Music Education – Instruments (IME) | Violin
Programme objective:
Certification to teach 2 instruments or
1 instrument and voice in academic secondary schools (AHS)
Teaching activities may include:
Instrumental and/or voice instruction as an optional subject at academic secondary schools and as a compulsory subject in special upper-cycle programmes. Teaching of groups.
Admission criteria:
The level of skill demonstrated by the applicant in the entrance examination must be such that the level needed to teach this instrument and/or voice can be attained within this programme of study.
Entrance Examination:
As a 1st Instrument (corresponds to BA IGP)
- 1 etude
1 fast movement from a concerto - From a work of one’s own choice from a different stylistic era: 1 slow movement (criterion: tone) and 1 fast movement (criterion: technique)—or alternatively: 1 work of one’s own choice from a different stylistic era that combines both criteria
As a 2nd instrument (corresponds to ME: 1st instrument and IGP: complementary 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.
Bachelor’s degree examination:
As a 1st instrument (corresponds to IGP: bachelor’s degree examination)
- 1 slow movement (with double stops) and 1 fast movement from a solo sonata or partita by J.S. Bach
- 1 fast movement from a concerto at a level of difficulty at least equivalent to that of a Mozart concerto (with cadenza), of Haydn’s Concerto in C Major, or of a concerto by Kabalevsky, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Lalo, etc.
- 2 sonatas or other cyclical works (can be chamber music), 1 slow and 1 fast movement each
- 1 freely chosen work
One’s programme must include all of the main genres (sonata, concerto, chamber music), 1 work by Mozart, and the following styles: baroque, classical, romantic, and first half of the 20th century, plus 1 work composed after 1945 (a modern or contemporary work that differs markedly in style from works that are part of the traditional repertoire), with baroque and classical being accounted for by the works of Bach and Mozart.
Violin & piano is not a permissible combination for the chamber music work. The selected pieces of music must be played without repeats.
The piece with which the exam performance begins may be chosen by the candidate and must be played in its entirety. Long pieces (more than 7 min.) will be interrupted by the examiners.
Exam performance duration: ca. 25–30 min.
As a 2nd instrument (corresponds to ME: 1st instrument and IGP: complementary 2nd instrument)
- 1 etude
- 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
- 1 work from the 20th or 21st century including from the realm of popular music (a modern or contemporary work that differs markedly in style from works that are part of the traditional repertoire).
One’s programme must include an ensemble work (chamber music for any forces other than violin & piano) as well as a balanced mix of fast material (technique) and slow material (tone). The piece with which the exam performance begins may be chosen by the candidate.
The selected pieces of music must be played without repeats.
One’s chosen artistic programme must be made available in printed form at the examination.