Area of Specialisation: Complementary 2nd Instrument for IGP – Harp
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 at a level of difficulty equivalent to that of:
F. Pozzoli, Studi di media difficolta - 1 sonata at a level of difficulty equivalent to that of:
F. J. Naderman, No. 2–4
J. B. Krumpholtz, Sonata in B Major - 1 solo work at a level of difficulty equivalent to that of:
M. Tournier, 4 Preludes
P. Angerer, Stadium Veronicae - 1 piece from the realm of folk music (Irish, Alpine, or Latin American)
Final examination (corresponds to ME: bachelor’s degree examination, 1st instrument and IME: bachelor’s degree examination, 2nd instrument)
- 1 sonata at a level of difficulty equivalent to that of:
J. B. Krumpholtz, Sonata in F Major
J. B. Cardon, Sonatas
G. Rossini, Sonata - 1 solo work at a level of difficulty equivalent to that of:
D. Watkins, Dance Suite
M. Tournier, Images - 1 contemporary work at a level of difficulty equivalent to that of:
L. van Delden, Notturno
S. Natra, Sonatina for Harp - 1 chamber work for any combination of instruments, performed with ensemble and at a level of difficulty equivalent to that of:
J. G. Albrechtsberger, Partita
M. Tournier, Preludes Romantiques
All solo works, excepting difficult contemporary works, should be played from memory.
One’s chosen artistic programme must be made available in printed form at the examination.