Qualifying exam
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Main subject
Artistic-practical group examination; examination duration 180 minutes
The examination comprises four areas (areas 1-3 consist of tasks to be performed spontaneously, area 4 can be prepared at home):- Handling the voice
- Singing folk songs
- melodic improvisation
- sight-singing
- Experimental use of the voice, recitation of a poem
- Elementary music making
- Body percussion
- Using percussion instruments
- Free use of one's own additional specialised instrument
- rhythmic and melodic improvisation
- use of instruments in connection with song and text
- Experimental use of sounds
- basics of movement / dance
- translating musical impulses into movement
- Dealing with predetermined structured movement sequences
- Movement/dance improvisation in connection with music
- Instruction of a group
- Instruction of a group of competitors (max. 10 minutes) without sheet music, e.g. development of a song with or without accompaniment, an instrumental piece (e.g. for Orff instruments, body percussion or freely selectable instruments), development of a musical/dance text or a dance.
Additional subject
Practical artistic examination; examination duration 15-20 minutes
A written examination programme must be brought to the examination.- Brass instruments
- Two works of different styles as well as an etude of medium difficulty or scale studies
- Oboe/bassoon
- three works from different stylistic areas
- Transverse flute/clarinet
- three works in different styles, including one contemporary work if possible
- Saxophone
- three works of different styles, including one contemporary work if possible
- sight-reading
- Strings
- two works from different stylistic periods, including a first movement of a concerto
- one etude or virtuoso work
Compulsory instrumental subject
Practical artistic examination; examination duration 8-12 minutes
- Practical handling of the main triads and their inversions in keys with up to three accidentals (major and minor)
- Playing scales with up to three accidentals (major and minor)
- Performance of two piano pieces of different character, at a level of difficulty of e.g.
- Bach: Little Prelude in C major (from "Kl. Präludien und Fughetten": III,1 BWV 939 [Henle 106])
- Haydn: Scherzo (3rd movement from "Sonata in F" Hoboken XVI: 9 [Henle 238])
- Schumann: Melody ("Album for the Youth" op. 68, no. 1 [Henle 108])
- Hajdu: The Pendulum ("The Milky Way" vol. 1, no. 1 [Sikorski 1701])
- Bartók: Accompaniment with broken triads ("Mikrokosmos" vol. 2, no. 42 [Boosey & Hawkes H.15197])
Ear training
Written and oral examination; examination lasts 35 minutes
Music theory
Written and oral examination; examination duration 35 minutes
- Handling the voice
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 EMP Orchesterinstrumente (2023)
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Professional field for which the course qualifies
The Bachelor's degree in Elemental Music Pedagogy / Orchestral Instruments (Music Education) prepares students for a versatile artistic and pedagogical career.
The combination of artistic and pedagogical content opens up a wide range of professional opportunities, from permanent employment in an educational or artistic institution to the field of freelance musician or music pedagogy.
Fields of activity include elementary music practice or instrumental and vocal teaching in music schools, general schools or day-care centres, vocational schools and (further) educational institutions of all kinds.
Elemental Music Practice with children, young people, adults and senior citizens can also take place in specialisations such as drama and singing groups, music and theatre groups, drumming groups, etc. It is also possible to work in the field of concert pedagogy, where graduates work as both performers and educators.
The high level of instrumental and vocal pedagogical qualifications acquired in the additional subject modules, combined with musical-artistic skills and stylistic versatility, gives graduates the opportunity to position themselves individually in the pedagogical and artistic field and to respond flexibly to the needs of the labour market.