Piano

THE PROGRAM

of the creative examination

Educational program

«6B02115 – INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE»

Piano

I. CREATIVE EXAM ON SPECIALTY

Program execution:

1.       One polyphonic work (Preludes and Fugues by J.S. Bach, D. Shostakovich, R. Shchedrin);

2.       One work of a large form: one part of a sonata (sonata allegro), variations (J. Haydn, W. Mozart, LV Beethoven, F. Schubert);

3.       One concert etude;

4.       Another concert etude or piece of a virtuoso character.

Evaluation criteria

creative exams for applicants

I – creative exam

Excellent:

The applicant must demonstrate artistry, performing will, reading of the author's text, culture of performing intonation, technical skill.

Good:

The applicant's performance is meaningful, the author's text is accurately read, stylistically sustained. But at the same time, it does not demonstrate technical freedom, the performance does not differ in variety and sound quality.

Satisfactory:

Poor understanding of the style and content of the compositions performed, insufficient possession of expressive means of musical intonation (sense of rhythm, phrases, artistic and figurative performance, auditory control).

Unsatisfactory:

Lack of endurance, initiative, rhythmic will, poor command of technical and artistic means of performing intonation, non-compliance of the program with the required level for admission.

ІІ. CREATIVE EXAM

IN MUSIC-THEORETICAL DISCIPLINES

         Harmony – orally by tickets (the play of modulation in the key of the first degree of kinship, the sequence up or down is diatonic or chromatic, including passing chromatic sounds; harmonic analysis of the initial period of the work);

         Solfeggio – written: 2-voice dictation in the form of a period with chromaticisms, alterations, deviations or modulation in the key of the first degree of kinship.

Evaluation criteria

creative exams for applicants

II – creative exam

Excellent:

Absolutely correct dictation recording; deep knowledge of the topics of the theoretical course of harmony; accurate definition of functions in harmonic analysis; fluency in the skill of playing modulation and sequences.

Good:

The presence of insignificant pitch and rhythmic errors in dictation; good knowledge of the topics of the theoretical course of harmony; good command of the skill of playing modulation and sequences.

Satisfactory:

Significant mistakes in writing dictation; average knowledge of the topics of the theoretical course of harmony; inaccurate definition of functions in harmonic analysis; insufficient skills and skills of playing modulations and constructing sequences.

Unsatisfactory:

Lack of skills in writing dictation, playing modulations and sequences; low level of knowledge of the topics of the theoretical course of harmony.