Audition
1. Music and Movement
- Prepared piece: Music and movement (with improvisation section)
- Improvisational exercise-Music and movement (movement fantasy, movement coordination, movement rhythm, movement expression, interaction with partners and groups)
- Improvisational exercise with objects/ appliances
- Exercise for metric/ rhythmic coordination
2. Voice
- Prepared vocal piece (with improvisation section)
- 8 prepared songs from various genres (i.e.,Rock, Pop, Jazz, Latin, Folklore, Folksong, Children’s song, Art song)-one song must be a capella, one song must be with own instrumental accompaniment, one song must be with own percussion or body percussion, and one song must be with an own dance or movement accompaniment
- Improvisational exercise voice/ spoken word
3. Instrument
- Prepared instrumental piece (with improvisation section)
- Improvisation exercise on the applicant's instrument
- Group improvisation exercise
4. Music Pedagogy
- Musical directing of a group (elaboration of a song, instrumental piece or dance with vocal, instrumental, or movement improvisation sections)
- A written plan of the applicant's lesson must be included
- Proof of a music pedagogy practicum or teaching experience with children, adolescents or adult groups
- Discussion of music pedagogy issues and literature for elementary music pedagogy/ Rhythm
The audition is a group exam and will last approximately 2.5 to 3 hours. Applicants are asked to bring their main instrument as well as movement-friendly clothing (movement allowed only with athletic shoes or barefoot).
5. Specialisation Performance
Only for applicants who have chosen the specialisation "performance"
- Performance: Artistic Study (motion and voice, movement and instruments, movement and multimedia)
- Material for artistic study (i.e., working drawings, sheet music, pictures, text, analysations, reflections)