Area of Specialisation: Complementary 2nd Instrument for IGP – Viola (mdwOnline lists this area of specialisation as “Erweiterndes Instrument Viola / Stylistic Expansion for Instrument Viola”.)
Placement:
Registration to study a complementary 2nd instrument as one’s area of specialisation is done via the Office of the Dean of Music Education Programmes at https://www.mdw.ac.at/stdmp/igp-ba-studienplan-schwerpunkt/.
Having passed one’s entrance examination does not guarantee placement; admission will be granted in accordance with the number of free spaces.
Programme objective:
Areas of specialisation serve to complement or add depth to one’s studies. The objective of studying a complementary 2nd instrument as an area of specialisation is to obtain sufficient basic skills on this instrument (working at a level corresponding to ME: 1st instrument). This specialisation’s pedagogically oriented coursework, combined with knowledge and skills transferred from one’s qualification to teach one’s main instrument, should provide a basic foundation upon which to teach beginners and elementary-level learners.
Requirements:
In order to select “Complementary 2nd Instrument” as an area of specialisation, one’s pre-existing skills on this instrument must already correspond to the admission criteria for ME: 1st instrument. These pre-existing skills must be assessed by a committee.
Assessment of Pre-existing Skills:
As a complementary 2nd instrument (corresponds to ME: 1st instrument and IME: 2nd instrument)
- 1 etude
- 2 works from different stylistic eras:
sonatas, sonatinas, or other cyclical works.
1 slow movement and 1 fast movement of each must be prepared.
Final examination (corresponds to ME: bachelor’s degree examination, 1st instrument and IME: bachelor’s degree examination, 2nd instrument)
- 1 slow movement and 1 fast movement from a baroque work
- 1 movement from a classical work
- 1 piece or 1 movement from the romantic era (such as by Schumann, Dvořák, etc.)
- 1 work from the 20th or 21st century (This work must differ markedly in style from those works that are part of the traditional repertoire.)
- 1 of these pieces or movements must be from a chamber work; small formations such as duets are permitted.