Qualifying exam
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Main subject
Artistic-practical exam
Duration: 15-20 minutes
A written programme must be brought to the examination.- three pieces of different styles, preferably including one contemporary work
- sight-reading
Instrumental compulsory 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
Candidates must demonstrate 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 study and 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 Holzblasinstrumente: Saxophon (2023)
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Professional field for which the course qualifies
The Bachelor's degree programme in woodwinds (performance) prepares students for a future career that can be very individual. Graduates of this course typically work as a member of a professional orchestra, but also as a freelance soloist or chamber musician. This places high demands on both the artistic abilities and the personality of graduates, as well as their communication and marketing skills.