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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER
Editor:
The principal
Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler"
No. 249/ 2016
Berlin, March 17, 2016
CONTENTS
Entry and admission regulations*)
for the bachelor's degree in music
at the Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler"
p. 1 – 6
* ) Adopted by the Academic Senate of the Hanns Eisler University of Music on February 10, 2016;
Confirmed by the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Science - IV C - March 14, 2016.
Entry and admission regulations for the bachelor’s degree in music
at the Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler"
HfM Stud-L/ 030 688305 738
On the basis of § 61 paragraph 1 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (BerlHG) in the version of July
26, 2011 (GVBI. p. 378), last amended by law of December 3, 2015 (GVBI. p. 442), in connection
with the Ordinance on the admission requirements for courses at the Hanns Eisler University of
Music, the Ernst Busch School of Dramatic Arts and the Berlin University of the Arts (Weißensee)
as well as for the artistic courses at the Berlin University of the Arts (Art University Admission
Ordinance - KunstHZVO) of September 14th 2011 (GVBI. p. 479), the Academic Senate of the
University of Music "Hanns Eisler" decided on February 10, 2016 the following version of the
access and admission regulations. The university management confirmed the regulations on
February 22, 2016 in accordance with § 90 BerlHG.
Contents
§ 1 - Scope
§ 2 – Admission requirements
§ 3 - Start of studies, application deadlines and application for admission §
4 - Admission procedure and pre-selection
§ 5 – Admissions Committees § 6 –
Entrance Examinations
§ 7 – Exemption from individual entrance examination subjects
§ 8 – Change of university or course of study
§ 9 - Public § 10 Minutes
§ 11 - Notification of the results of the entrance
examination § 12 - Entry into force, expiration
Appendix to § 4 paragraphs 5 and 6 of the access and admission regulations with detailed information on
pre-selection
Appendix to § 6 paragraph 2 of the entrance and admissions regulations with the detailed
subject requirements in the individual entrance examinations
§ 1 - Scope
These regulations govern access and admission to the Bachelor's degree in music at the
Hanns Eisler University of Music, hereinafter referred to as the university.
§ 2 – Admission requirements
(1) Must be required for the bachelor’s degree at the university
1. for the subjects violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, guitar, harp, horn,
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Trumpet, trombone, tuba, (transverse) flute, saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
percussion, singing, piano, composition, choir conducting, orchestra conducting and
accompanimenta special artistic talentand
2.
for the majors in historical and contemporary composition and directingthe general higher
education entrance qualification and an artistic talent
be given.
(2) In exceptional cases, applicants for the directing major may also be admitted without a general
higher education entrance qualification if they can prove that they have special artistic talent.
(3) For applicants for the field of studysingingthe recommendation applies that you should not be
younger than 18 years of age when you begin your first semester of study and that you have not
yet reached the age of 24.
(5) Foreign applicants who do not have a German higher education entrance qualification must
have sufficient knowledge of the German language. Evidence of this is provided by:
1.
A language certificate at level B 2.2 according to the Council of Europe's Framework of Reference for
Languages.
2.
In the music-theoretical parts of the examination of the admission procedure, it must be
proven that subject-related German-language communication and study requirements
exist.
(6) If the language certificate according to paragraph 5 number 1 is not available in time or if the
required German-language understanding and study requirements cannot be proven according
to paragraph 5 number 2, admission is granted subject to the condition that the applicants have
received the language certificate according to paragraph 5 number 1 or the German-language
communication and study requirements according to paragraph 5 number 2 before enrollment.
The university is entitled to grant admission in these cases with the following conditions for
enrollment:
1. Submission of the required language certificate with a deadline.
2. Participation in a chargeable intensive German course at the university before the semester.
If the applicants do not meet the requirements, enrollment will be refused and admission will
expire.
§ 3 - Start of studies, application deadlines and application for admission
(1) The bachelor’s degree in music begins in all offered fields of study in the winter semester and/
or in the summer semester after the resolution has been passed by the academic senate of the
university.Participation in the admission procedure according to § 4 requires an application.
Applications addressed to the university may only be submitted via the university’s application
portal provided for this purpose within the deadline set by the Academic Senate (cut-off deadline).
The application only applies to the allocation of study places for the relevant application date.
Registration for the admission procedure is binding. The university provides information on its
website at least 6 months in advance about the decisions of the Academic Senate on the
implementation of admission procedures for the winter semester and/or summer semester for
the courses offered and the deadlines for applications.
(2) The following information and documents must be attached to the application for admission – in the case of
certificates and evidence, certified copies:
1. Personal data according to the Student Data Ordinance (StudDatVO),
2. School and academic education (incl. certificates and evidence of previous studies in the form of
certificates of enrollment and de-registration, as well as evidence of study and
examination achievements), artistic curriculum vitae,
3.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
the prepared examination program, phoniatric report
(only for the main subject singing);
Several of your own compositions with different instrumentation in the form of written scores
and, if necessary, sound and/or image carriers with your own works (only for the main subject
composition),
several of your own arrangements, arrangements or style copies in the form of written
scores (only for the major in historical and contemporary music theory), the certificate of
8th. the German language test (only for foreign applicants, except for those who have had a
German education).
(3) Applications that are not complete, not in the correct form or on time are excluded from the
further procedure. The submitted documents remain with the university and are deleted in
accordance with § 4 StudDatVO.
§ 4 - Admission procedure and pre-selection
(1) Admission procedures take place for admission to study at the university.
(2) Those who have successfully passed an entrance exam can be admitted. In the entrance exam,
the applicant must prove his/her artistic/particular artistic talent, skills and knowledge in the
prescribed parts of the exam, which indicate that a successful course of study can be expected in
accordance with age and level of training.
(3) The entrance exams for the winter semester take place at the end of the lecture period of the
summer semester and the entrance exams for the summer semester at the end of the lecture
period of the winter semester. The entrance examination dates are determined by resolution of
the Academic Senate of the university and announced on the university's website.
(4) An electronic, IT-supported record is made of the admission test with the reasons for the
decision on each individual tested section of the test.
(5) In individual fields of study, the implementation of apreselectionbe provided. The purpose of
the pre-selection is to exclude applicants from the entrance examination if the initial assessment
reveals a lack of artistic/particular artistic talent required for the chosen field of study. The preselection committees are set up by the relevant departmental council.
(6) The pre-selection can be carried out based on the videos, sound recordings, compositions,
directing concepts and other performance records sent in for application purposes before the
entrance exam, either by viewing or as a practical test in the run-up to the entrance exam.
(7) For applications within the framework of theErasmus/ Socrates programmeand at
exchange studentsuniversities with which there are contractual agreements, a professional
assessment must also be carried out instead of the entrance examination. Scholarship recipients
from theGerman academic
exchange service(DAAD) or other organizations have to take part in an entrance examination. § 3
applies accordingly to all applications.
(8) The entrance exams take place, if necessary after the pre-selection, at the invitation of the
university. They are generally valid for enrollment in the following semester. Exceptions require
the approval of the respective department.
(9) Participation in the admission procedure is subject to a fee. The obligation to pay a fee arises
with the application. The details are regulatedFramework fee statute of the University of Music
'Hanns Eisler'in connection with theGuidelines for fees and reminders at the 'Hanns Eisler'
University of Music. Applicants who do not comply with the payment obligation within the set
period are excluded from the further procedure.
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§ 5 – Admissions Committees
(1) The admissions committee is responsible for carrying out the admissions process. You make
the necessary decisions. At least 3 examiners must be present for main subject examinations and
at least 2 examiners for compulsory subject examinations.
(2) The admissions committees, including their chairpersons and their respective deputies, are
appointed by the academic senate of the university based on a proposal from the departmental
councils of the relevant specialist departments. They consist of an odd number of members. The
term of office is two academic years. The admissions committees include only full-time professors
and academic staff with independent teaching activities and, in exceptional cases, lecturers with
independent teaching activities. Only full-time professors can chair and deputy chair an
admissions committee.
(3) The full-time professors have the majority in the admissions committees. Exceptions to
sentence 1 and paragraph 2 sentence 5 can be decided for admissions committees in subjects for
which there is no or only one full-time professor.
(4) Two students from the same major take part in the meetings of an admissions committee with
the right to speak. At the suggestion of the student department council member, they are
appointed via the department council by the university's academic senate as advisory members of
the admissions committee.
(5) Decisions of the Admissions Committees require the majority of their members. Abstentions
are not permitted.
§ 6 - Entrance exams
(1) The entrance exams for the bachelor’s degree in music consist of the following exam parts in
all artistic disciplines:
1. main subject,
2. Compulsory subject or minor subject piano,
3. compulsory subject composition,
4. Compulsory Ear Training and
5. Aptitude interview, if applicable.
(2) The detailedSubject requirements for the individual parts of the examinationresult from
the Attachmentthis order. The subject requirements are not part of the entrance and admissions
regulations and are to be checked by the departmental councils for the individual fields of study
before each application semester.
(3) The order of the individual examinations in the admissions procedure is determined by the
responsible admissions committee. The committee is entitled to interrupt or cancel the main
subject examination. The admission procedure is terminated prematurely if the applicant cannot
provide evidence of artistic/particular artistic talent in the chosen major. In this case, there is no
entitlement to take all parts of the admission procedure.
(4) The entrance exam is passed if each of the partial exams prescribed for the subject has been
successfully completed.
§ 7 – Exemption from individual entrance examination subjects
(1) Applicants for an undergraduate course who have already studied at another domestic RKM
music university (change of university from one
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domestic university) are exempt from the entrance exam in the compulsory subjects piano,
composition, ear training and, if applicable, the aptitude interview if proof of enrollment is
presented.
(2) If you have previously studied at a foreign university, you can be exempted from the
compulsory subjects piano, composition, ear training and the aptitude interview if the application
contains an informal application and corresponding proof of performance for the equivalence
test. Section 8 of these regulations regulates further details.
§ 8 – Change of university or course of study
(1) Applicants for an undergraduate bachelor's degree who have already studied at another music
university in Germany or abroad must submit the application documents when applying for
admission (change of university or degree program).
–
a certificate of enrollment, possibly also a certificate of de-registration from the university
attended up to that point,
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Proof of study from previous studies (certificate of passed modules/examinations and the
assigned credit points),
Certificates of completed study sections or completed modules,
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Certificates of the grading of subjects and examinations that have already been completed
the currently valid study and examination regulations for the undergraduate course taken so far,
as well as the module catalog of the university attended up to that point
add.
Only completely submitted application documents can be processed.
(2) In the admissions procedure, based on the evidence submitted, the equivalence test for the
recognition of modules, sub-modules and credit points according to ECTS and the resulting study
times from the studies completed up to that point is carried out.
§ 9 - Public
Applicants and members of the university can attend the entrance exam as long as and insofar as
this does not affect the performance of the entrance exam. Admission as a listener is subject to
the number of places available; in this context, preference is given to university applicants.
Admission to the public does not extend to the deliberation and announcement of the admission
decision. If an entrance examination has been canceled due to interference from the public, it will
be continued or repeated in camera. At the request of the applicant, the public is to be excluded.
§ 10 - Minutes
An electronic, IT-supported record is kept of the course of the admission check in accordance with
Section 4 Paragraph 4. In addition to the reasons for the decision on each individual section of the
examination, the record contains the name of the applicant, the study program for which the
applicant has applied, the names of the members of the admissions committee, the admission
decision and In the event of non-admission, a reason for this.
§ 11 – Notification of the results of the entrance examination
(1) The result of the entrance examination is sent to the applicants in the form of a written
notification in electronic format in their electronic mailbox
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the University
delivered.
Over the delivery
become
the
Applicants will be informed by email to the email address they provided for the application
process. Decisions that are negative for the applicant will be communicated to him or her with
reasons and information on legal remedies.
application portal
(2) Admission to artistic courses based on successful completion of the admissions procedure is
generally only valid for the following semester. As a rule, later admission to the course is only
possible after renewed proof of artistic or special artistic talent by the applicant. The responsible
admissions committee decides on exceptions in coordination with the university management.
§ 12 - Entry into force, expiration
(1) These admission regulations come into force on the day after their publication in the official
bulletin of the university.
(2) At the same time, the provisions of the admission regulations of February 8, 2012 (Official
Gazette No. 197/2012 of March 28, 2013) in the version of March 8, 2014 (Official Gazette No.
218/2014 of March 8, 2014) shall become ineffective.
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Appendix to § 4 paragraphs 5 and 6 of the access and admission regulations with detailed
information on pre-selection
For the admissions procedure for the undergraduate bachelor's degree in the winter semester
2023/24, the responsible admissions commissions according to § 4 paragraph 5 ZZO for the
majors
a.) singing
b.) direction of the music theater
c.) orchestra conducting
d.) Choir conducting
e.) Accompaniment
f.) violin
g.) viola
h.) Cello
i.) double bass
j.) harp
k.) guitar
l.) (transverse) flute
m.) oboe
n.) clarinet
o.) Bassoon
p.) saxophone
q.) horn
r.) trumpet
s.) Trombone
t.) Tuba
u.) drums
v.) piano
w.) Composition
x.) Historical and contemporary composition
made a pre-selection.
The purpose of the pre-selection is, according to § 4 paragraph 5 ZZO, the exclusion of applicants
from the entrance examination according to § 5 ZZO, in which the lack of the artistic / special
artistic talent required for the chosen field of study can be recognized during the first assessment.
a.) singing
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject singing. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) A total of three video recordings, uncut and recorded in one take, including two titles from
the examination program and the prose monologue.
b.) If applicants are 22 years or older on October 1, 2023, one of the two titles must be by
Bach, Handel or Mozart.
c.) The total length of the two titles must not exceed 10 minutes, the prose monologue must
not be longer than 2 minutes.
d.) For all recordings, the performance must be from memory (except for oratorio arias).
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e.) The recordings may not be cut or edited in any other way.
f.) The recordings may be made and submitted either with live accompaniment, playback
accompaniment or a cappella. Whether or how support is provided is not included in the
Commission's assessment.
g.) The recordings should be full-body and of a quality that allows the observation of facial
expressions, gestures and mouth / jaw.
h.) In Da Capo arias, the repetition of the A part should be avoided. In the event that
embellishments are intended for the retake, the B part plus A part may be submitted with
embellishments.
i.) In the case of arias, preludes and epilogues may be shortened.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) Two arias and two songs of different styles, characters, languages and epochs.
1. at least one of the works must be in German
2. Arias from oratorios may be sung from notes
3. Aria Antiche are considered arias. The Composizione da Camera by Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi
are considered songs.
4. For applicants who are 22 or more years old on October 1st, 2023: one of the arias
must be by Bach or Handel or Mozart.
b.) A recitation in German from memory.
The recitation should reveal the applicant's imagination and ability to perform artistically. The
applicant chooses EITHER a prose monologue or verse from a play OR a prose text from another
work (novel, short story, narrative, lecture, etc.).
The following are not permitted:
- poems
- Texts of religious content
- Texts from a musico-dramatic work (opera, operetta, singspiel, musical)
- Verse novels (e.g. Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth)
- Texts in the form of poems that are contained in a play (e.g. "My rest is gone" or "Ach neige Du
ache-rich" from Goethe's Faust)
b.) Directing the music theater
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject Directing. The pre-selection is based on a written
concept to be submitted after the application period. The university will inform you about the
result of the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
1. Design requirements
a.)A work is to be selected from a list of music theater works, which is announced six weeks
before the first round of the entrance examination, and a written draft of the concept is to
be submitted no later than 10 days before the first round of the entrance examination.
b.)The elaboration should not have less than 4 and not more than 8 pages.
c.)Attached floor plans, drawings and photos of equipment ideas are expressly desired.
2. List of Works
Will be released on April 16th.
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c.) orchestra conducting
preselection
A pre-selection takes place for the main subject orchestral conducting. The pre-selection is based
on audiovisual recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the
result of the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
1. Requirements Recordings
a.) One video per work of approx. 5 minutes in length, including excerpts from rehearsals or concerts.
b.) The recordings should be made from the orchestra's perspective.
c.) A video of the instrumental recordings.
2. Repertoire requirements
a.) Conducting: at least 2 different works from any repertoire from classical, romantic and
classical modern,
b.) Performance of 2 works of different styles, one of them classical, on the piano, an
orchestral instrument or voice
d.) choir conducting
preselection
A pre-selection takes place for the main subject choral conducting. The pre-selection is based on
audiovisual recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result
of the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
a.)Requirements recordings
a) Conducting video of a choral work, rehearsal or concert excerpts are possible. The video
must show the applicant from the front (choir perspective), approx. 2-4 minutes in
duration.
b) Video of an instrumental or vocal recording.
c) Video of a singing recording, max. 3 min duration.
d) Video of a choral movement at the piano, max. 3 minutes duration.
b.)Requirements repertoire
a) Conducting: any choral work a cappella or with instrumental accompaniment.
b) Instrumental or vocal recording: Performance of a work/movement on the piano or
orchestral instrument or vocals (so-called main subject).
c) Singing: performance of a self-chosen (a cappella or self-accompanied) singing piece or a
choral part (the singing should be clearly audible on the video).
d) Choral composition at the piano: any choral work with at least 4 parts (a cappella or with
instrumental accompaniment), play from the choral score or the piano reduction.
e.) accompaniment
preselection
A pre-selection takes place for the main subject accompaniment. The pre-selection is based on
audiovisual recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result
of the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) One video or three individual videos according to the requirements of the repertoire
b.) The applicant must be clearly visible
2) Requirements repertoire Three
works of your choice as follows:
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a.) from self-directed rehearsals with singers or instrumental soloists
b.) from an opera scene (singing and playing)
c.) from a solo work on the piano
f.) violin
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject violin. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) A video recording of 10-15 minutes in the best possible recording quality. The recording does
not have to be recorded in one take, individual recordings are also permitted.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 2 works from different epochs of different character, of which compulsory a work from
the baroque or classical period. It can also be violin concertos or virtuoso pieces.
G.) viola
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the major subject viola. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) A video recording of 15 minutes in the best possible recording quality. The recording does
not have to be recorded in one take, individual recordings are also permitted.
b.) Optionally, if available, 1-2 videos with chamber music or solo can be added.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.)Free choice of works with as diverse a presentation as possible.
H.) violoncello
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject violoncello. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) One video or one sound recording of each of the individual repertoire requirements
according to No. 2,
b.) Piano accompaniment is not required.
c.) The recordings must not be cut, but must be recorded in one piece.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 2 movements from a suite by Johann Sebastian Bach
b.) First movement from a sonata
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c.) Exposition from the first movement of a concert
d.) Etude by David Popper
i.) double bass
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject double bass. The pre-selection is based on
audiovisual recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result
of the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) A video recording of 10-15 minutes in the best possible recording quality. The recording does
not have to be recorded in one take, individual recordings are also permitted
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) the pieces are in accordance with the detailed subject requirements for the entrance examination (Appendix
2) to choose and record one sentence at a time.
j.) harp
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject harp. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) The image section must be selected so that the face, hands, arms and the entire instrument
are clearly visible.
b.) It will recommend the best possible audio quality (if given the choice: WITHOUT
compression).
c.) The recordings must not be cut, but must be recorded in one piece.
d.) Preferably one video per work and clearly named.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) the pieces are in accordance with the detailed subject requirements for the entrance examination (Appendix
2) to choose and record one sentence at a time.
k.) guitar
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject guitar. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) The image section must be selected so that the face, hands, arms and the entire instrument
are clearly visible.
b.) It will recommend the best possible audio quality (if given the choice: WITHOUT
compression).
c.) Each work must be a continuous live recording.
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d.) Preferably one video per work and clearly named.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) a challenging Baroque work (e.g. one movement or several movements of a suite, sonata,
partita)
b.) a demanding work of the 19th century or the modern age
c.) a technically demanding etude of your choice (e.g. Sor op. 6, op. 29, Coste op. 38, VillaLobos)a technically demanding etude of your choice (e.g. Sor op. 6, op. 29; Coste Op.
38, Villa Lobos)
l.) (flute
preselection
A pre-selection takes place for the main subject (transverse) flute. The pre-selection is based on
audiovisual recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result
of the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) A. Honeger "Danse de la Chevre"
b.) Etude: J. Andersen nr. 3 op. 15
c.) a piece, also a single movement, of your choice,
m.)oboe
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject oboe. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 3 pieces, including individual movements, of your choice, but from different stylistic epochs, if necessary without piano
accompaniment.
n.) clarinet
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the major subject clarinet. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
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1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 3 pieces, including individual movements, of your choice, but from different stylistic epochs, if necessary without piano
accompaniment.
O.) bassoon
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject bassoon. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 3 pieces, including individual movements, of your choice, but from different stylistic epochs, if necessary without piano
accompaniment.
p.) saxophone
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject saxophone. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 3 pieces, including individual movements, of your choice, but from different stylistic epochs, if necessary without piano
accompaniment.
q.) horn
preselection
A pre-selection takes place for the major subject horn. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
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1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 3 pieces, including individual movements, of your choice, but from different stylistic epochs, if necessary without piano
accompaniment.
right) Trumpet
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject trumpet. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 3 pieces, including individual movements, of your choice, but from different stylistic epochs, if necessary without piano
accompaniment.
s.) trombone
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject trombone. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 3 pieces, including individual movements, of your choice, but from different stylistic epochs, if necessary without piano
accompaniment.
t.) tuba
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject tuba. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. About the result of
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The university will inform the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, approx. 20 minutes, with the entire performance, it may be cut in sentences, but
not within a sentence,
b.) If no piano accompaniment is possible, the recording may be made without piano accompaniment;
Recordings without piano accompaniment have no disadvantage and recordings with piano
accompaniment have no advantage.
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) 3 pieces, including individual movements, of your choice, but from different stylistic epochs, if necessary without piano
accompaniment.
u.) Drums
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject drums. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a.) a video, max. 10 minutes, with the entire performance
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) the pieces are in accordance with the detailed subject requirements for the entrance examination (Appendix
2) to choose
v.) Piano
preselection
There is a pre-selection for the main subject piano. The pre-selection is based on audiovisual
recordings after the application period. The university will inform you about the result of the preselection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings
a) The recordings must not be older than 1 year.
b) The applicants must always be fully visible in the picture, hands and feet in particular should
be clearly visible.
c) All pieces must be performed from memory.
d) Sound and image editing is not permitted.
2) Requirements repertoire
a) a polyphonic Baroque work (e.g. Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier by JS
Bach)
b) a movement of a classical sonata
c) a virtuoso etude
Note that for requirements specifying a complete play or work, all sentences are to be prepared
and recorded.
w.)composition
preselection
A pre-selection takes place for the main subject composition. The pre-selection is based on written
scores and audio/video recordings of your own works. About the result of
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The university will inform the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings and scores No
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) Several of your own compositions with different instrumentation in the form of written
scores
b.) Audio/video recordings of own works
x.) Historical and contemporary composition
There is a pre-selection for the major in historical and contemporary music theory. The preselection is based on written scores and own compositions. The university will inform you about
the result of the pre-selection in writing via the application portal.
1) Requirements recordings and scores No
2) Requirements repertoire
a.) Several of your own adaptations or arrangements with different instrumentations and
types of movements in the form of written scores
b.) Own compositional works
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Appendix to § 6 paragraph 2 of the entrance and admissions regulations with the detailed
subject requirements in the individual entrance examinations
The admission procedure for the undergraduate bachelor's degree in the winter semester
2023/24 consists of a pre-selection for all majors. Applicants who are invited to the entrance exam
after passing the preselection usually complete the following individual exams:
- Major subject,
- Piano (compulsory subject or minor),
- compulsory subject composition,
- Compulsory subject ear training
- if necessary, aptitude interview
The main subject examination takes place as a face-to-face examination in Berlin. If face-to-face
examinations cannot take place in Berlin for reasons for which the university is not responsible, the
examination will usually be postponed or cancelled. In individual fields of study, the main subject
examination can also be carried out digitally.
The minor subject examinations in the compulsory subjects piano, composition and ear training
can take the form of face-to-face or digital exams or a mixture of face-to-face and digital parts.
Detailed subject requirements for the majors
a.Singing (winter semester only)
b.Directing the music theater (winter semester only)
c.Orchestra conducting/ choral conducting/ accompaniment
i.e.Violin/ viola/ cello/ double bass/ harp/ guitar
e.Horn/ trumpet/ trombone/ tuba/ percussion/ saxophone/ oboe/ clarinet/ bassoon/ (transverse
) flute
f.Piano
G.composition
H.Historical and contemporary composition
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a) singing
major subject
Requirements
•
Memorized performance of two arias and two songs of different styles, characters, languages
and epochs.
Aria antiche are considered arias. The Composizione da Camera by Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi are
considered songs.
•
For applicants aged 22 and over: One of the arias must be by Bach, Handel or Mozart.
•
At least one of the works must be in German.
•
A recitation in German from memory. The recitation should reveal the applicant's imagination
and ability to perform artistically.
The applicant chooses EITHER a monologue in prose or verse from a play
OR
a text in prose from another work (novel, short story, report, lecture, etc.) The length of the
lecture should be around 1.5 minutes and may not exceed 4 minutes.
The following are not permitted:
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poems,
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texts of religious content,
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Texts from a musico-dramatic work (opera, operetta, singspiel, musical), verse novels (e.g
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Eugene Oneginby Alexander Pushkin,The Golden Gateby Vikram Seth)
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Texts in the form of poems that are contained in a play (e.g. "My rest is gone" or "Ah bend you
painful" from Goethe'sfist).
We ask that you refrain from bringing any props with you.
The Admissions Committee reserves the right to carry out a further, more in-depth review of
artistic, musical and language skills.
Main subject exam
•
In the entrance exam for the main subject singing, the candidate usually sings two works
selected by the entrance exam committee.
•
The committee is entitled to interrupt or cancel the presentation.
•
In the entrance examination for the main subject singing, the recitation (see requirements above) must be
performed.
•
The Commission reserves the right to carry out a further, more in-depth examination of the artistic,
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musical and language skills.
Compulsory subject piano
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Two pieces in different styles (based on the level of difficulty, e.g. on the classic sonatina
movement, Bach Invention)
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Accompaniment of a song or an aria
Compulsory subjects music theory/aural training (written exam, total duration: 2 hours)
Content composition:
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Knowledge of musical notes in treble and bass clefs (possibly also C
clefs) Knowledge of keys and their accidentals in major and minor
Identifying and noting intervals
Knowledge of modal scales/church modes
Determining and notating triads and seventh chords in different positions/
inversions
Recognize and expose different types of endings/cadences (authentic, plagal, semiand fallacious) in different keys
Suspending (four-part) a simple basso continuo exercise
Harmonic analysis (function or step symbols)
Formal and compositional analysis of a work excerpt (or short work)
Content of ear training:
-
Determining intervals (successively and simultaneously)
-
Determination of major, minor and modal scales (church keys) Rhythm dictation
(binary and ternary rhythms with slurs and/or syncopations) Monophonic melody
dictation
Two-part (polyphonic) dictation
Harmonic dictation
Determining triads and seventh chord positions/inversions
in
different
Listening analysis of a short musical example
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b) directing
major subject
The entrance exam for the major in directing consists of two parts:
1. A theoretical examination in the main subject, for which the applicant can select the topic
from a given list of works. At the end of the application period (April 15), applicants will be
given the entry examoptional literature to be developed announced.
2. a practical exam in the main subject, in which the topic is specified.
Requirements:
As part of the theoretical examination, emphasis is placed on:
-
reproduction of the content of the
-
work; basic musical understanding;
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Presentation of the scenic ideas (e.g. using a stage design model); Presentation of
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the staging concept, if possible in a free lecture.
As part of the practical test, it is determined whether the applicant has talents in the following
areas:
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Imagination;
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Creativity;
-
expressiveness;
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organizational skills.
For more information, a prior interview with an academic advisor in the subject area is strongly
recommended.
Compulsory subject piano
-
three pieces of different styles (of which at least one piece from the classic or the baroque
period of difficulty based on a sonata movement or an invention)
Compulsory subjects music theory/aural training (written exam, total duration: 2 hours)
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Content composition:
-
Knowledge of musical notes in treble and bass clefs (possibly also C
clefs) Knowledge of keys and their accidentals in major and minor
Identifying and noting intervals
Knowledge of modal scales/church modes
Determining and notating triads and seventh chords in different positions/
inversions
Recognize and expose different types of endings/cadences (authentic, plagal, semiand fallacious) in different keys
Suspending (four-part) a simple basso continuo exercise
Harmonic analysis (function or step symbols)
Formal and compositional analysis of a work excerpt (or short work)
Content of ear training:
-
Determining intervals (successively and simultaneously)
Determining triads and seventh chords Positions/inversions
-
Determination of major, minor and modal scales (church keys) Rhythm dictation
(binary and ternary rhythms with slurs and/or syncopations) Monophonic melody
dictation
Two-part (polyphonic) dictation
Harmonic dictation
in
different
Listening analysis of a short musical example
aptitude interview
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c) Orchestra conducting/ choir conducting/ accompaniment
General admission requirements:
1.) Major in orchestral conducting for musical theater and concerts
• Basic knowledge of conducting technique, knowledge of music theater and artistic
relationship to theatre, extensive knowledge of music theater and symphonic repertoire
2.) Major in choral conducting
• Basic knowledge of conducting technique, first experiences in choral work, artistic
relationship to choral life and its literature, as well as to music theater
3.) Field of study accompaniment
• Knowledge of music theater and artistic relationships with music theater, comprehensive
knowledge of the music theater repertoire, of song and chamber music literature
For the entrance exam in the main subject, the following orientations and recommendations for
the level of difficulty are specified for the individual majors:
Major subject:
1. Orchestra conducting
The test is carried out in two passes
First try
1.Conducting (realization on 3 grand pianos)
• Compulsory piece: Weber: Freischütz Overture
2.Performance of a challenging solo work of your choice on the piano or on an orchestral
instrument (also solo concerto or works with piano accompaniment - in this case
accompanists must be provided by yourself) or a vocal work. The requirements are based
on those of an entrance examination in the relevant subject.
After the first round, the examination committee decides on the admission of the applicant to the
second round.
Second pass
1. Conducting (also as a teaching situation):
• 3 compulsory pieces:
◦ Dvořák: 8th symphony, 1st movement exposition
◦ Brahms: 3rd symphony, 2nd movement
◦ Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat, part 1 to room 15 (march)
2. Accompaniment
•
•
•
Presentation of an opera scene with several participants of your choice in the original language
Sight reading of easy excerpts from operas
Sight Reading (atonal rows without rhythm)
3. Score game
• Sight reading of a light orchestral score
• Playing transposing instruments
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4. piano
• Performance of 2 self-chosen solo works, one of which must be a slow movement of a
classical sonata or a slow-tempo Baroque work
5. Ear Training
Recognizing and replaying on the piano or your own instrument:
• dissonant quatrains
• demanding chord progressions
• dissonant melodies
2. Choral Conducting:
The test is carried out in two passes.
First try:
1. Choir conducting (realization on 3 grand pianos)
-1 compulsory piece: compulsory piece: Anton Bruckner – Locus Iste.
2. Performance of a challenging solo work for piano or orchestral instrument or voice of your
choice (for solo concerts or works with piano accompaniment, the candidates must provide
their own accompanists).
3. Recitative No. 16 from Bach's Matthew Passion ("But Peter answered", Bärenreiter). The
previous day should be accompanied on the piano itself, with meaningful octave
transpositions in the vocal part, depending on the pitch.
After the first round, the examination committee decides whether the applicant will be admitted
to the second round.
Second pass:
1. Choir conducting (also as a teaching situation, realization on three grand pianos):
-Three compulsory pieces:
◦
◦
◦
Bach chorale (Christmas Oratorio No. 12 "Break it, you beautiful morning light",
scenario: choir with piano) (Bärenreiter).
Distler "One hour before day" (Bärenreiter).
Mozart Requiem “Hostias” (incl. “Quam Olim” fugue, scenario: choir with piano)
(Süßmayr version, Bärenreiter).
(Be prepared to use a tuning fork and to sing choral parts if necessary.)
2. Accompaniment
-
Performance of a self-chosen choral scene/passage from a piano reduction (choral
symphony, oratorio or opera) on the piano, with singing of the various choral parts
(length approx. 3-5 minutes).
Singing at sight (choral parts from the choral literature).
3. Score game
- Sight reading of an easy two- to four-part choral score (modern clefs)
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4. Piano (if no solo work is played on the piano)
- Piano performance of a self-selected solo work on the piano from the baroque or
classical period (length 3-5 minutes)
3. Accompaniment
The test is carried out in two passes.
First try
-Speech
one
chamber music
duo work
with own
soloists
in the
Degree of difficulty of a sonata by Beethoven.
- Presentation of an opera scene with several participants (singing and acting) of your choice in the
-
original language (max. duration 10 minutes.)
Performance of a self-chosen demanding solo work on the piano. The requirements are
based on the requirements of an entrance examination in the relevant subject.
After the first round, the examination committee decides on the admission of the applicant to the
second round.
Second pass
1.Ensemble rehearsals:
• Opera fragment with vocal soloists - about 10 minutes.
•
Chamber music from a trio repertoire with instrumental soloists – approx. 10 minutes.
The works will be announced 4 weeks before the exam. The vocal and instrumental soloists are
provided by the university.
.
2.Great vista:
• Sheet play of excerpts from operas
• Sight Reading (atonal rows without rhythm)
3.Minor subject piano:
• Performance of 2 self-chosen solo works, one of which must be a slow movement of a
classical sonata or a slow-tempo Baroque work.
Compulsory subjects music theory/aural training (written exam, total duration: 2 hours)
Content composition:
-
Knowledge of musical notes in treble and bass clefs (possibly also C
clefs) Knowledge of keys and their accidentals in major and minor
Identifying and noting intervals
Knowledge of modal scales/church modes
Determining and notating triads and seventh chords in different positions/
inversions
Recognize and expose different types of endings/cadences (authentic, plagal, semiand fallacious) in different keys
Suspending (four-part) a simple basso continuo exercise
Harmonic analysis (function or step symbols)
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-Formal and compositional analysis of a work excerpt (or short work)
Content of ear training:
-
Determining intervals (successively and simultaneously)
Determining triads and seventh chords Positions/inversions
-
Determination of major, minor and modal scales (church keys) Rhythm dictation
(binary and ternary rhythms with slurs and/or syncopations) Monophonic melody
dictation
Two-part (polyphonic) dictation
Harmonic dictation
in
different
Listening analysis of a short musical example
aptitude interview
Small colloquium on general musical questions in German with the following requirements:
-
Main features of music history from Bach to the present (problematic of epochal division:
baroque/classical/romantic/modern/postmodern)
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Development of the orchestral genres
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Development of the opera
-
Development of choral singing (choral conducting)
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d) violin/viola/cello/double bass/harp/guitar
Major subject:
1st violin:
one set of works from three different styles:
-
a first movement from a concert of the 19th/20th Century or a virtuoso piece comparable
Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
-
a movement from a sonata or partita for violin solo by JS Bach or a concert movement from the
Viennese Classic
-
a work of your choice (no sonatas for violin/piano)
2. Viola
-
Free choice of works, including 1 work from the Baroque era and 2 other styles of sight
reading
3. Cello
-
Etude of medium difficulty (e.g. popper/high school) a concert
-
movement
-
one movement of a sonata with/or without piano Possibly.
-
sight reading
4. double bass
-
Etude of medium difficulty, a classical
-
concert movement
-
two movements of a sonata from the baroque period
-
sight reading
5. Harp
-
three solo pieces from three different eras
6. Guitar
-
a demanding Baroque work (e.g. one movement or several movements of a suite,
sonata, partita)
a demanding work of the 19th century or the modern age
a technically demanding etude of your choice (e.g. Sor op. 6, op. 29, Coste op. 38, VillaLobos)
Compulsory subject piano
-
Two pieces in different styles (based on the level of difficulty, e.g. on the classic sonatina
movement, Bach Invention)
-
sight reading
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Compulsory subjects music theory/aural training (written exam, total duration: 2 hours)
Content composition:
-
Knowledge of musical notes in treble and bass clefs (possibly also C
clefs) Knowledge of keys and their accidentals in major and minor
Identifying and noting intervals
Knowledge of modal scales/church modes
Determining and notating triads and seventh chords in different positions/
inversions
Recognize and expose different types of endings/cadences (authentic, plagal, semiand fallacious) in different keys
Suspending (four-part) a simple basso continuo exercise
Harmonic analysis (function or step symbols)
Formal and compositional analysis of a work excerpt (or short work)
Content of ear training:
-
Determining intervals (successively and simultaneously)
Determining triads and seventh chords Positions/inversions
-
Determination of major, minor and modal scales (church keys) Rhythm dictation
(binary and ternary rhythms with slurs and/or syncopations) Monophonic melody
dictation
Two-part (polyphonic) dictation
Harmonic dictation
in
different
Listening analysis of a short musical example
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e) horn/ trumpet/ trombone/ tuba/ percussion/ saxophone/ oboe/ clarinet/ bassoon/ (transverse
) flute
major subject
1. Wind instruments (wood and brass, with the exception of the flute)
-
Performance of three works of your choice from different stylistic
-
epochs
2nd flute
In the flute major, the following compulsory works must be prepared:
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A. Honeger "Danse de la Chèvre"
Etude: J. Andersen nr. 3 op. 15
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a piece, also a single movement, of your choice,
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3. Percussion/Timpani
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Kleine Tommel: an etude (with roll) of medium difficulty (e.g. Knauer, Fink, Wagner,
Goldenberg)
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Xylophone: an etude for 2 mallets of medium difficulty (e.g. Goldenberg, Delecluse)
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Mallet: a solo piece of medium difficulty for 4 mallets on vibraphone or marimbaphone
-
of your choice (e.g. M. Peters, K. Abe)
-
Timpani: an etude or solo piece for 2 to 4 timpani of your choice (e.g. J. Beck, Krüger,
Keune)
Compulsory subject piano
-
Two pieces in different styles (based on the level of difficulty, e.g. on the classic sonatina
movement, Bach Invention)
-
sight reading
Compulsory subjects music theory/aural training (written exam, total duration: 2 hours)
Content composition:
-
Knowledge of musical notes in treble and bass clefs (possibly also C
clefs) Knowledge of keys and their accidentals in major and minor
Identifying and noting intervals
Knowledge of modal scales/church modes
Determining and notating triads and seventh chords in different positions/
inversions
Recognize and expose different types of endings/cadences (authentic, plagal, semiand fallacious) in different keys
Suspending (four-part) a simple basso continuo exercise
Harmonic analysis (function or step symbols)
Formal and compositional analysis of a work excerpt (or short work)
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Content of ear training:
-
Determining intervals (successively and simultaneously)
Determining triads and seventh chords Positions/inversions
-
Determination of major, minor and modal scales (church keys) Rhythm dictation
(binary and ternary rhythms with slurs and/or syncopations) Monophonic melody
dictation
Two-part (polyphonic) dictation
Harmonic dictation
in
different
Listening analysis of a short musical example
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f) piano
entrance exam
Applications that are successful in the preselection will be invited to the entrance examination. In
the entrance exam, the candidates play the submitted program.
major subject
1. 4 works of different styles are required, including:
•
a polyphonic work (e.g. Prelude and Fugue from JS Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier")
•
a classical sonata
•
a representative work from the Romantic era
•
a work of the 20th or 21st century
2. In addition, a virtuosic etude is required.
3. sight reading
The Admissions Committee reserves the right to interrupt or cancel the lecture.
Compulsory subjects music theory/aural training (written exam, total duration: 2 hours)
Content composition:
-
Knowledge of musical notes in treble and bass clefs (possibly also C
clefs) Knowledge of keys and their accidentals in major and minor
Identifying and noting intervals
Knowledge of modal scales/church modes
Determining and notating triads and seventh chords in different positions/
inversions
Recognize and expose different types of endings/cadences (authentic, plagal, semiand fallacious) in different keys
Suspending (four-part) a simple basso continuo exercise
Harmonic analysis (function or step symbols)
Formal and compositional analysis of a work excerpt (or short work)
Content of ear training:
-
Determining intervals (successively and simultaneously)
Determining triads and seventh chords Positions/inversions
-
Determination of major, minor and modal scales (church keys) Rhythm dictation
(binary and ternary rhythms with slurs and/or syncopations) Monophonic melody
dictation
Two-part (polyphonic) dictation
Harmonic dictation
in
different
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-Listening analysis of a short musical example
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g) composition
major subject
entrance exam
In the entrance exam, the applicant must
-
based on the submitted templates of several of your own compositions with different
instrumentation in the form of written scores and, if necessary, based on an additionally
submitted presentation of audio and/or visual media with your own worksprove his special
compositional talent.
In addition, the applicant must pass the proof in the entrance examination
-
general musicality (see compulsory subject music theory and compulsory subject ear
-
training), basic knowledge of instruments and
-
knowledge of important musical works from the past and present.
demonstrate their specific skills, abilities and knowledge.
minor in piano
-
a solo work from the baroque period (e.g. a three-part invention by JS Bach) a
-
solo work from the Viennese classic period (e.g. sonatas by Beethoven)
-
a work from the 19th to 21st century, also own composition or chamber music
Compulsory subjects music theory/aural training (written exam, total duration: 2 hours)
Content composition:
-
Identifying and notating triads and quads
Leaving out a short basso continuo exercise and/or a harmonic progression according
to level or function symbols
Harmonizing a short chorale melody in the style of the 17th/18th century (cantonal or choral
movement)
Harmonic analysis of a work or part of a work
Content of ear training:
-
Notating a free tonal interval series
Determination of triads and quatrains in different positions (including wide registers)
Determination of modal scales/church keys
rhythm dictation
Monophonic memory dictation
Two-part polyphonic dictation
Harmonic dictation: Noting down the outer voices as well as figured bass and
graduated signs or function signs
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Additional compulsory subject ear training (oral as part of the main subject examination):
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Singing over played short melodic sequences
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Tapping a notated rhythm with ties and/or syncopation
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Identifying and singing major and minor scales, as well as modal scales (up and down)
-
Singing after, determining and singing intervals in the octave space (up and down)
-
Singing over, identifying and singing triads and dominant seventh chords with inversions
(up and down)
-
Singing over, identifying and singing other diatonic four-note chords and dominant ninth
chords
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Singing of dissonant triads and quads
-
Sight reading of a moderately difficult choral part in treble and/or bass clef
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h) Historical and contemporary composition
major subject
To be submitted with the application:
-
several of your own adaptations or arrangements with different instrumentations and
types of movements in the form of written scores,
the additional submission of own compositions is desired.
entrance exam
Submission of several of your own arrangements or arrangements with different instrumentations and
types of movements in the form of written scores.
The additional presentation of own compositions is desired.
minor in piano
-
a solo work from the baroque period (e.g. a three-part invention by JS Bach) a
-
solo work from the Viennese classic period (e.g. sonatas by Beethoven)
-
a work from the 19th to 21st century, also own composition or chamber music
Proof of knowledge of music theory/aural training Ear
training exam
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Notating a free tonal interval series
Determination of triads and quatrains in different positions (including wide registers)
Determination of modal scales/church keys
rhythm dictation
Monophonic memory dictation
Two-part polyphonic dictation
Harmonic dictation: Noting down the outer voices as well as figured bass and graduated
signs or function signs
Exam composition
-
Identifying and notating triads and quads
Leaving out a short basso continuo exercise and/or a harmonic progression according to
level or function symbols
Harmonizing a short chorale melody in the style of the 17th/18th century (cantonal or choral
movement)
Harmonic analysis of a work or part of a work
Oral-practical (artistic examination program) Practical
piano playing
-
Cadence game according to specifications (steps and/or function symbols)
modulation(s) on demand
Playing a short figured bass example
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-Harmonize a song melody
analysis
-Short presentation (approx. 5 minutes) after 30 minutes of preparation
Ear Training Oral
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leaf singing
rhythm
hearing analysis
Interview with the Commission
-About the submitted work, study ideas and goals
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