Qualifying exam
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Main subject
Artistic-practical exam
Duration: 20-25 minutes
A written programme must be brought to the examination.Performance of a concert piece or etude on:
- snare drum
- mallet instrument
- timpani
- drumset (only compulsory for ME)
- sight-reading
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 for the level of difficulty of sight-reading are
- 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 2023/24 Subject-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 Schlagzeug (2023)
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What can I expect in this field of study?
Professional field for which the course qualifies
The Bachelor's degree programme in Percussion (performance) prepares students for a wide variety of careers. In addition to employment in an orchestra, there are numerous opportunities to work as a freelance percussionist, whether as a chamber musician, in ensembles of various formations such as accordion or wind orchestras, early or contemporary music ensembles, or as a percussionist in popular music.