Qualifying exam
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Main subject
Artistic-practical exam
Duration: 15-20 minutes
A written programme must be brought to the examination.- two pieces of different styles as well as an etude of medium difficulty or scale studies
Compulsory instrumental subject
Artistic-practical exam
Duration: 8 minutes- two pieces of different styles
Examples of difficulty levels
- Bach: two-part inventions
- Haydn: Early sonatas (e.g. from Henle, Volume 1)
- Schumann: Album for the youth
- Prokofiev: Musique d'enfants
- Allers: Bagatelles
Applicants must show that they have a basic knowledge of piano playing and sight-reading.
Examples of sightreading difficulty levels
- Pieces from Kurt Herrmann's sight-reading school
- "27 little piano pieces" by Lajos Papp (Editio Musica Budapest)
- "You can Sight Read" by Lorina Havill
Ear training
written and oral exam, duration: 35 minutes
Music theory
written and oral exam, duration: 35 minutes
for studies starting in winter semester 2023/24Subject-specific examination regulations (German)
The subject specific study and examination regulations form the legal basis for your degree programme. They contain all the information you need to know about your studies, including module descriptions and how your grades are calculated.
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Bachelor KA Blechblasinstrumente (2023)
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What can I expect in this study area?
Professional field for which the course qualifies
The Brass Performance Bachelor's degree prepares students for a professional career that can be very individual. Graduates typically work as members of professional orchestras, but also as freelance soloists or chamber musicians.
This places high demands on the graduate's artistic ability and personality, as well as their communication and marketing skills.
The course can be studied with the following majors Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba