DETAILED PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
Entrance examintations for candidates who declare the choice of the speciality Choral Conducting (bachelor’s degree):
Stage 1. Core subject examinations:
1. a test of vocal aptitude – a practical examination
• two pieces of a varied character (a song, aria, canzona, etc.) performed from memory (a capella or with piano accompaniment)
2. the conducting of prepared pieces of music and a test of conducting aptitude – a practical examination
• two choral pieces (at least four-voice ones) of a varied character, including agogic, articulatory and dynamic changes (from memory). The candidate’s presentation will take place with the accompanist performing the choral part on the piano.
• presentation of conducting diagrams (for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• an oral statement on the candidate’s interests relating to choral music
Stage 2. Supplementary examinations:
1. ear training – an oral practical examination
• An aural analysis of complex chord structures (intervals, triads and tetrads from the curriculum of secondary music schools).
• Harmonic interpretation of a musical fragment performed on the piano, heard by the candidate.
• Analysing simple and compound time signatures and performing a two-part polyrhythm.
• A polyphonic exercise: performing two plans from a given polyphony – one with the voice, the other on the piano.
2. harmony – an oral practical examination (the level of knowledge corresponding to the level of the secondary music school is required)
• A harmonic analysis of the provided soprano (proposed interpretation in functional harmonics)
• Performing harmonization of the provided soprano on the piano (in four-voice or other texture).
• Performing the provided modulation on the piano (diatonic, chromatic or enharmonic) – in any manner.
• A harmonic analysis of a musical text fragment (classicism, romanticism).
3. playing an instrument of the candidate’s choice – a practical examination
• three pieces from different periods performed from memory (except for candidates playing the organ)