Area of Specialisation: Complementary 2nd Instrument for IGP – Violin (mdwOnline lists this area of specialisation as “Erweiterndes Instrument Violine / Stylistic Expansion for Instrument Violin”.)
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, concertos, 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 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 (This work must differ markedly in style from those 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.