Area of Specialisation: Complementary 2nd Instrument for IGP – Gitarre (mdwOnline lists this area of specialisation as “Erweiterndes Instrument Gitarre / Stylistic Expansion for Instrument Guitar”.)
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)
3 performance pieces of moderate difficulty from different stylistic eras (playing time: at least 10 min.). If the candidate chooses to include an improvisation or composition in a popular style as one of these pieces, this shall count as a piece from the realm of contemporary music.
Final examination (corresponds to ME: bachelor’s degree examination, 1st instrument and IME: bachelor’s degree examination, 2nd instrument)
- 2 etudes at a level of difficulty equivalent to that of Brouwer, Sor op. 60, Villa-Lobos No. 8
- 3 movements from a baroque suite (Bach, Weiss, Brescianello, Visée)
- 1 work from the classical or romantic period, minimum duration: 5 min.
- 1 work from the 20th or 21st century that differs significantly from the Spanish /
Latin American repertoire, minimum duration: 5 minutes - One freely chosen piece, which can also be chamber music together with instruments other than guitar
One’s chosen artistic programme must be made available in printed form at the examination.