Larsson - Concertino (first movement)
- N. Rimsky-Korsakov - Concerto (first movement)
Works of comparable or higher level are also acceptable.
You might also be asked to participate in a short sight reading test.
The evaluation of the practical part of the entrance exam will be weighed by the following factors:
- musical expression
- technical realisation
- potential
- previous musical education
The combination of these factors is also of essential importance. Not (yet) being able to perform at an optimum standard is therefore in itself not a reason to prevent you from doing an entrance exam.
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