DETAILED PROGRAMME (REPERTOIRE) REQUIREMENTS


NOTE: The Examination Boards reserve the right to select works or parts thereof during the entrance examination.

DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE (BACHELOR’S DEGREE) PROGRAMME

A two-stage examination; candidates who have passed the first stage are admitted to the second stage.

Stage 1: Major exam
an examination in playing an instrument – practical

Supplementary exam
Interview – oral examination

Stage 2: Supplementary exam
1. sight-reading – a practical examination
2. a quick study examination (preparation of a provided piece of music – individual work) – practical

 

Programme:

Playing the percussion
  • Two snare drum etudes: classical and rudimental
  • An etude or piece for 4 timpani
  • A piece for marimba or vibraphone, using 4-mallet technique
  • A piece for a set of percussion instruments (multipercussion)

The length of the programme must not exceed 30 minutes.

 


DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE GRADUATE (MASTER’S DEGREE) PROGRAMME

One-stage examination:

Major exam
an examination in playing an instrument – practical

Supplementary exam
An interview – oral examination

 

Programme:

Playing the percussion
  • A free-choice piece for a set of percussion instruments (multipercussion)
  • A free-choice piece on a melodic instrument, of an appropriate level of difficulty, solo or with accompaniment
  • A concert piece for 4 timpani

Duration of the programme: approx. 25-30 minutes.