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Department Music in Education

Admission requirements primary instrument (music-practical part)

Below please find an indication of the requirements for primary instruments.

• Music in Education is a wide-ranging course, also as regards musical styles. If your instrument is not mentioned or if you are working in other musical styles than the ones mentioned, do get in touch with us. Codarts is very flexible in that respect .

• Do you sing or play with an accompaniment? You are allowed to bring your own accompanist(s). You are also free to appear with your own band. Do let us know in advance in connection with the available space and amplification.

• If you do not bring an accompanist you can, if necessary, be accompanied on piano by one of the committee members. Obviously you would then have to bring clearly readable sheet music.

Contents:

Bass guitar or double bass jazz/pop Drums and/or Percussion Flute Clarinet Guitar Harp Piano Saxophone Trumpet Violin Voice

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Bass guitar or double bass jazz/pop Technique / musical skills:

• You are able to play the major and minor scales of E, F, F#, G, G# and A over two octaves. The other scales over one octave.

• You are able to play arpeggios of triads and tetrads consisting of fundamental, third, fifth and seventh in all inversions.

• You are able to create an effective bass part on the basis of a simple chord scheme, taking account of stylistic characteristics. You will hear in the course of your audition the style in which you are expected to play it. Think of reggae, rock, funk etc.

Repertoire You should prepare at least three pieces in different styles that show what you are capable of on your instrument. Choose compositions that fit in with your own taste in music. You are allowed to play these pieces with other musicians or with an accompanying sound track.

Additional for double bass: If you are familiar with bowing (not compulsory!) you should prepare something that allows you to demonstrate your skill in this.

Drums and/or Percussion Technique:

• You are able to play grooves in different styles (such as pop, funk, reggae, shuffle, jazz, Latin) showing independence in variations and nuances for all four limbs and instruments: cymbal, bass drum, snare drum, hihat-foot.

• You have mastered the snare drum rudiments, such as open-roll, press-roll, paradiddles, and flam. Also as applied to drum set.

• You are able to read rhythms that include at least quavers, semiquavers and triplets. You are also able interpret a ‘one-liner to drum set’.

Repertoire: You should prepare at least three pieces in different styles as mentioned above. You are able to recognise several styles in music and play along adequately with the desired groove. Improvisation will also feature. As a fill, 2 bars, 4 bars, blues scheme, on a melodic or rhythmic theme. Percussion: Conga: a tumbao on two congas, 6/8ths and pop Djembe: 4/4ths and 6/8ths original or pop versions

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Flute

Technique:

• You are able to play the major and harmonic minor keys and their triads; also a chromatic scale over three octaves, legato and non-legato.

• You have prepared an étude from, for instance: - Kohler, op. 33 part II or III - 50 Classical studies for Flute, Universal Edition, UE 14672

Repertoire:

• You should prepare at least three concert pieces, preferably from different stylistic periods. Apart from the classical repertoire possibly also jazz, pop and/or Latin.

Special attention will always be paid to: - mastery of fundamental technique, breathing and posture - musical presentation, quality of the tone, and the application of the stylistic characteristics of the repertoire played.

Clarinet

Technique:

• You are able to play the major and minor scales and their triads up to three sharps or flats. Also the chromatic scale over three octaves.

• You have prepared an étude from, for instance: - P. Jeanjean; Etudes Progressives et Mélodiques, part 1. - M. Bitsch; Douze Etudes de Rythme. - E. Gates; Odd meter etudes

Repertoire: You should prepare at least three concert pieces, preferably from different stylistic periods. Apart from the classical repertoire possibly also jazz, pop or klezmer. Classical for instance from: - Niels Gade; Fantasiestücke - Mozart; duets after Le Nozze di Figaro (Schott) The repertoire and étude examples are only an indication. A different, personal choice is of course also possible. Special attention will always be paid to: - mastery of fundamental technique, breathing and posture - musical presentation, quality of the tone and the application of the stylistic characteristics of the repertoire played.

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Guitar

Technique / harmonisation skills:

• You are able to play the major and minor scales over at least two octaves. • You have learned a proper technique of plectrum use. • You are able to play chord schemes of the most common chord symbols, also at sight. • You are able to play solo on a simple chord scheme. • You are able to harmonise a given melody or to play functional chords to a tune by ear. • You are able read all the notes in the first and second position, with accidentals.

Repertoire: You should prepare at least three pieces in different styles and tempi, preferably also a jazz-rock piece, a pop or a rock piece and a piece for acoustic guitar. The first two should be played with a plectrum, the third piece preferably on a guitar with nylon strings. At least one of the pieces should have a swing characteristic.

In these pieces, the guitar should pay the main part, and not just be an accompanying instrument. Preference will be given to compositions specifically written for guitar. In the arrangements there should be room for an improvised solo.

Harp

Technique:

• You are able to play scales, triads, tetrads both as broken chords or long arpeggios • You have prepared an étude from, for instance, Pozzoli: 30 studi or Bochsa: 40 etudes op. 318

Repertoire: You should prepare at least three concert pieces, preferably from different stylistic periods; apart from the classical repertoire possibly also jazz, pop and/or world music.

Piano

Technique / harmonisation skills:

You have some experience in:

• playing at sight • reading chord symbols & chord schemes and making chord connections • harmonising a given melody / accompanying a song

Depending on your style of playing / background you choose from the following études:

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Preference classical: An étude from Czerny op. 299 or of similar level of difficulty. Polyphony: a two-part invention by J.S. Bach.

Preference Jazz/pop : A Jazz etude from Oscar Peterson, book 3 or comparable material. Repertoire: You should prepare at least three pieces, either classical (level IV of the Kloppenburg method) and/or jazz, pop/rock/funk, blues, possibly including improvisation.

Saxophone

Technique:

• You are able to play the scales, major and minor • You should prepare two études of a different character, for instance from H. Klose , Exercices

journaliers; M. Mule, 24 Etudes faciles d'apres Samie; L. Niehaus, Jazz Conception for Saxophone (from one of the three parts); J. Dorsey, Saxophone Method; a written solo from, for instance the Omnibook by Parker.

Repertoire: You should prepare at least three pieces in different styles, for instance jazz, pop, Latin, classical.

Trumpet

Technique:

• You are able to play scales, major and minor and broken triads • You should prepare an étude, for instance from Werner or Duhem (24 etudes).

Repertoire: You should prepare at least three pieces in different styles, for instance jazz, pop, Latin, classical.

Violin

Technique:

• You are able to play all major and minor scales over three octaves • You are able to play triads and tetrads over at least two octaves • You should prepare an étude, for instance by Kreutzer

Repertoire: You should prepare at least three concert pieces, preferably from different stylistic periods; apart from the classical repertoire possibly also jazz, pop and/or world music.

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Vocal You are able to sing five songs by heart in different styles, for instance: pop, jazz, musical, classical, world music, or cabaret. - The tonal range of at least one of them should be more than one octave - At least one in musical style - At least one song in Dutch and one song in English - At least one ‘up-tempo’ song. You will be assessed on breath control, posture, singing in tune, phrasing, interpretation and presentation.

You will also be tested on whether you are capable of functioning in a vocal group, for instance by singing a second part to a song, if necessary by ear.