Instrumental music, specialisation - piano

QUALIFICATION RULES

DEPARTMENT: INSTRUMENTAL ART (level I)

(three-stage remote exams)

Stage I Playing an instrument - the candidate presents a program lasting 25 - 30 minutes.

Program Requirements:

• Part I sonatas (if it is a slow movement, the finale of the sonata should be recorded instead of the first movement);
• etude by F. Chopin (excluding op. 10 no. 3 and 6 and op. 25 no. 7);
• any piece;
• any items that meet the minimum exam time (unless the mandatory items did not meet it).

Guidelines for recordings (in the case of remote exams):

• recordings must contain sound and image in a resolution no higher than 720p;
• the recording should show the entire figure of the Candidate, especially the hands and face;
• you cannot use montage of pieces (recording from one take);
• it is permissible to record each piece/movement separately;
• the module for attaching a recording is included in the recruitment application in the IRK system: my account → enrollment applications → additional information;
• the IRK system accepts links to a virtual disk, to a streaming service or files up to 350 MB in size. The responsibility for properly placing and making available materials via a link to a virtual disk or streaming service in a way that allows the Examination Committee to read the material lies with the Candidate.
• the program should be performed from memory (does not apply to wind instruments, drums, harpsichord, organ, historical instruments).

The Commission reserves the right to shorten the program.

In the case of remote exams, video files in MP4 format should be attached to the IRK system.

• minimum number of points: (16 pts x 3) = 48 pts.
• maximum number of points: (25 pts x 3) = 75 pts.

Stage II CANCELED - Specialist exam in sight-reading music;

Directional exam - presentation of the level of mastery and interpretation of a piece prepared in 30 minutes.

• minimum number of points: (14 pts x 2) = 28 pts.
• maximum number of points: (25 pts x 2) = 50 pts.

The number of points that qualifies a candidate for the next stage is the average obtained from all component exams of this stage.

Stage III Specialization examination in cultural knowledge, thematically related to the selected field and specialty of study (oral examination).

• minimum number of points: 14 points.
• maximum number of points: 25 points.

 

The maximum total number of points for stages I, II and III is: 150 points.