Tianjin Conservatory of Music 2018 Art Major Examination Contents

Professional Examination Contents 1. Musicology ⑴ Preliminary test: ①Basic knowledge of musicology: Chinese music history, Western music history, ethnic folk Music; ②Style listening and identification. ⑵ Retest: ① Sight-singing: no more than two rises and two falls; ② Dictation: intervals, chords, melody, rhythm, etc.; ③ Music theory: notes and pitch, temperament, notation, rhythm, intervals, chords, various modes (Scales, chromatic scales, modal analysis, transposition, modal changes, etc.); ④ Thesis writing; ⑤ Interview: singing and performance (folk songs, folk art, opera singing; instrumental performance); Q&A on basic musicology knowledge; thesis defense; psychology Quality inspection. ⑶ Remarks: Submit one or two professional papers (three copies). 2. Composition, electronic music ⑴ Preliminary test: ① Dictation: chords, single-part melody, two-part melody, four-part harmony connection, rhythm, etc.; ② Music theory: sound and pitch, temperament, notation, rhythm, intervals, Chords, various modes (scales, chromatic scales, mode analysis, transposition, mode changes, etc.); ③Song creation: Create an art song with piano accompaniment based on the specified lyrics. ⑵ Re-examination: ①Instrumental composition creation: Create a small piano work according to the specified fragments and requirements; ②Harmony: Specify the high or low part melody to compose a four-part harmony, with the degree of natural tone system and modulation The simple use of off-key, off-key modulation, near-relative modulation and chord overtones in the system; ③ Sight-singing: no more than three rises and three falls; ④ Interview: perform (sing) your own works; piano performance: including etude one First piece (not lower than Czerny level 299), polyphonic music with more than three parts (fugue or creative piece), sonata allegro movement; singing folk songs and operas, etc. ⑶ Remarks: Candidates majoring in composition and electronic music should submit two to three multi-part works (eight copies). 3. Music recording ⑴ Preliminary test: ① Dictation: chords, single-part melody, two-part melody, four-part harmony connection, rhythm, etc.; ② Music theory: sound and pitch, temperament, notation, rhythm, intervals, chords, Various modes (scales, chromatic scales, mode analysis, transposition, mode changes, etc.); ③Basic knowledge of recording (written test). ⑵ Retest: ① Practical operation of analog and digital recording equipment; ② Harmony: Specify the high or low part melody to compose four-part harmony, the degree of which is the natural tone system, the off-key in the voice-changing system, Simple use of off-key modulation, near-relative modulation and chord overtones; ③ Sight-singing: no more than three rises and three falls; ④ Interview: instrumental music performance (selected tracks); singing folk songs and operas, etc. 4. Chorus conductor, band conductor ⑴ Preliminary test: ① Dictation: chords, single-part melody, two-part melody, four-part harmony connection, rhythm, etc.; ② Music theory: notes and pitch, temperament, notation, rhythm, intervals , chords, various modes (scales, chromatic scales, mode analysis, transposition, mode changes, etc.); ③ Conducting and comprehensive basic interview: A. Conduct one orchestral piece or one movement of a symphony, or two choral pieces ( Conducted two pianos during the exam). B. Listening and sight-singing interview: a. Listening: single notes, intervals, and chords (including all seventh chords and inversions); b. Sight-singing: interval construction and sight-singing of music scores in three sharps and flats. C. Piano performance: including one etude (not lower than Czerny level 299), polyphonic music with more than three parts (fugue or creative piece), and sonata allegro movement. ⑵Retest: ①Harmony: Specify the high voice or low voice melody to compose a four-part harmony, the degree of which is the natural tone system, the off-key mode, off-key modulation, near-relative modulation and chord extra tone in the natural tone system and the change system. Simple use; ② Sight-singing: the level does not exceed three rising and three falling levels; ③ Interview: Instrumental performance ability test: A. The main piano tester is required to draw lots from the three works in the preliminary test to perform one (all performed from memory); B. Applicants who are testing other musical instruments (Western orchestral instruments) are required to perform a piece of their own choice. ⑶ Remarks: The examination repertoire must be filled in when confirming the registration on site. If the composition department does not have double piano scores for the repertoire, candidates must submit two copies of the printed version of the piano scores (hand-written scores are not allowed). Dictation, music theory, harmony, sight-singing exams and unified professional composition exams. 5. Bel Canto ⑴ Preliminary test: Sing two songs (one Chinese and foreign song each, foreign songs must be sung in the original language). ⑵ Retest: ① The test content requirements are the same as those of the initial test, but the repertoire must not be repeated; ② Music theory, dictation, and sight-singing. ⑶ Remarks: Candidates are required to have good facial features, good image, good temperament, and be good at performing. 6. National Vocal Music ⑴ Preliminary test: Sing two Chinese national vocal music works (Chinese art songs, Chinese opera excerpts, traditional folk songs, national style composition songs and drama folk art arias are all acceptable). In order to broaden the selection of male voices in national vocal music, the male voice can sing a foreign work instead of one of the above-mentioned Chinese works. ⑵ Retest: ① The content of the test is the same as that of the initial test, but the repertoire must not be repeated; ② Music theory, dictation, and sight-singing.

⑶ Remarks: Candidates are required to have good facial features, good image, good temperament, and be good at performing. 7. Chinese Instrument Performance ⑴ Preliminary test: ① Bowed Strings: Play two octaves and one arpeggio (pentatonic or septatonic scales, any key is acceptable, time limit is within one minute); medium-sized or above etudes, if there are no etudes You can choose one piece of more technical music (Allegro part); one piece of music of intermediate level or above. ②Plucked music: play three octaves and one arpeggio (pentatonic or septatonic scale, in any key, time limit is within one minute); medium-sized or above etudes, if there are no etudes, you can choose more technical pieces of music (Allegro part) one piece; one piece of music of intermediate level or above. ③Wind instrument: play a scale and arpeggio (pentatonic or heptatonic scale, in any key, time limit is within one minute); one medium-difficulty etude (legato, articulation) or a difficult piece of music (quick part) ; One piece of music of intermediate level or above. ④Percussion: One piece of music with an above-average level for the platoon drum; one etude or piece for the marimba with a level above the intermediate level; one additional etude or piece with a level above the intermediate level for the snare drum can be added. ⑤The examination requirements for cello and double bass are the same as those for the music performance (orchestral performance) major. ⑵ Re-examination: ① Bowed string music and plucked music: one prescribed piece (see appendix); one self-selected piece of moderate or above level (neither the prescribed piece nor the self-selected piece should be repeated with the preliminary test piece). ②Wind and percussion instruments: one prescribed piece (see appendix); one free-selected piece of above average level (neither the prescribed piece nor the self-selected piece should be repeated with the preliminary test piece). ③The examination requirements for cello and double bass are the same as those for the music performance (orchestral performance) major. ④Sight-reading: Sight-reading of staff notation, within two sharps and flats, there are sight-reading questions of more than eight bars of melody consisting of temporary sharps and flats, dotted points, syncopation, legato, big jump, etc. ⑤Music theory, dictation, and sight-singing. ⑶ Remarks: ① Each person has a time limit of 10 minutes and is required to bring his or her own instrument. Etudes and highly technical music do not come with accompaniment, and the accompaniment is limited to one person. ②Except for timpani and snare drum, all players are required to memorize score. 8. Orchestral instrument performance ⑴ Preliminary test: ① Strings (performed from memory, without accompaniment): A. Violin: Play three-octave major or minor scales and a set of seven arpeggios, and three octaves of the same tune. , six and one octave double scales, two etudes of different natures; a movement from Bach's unaccompanied sonatas and suites. B. Viola: Play a three-octave major or minor scale and a set of seven arpeggios, two octaves of three, six, and one octave double scales each of the same tune, and two different viola etudes; Bach VI A movement from an unaccompanied suite or a movement from three Rieger unaccompanied sonatas. C. Cello: Choose one set of four-octave single-note scales, arpeggios, and three-octave, three-, six-, and eight-note double-note scales of the same tune (the single-note scale requires 4, 16, and 16 for one bow) One bow for ascending and two for downwards, double-note scale with one bow for 1 or 2 (choose one), one advanced etude of your own choice, such as: "Cello Practice Tutorial" Volume 3 (edited by Song Tao), " "170 Cello Etudes" Volume 2 (edited by Schroeder) and above; select one of the Preludes, Allamandes, and Gigues from Bach's unaccompanied suites. D. Double Bass: A set of major or minor scales and arpeggios (no less than 3 types) of your choice of more than two octaves (including two octaves), and one musical and technical etude each. ②Wind instrument (played from memory, without accompaniment): A. Select more than 3 sharps and flats (including 3) scales and arpeggios, play them with legato and staccato, and must play more than two octaves ( (including two octaves); B. One musical and technical advanced etude each; C. One piece of self-selected music. ③Western percussion: A. Snare drum (can be played according to the score)

One etude or piece of music of your own choice, which is required to fully demonstrate the sense of rhythm and basic skills and techniques. The level of repertoire to be played should not be lower than or equivalent to the listed teaching materials: Delecruz's "Snare Drum Tutorial", Anthony Cerroni's "Rhythm Portraits", Mitchell Peter's "Small Advanced Tutorial", Eckhart Kohl's Inside "Snare Drum Tutorial".

B. Marimba (required to play from memory, two mallets or four mallets are acceptable)

a. Twelve major keys and two related minor keys (harmonic minor) Octaves, arpeggios and broken chords (including tonic triads and dominant seventh chords in major keys, tonic triads and diminished seventh chords in minor keys), draw lots to play one set.

b. Etude: Choose one of your own, which can fully demonstrate basic skills and techniques. The repertoire to be played should be no less than or equivalent to the listed textbooks: "Twenty Etudes adapted for the xylophone" by Delecrouse, "Modern Xylophone, Marimba and Vibraphone Tutorial" by Morris Goldenberg. c. Choose a piece of marimba music.

④ Harp (played from memory): Play four-octave scales and arpeggios in a key of your own choice, one etude and one piece of music. The etudes must be etudes by Poseidon, Diez or Baucosa, and the music must be works by Bach or Handel.

⑵ Re-examination: ① Strings (perform from memory, accompaniment by yourself): A. Violin: Choose the first movement of the concerto (plus cadenza) or the second and third movements, and choose a technical piece. B. Viola: Choose the first movement or the second or third movement of the concerto of your own choice, and choose another piece of music. C. Cello: Choose the first movement of the concerto or the first and second movements of the sonata, and choose another piece of music. D. Double Bass: Choose the first movement of the concerto or the first and second movements of the sonata, and choose another piece of music. ② Wind instrument (perform from memory and provide your own accompaniment): Choose a group of A, B, and C to perform. A. The first movement or the second and third movements of the concerto; B. Two movements of the sonata; C. One piece of music. ③Western Percussion: A. Snare Drum: (You can play according to the music score) Choose an etude or piece of music of your own choice. The requirements are the same as those in the preliminary examination, but the examination repertoire cannot be the same as that in the preliminary examination.

B. Marimba: (Perform from memory) A piece of music of your own choice. Four mallet playing is required. C. Timpani: (you can watch the score and perform it) an etude or piece of music of your own choice, any number of 2-4 drums is acceptable. The repertoire should be no less than or equivalent to the listed textbook: "Intermediate Timpani Tutorial" by Mitchell Peter.

④ Harp (played from memory): Choose two pieces of music from different periods, one of which needs to be selected from the listed repertoire, Rossetti Sonata, Saint-Sa?ns Sonata, Haydn Variations on a Theme. ⑤Music theory, dictation, and sight-singing. ⑶ Remarks: All professional re-examination repertoire must not repeat the repertoire for the initial examination; instruments must be brought by oneself; electronic accompaniment is not allowed. For candidates who perform their self-selected pieces for too long, the judges may terminate their performance based on specific circumstances. 9. Piano ⑴ Preliminary test: The first piece: a Chopin etude (except OP.10NO.3, OP.10NO.6, OP.25NO.2, OP.25NO.7); the second piece: Classical Sonata Allegro movement , only the presentation and development parts (selected from the following composers: Clementi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert). ⑵ Retest: ① The first piece: Bach's Twelve Equal Temperaments (only the fugue part is played); the second piece: a self-selected, large-scale piece (both foreign and Chinese works are acceptable); the third piece: independent processing Music work ability test, one designated piece, collected on site during the initial test; ②Music theory, dictation, and sight-singing. 10. Accordion and electronic keyboard ⑴ Preliminary test: ①Accordion: One etude (equivalent to Czerny Piano Etude 740 and various concert etudes), one piece of music (both Chinese and foreign music is acceptable, and Chinese and foreign music skills are required) Advanced technology and musical content); ② Double row of keys: one piece of Bach organ music, one piece of orchestral music (traditional music) or electroacoustic music (pop music). ⑵Retest: ①Accordion: one piece of polyphonic music (Bach Inventions and above, traditional bass accordion can play Scarlatti Sonata), one medium and large piece of music (must not be repeated with the first test); ②Double row of keys: orchestral music (traditional music ) or electroacoustic music (pop music) (cannot be repeated from the first test), improvisation (melody score of 16-32 bars, with chord marks), sight-reading (double-keyed music score of 16-32 bars); ③Music theory, Dictation, sight-singing. ⑶Remarks: It is required to perform from memory. Double-key professional re-examination: During improvisation, candidates will be given 5 minutes to read the questions before entering the examination room (testing on double-key or piano is not allowed); during sight-reading, candidates will be given 5 minutes to read the questions before formally performing the sight-reading questions. 30 seconds to read the questions (testing on double row keys is not allowed). 11. Modern Music ⑴Preliminary test: ①Singing: two songs (at least one popular song, bring your own accompaniment and accompaniment tape). ②Modern Keyboard: Play one jazz-style piece, one medium-sized piece, improvisation (including pop music function marks and pop music rhythms, such as blues, jazz, rock, etc.); sight-reading. ③ Saxophone, jazz trombone, jazz trumpet: choose two or more key signatures (including two key signatures) and one scale and arpeggio (play two octaves and legato once each), and play large and medium-sized music. One piece (without accompaniment); sight-reading. ④ Jazz drums: Play one or two pieces of music or etudes on melodies (marimba or piano are acceptable) and jazz drums, improvise (including various rhythms of popular music); sight-reading. ⑤Classical Guitar: Play one etude, choose one piece from a Bach suite, one classical work, one romantic (or 20th century) piece; sight-read. ⑥Electric Bass: Play one arpeggio of a scale of more than two octaves in a key of your own choice, one etude, and one piece of music of your own choice (without accompaniment); sight-reading of music notation. ⑦Electric guitar: Play one piece of folk guitar (fingerstyle guitar) and one piece of electric guitar (jazz or rock style) (without accompaniment); sight-read the music notation. ⑧Electronic accordion: One Bach or Scarlatti polyphonic work and one piece of music (popular or modern, Chinese or foreign); sight-reading and improvisational arrangements. ⑵ Re-examination: music theory, dictation, sight-singing. ⑶ Remarks: If you bring your own musical instrument, you are required to memorize the music and sing and play.

12. Music Education and Performance ⑴ Preliminary Examination: Candidates can choose one of the following two to take the exam: ①Piano: Choose one etude or polyphonic work (Bach’s Well-Tempered Fugue part) and one piece of music; Vocal music : A song of your own choice. ② Vocal music: Two songs of your own choice (one Chinese work is required); Piano: Choose one etude, polyphonic work, or piece of music. ⑵ Retest: ① Play four octaves of scales and arpeggios (within three sharps and three flats, choose any one of natural major and harmonic minor); ② Two-part playing and singing: play one part and sing at the same time Another part (there is no limit to the solfa method, any one can be selected); ③Music theory, dictation, and sight-singing. ⑶Remarks: Singing (playing) from memory is always required. During the exam, the examiner will designate singing (playing) part or all of the work. 13. Art management, art history and criticism ⑴ Display of artistic skills: Music, dance, drama performances, showing at least one talent. ⑵ Remarks: Only piano is provided in the examination room. Other required instruments, accompaniments, CDs, etc. must be brought by yourself. The CD only contains show tracks. 14. Drama, Film and Television Performance ⑴ Preliminary test: ①Performance: improvisation, selected according to the candidates’ classification; ②Recitation: genre of your own choice, time no more than three minutes; ③Artistic specialty display: self-prepared vocal performance (required), physical display ( (Required) and other talents (optional), the time should not exceed three minutes. ⑵ Re-examination: ①Performance: improvisation, selected according to the candidates' classification; ②Recitation: self-selected novel fragments, poems, fables or jokes; ③Vocal music: self-selected songs combined with the test of the examiner; ④Physique: self-selected dance, gymnastics , Combining martial arts with the test of the examiner; ⑤ An oral test will be conducted along with the re-examination. ⑶ Note: Candidates’ height requirements are 162cm or above for girls (reference) and 172cm or above for boys (reference). Candidates’ naked vision is above 1.0. 15. Dance choreographer ⑴ Preliminary audition: ① Basic skills and technical skills test; ② Imitation ability test; ③ Finished dance clips (bring your own accompaniment USB flash drive, mp3 format, or electronic audio files suitable for computer playback, no more than two minutes). ⑵ Re-examination: ① Completed dance clips (no more than three minutes in duration and must not be the same as the initial test); ② Choreography ability test (the content is designated by the examiner and conducted by drawing lots); ③ General knowledge of dance and music (the content of the oral test is drawn by the candidates) . ⑶ Note: Candidates’ height requirements are above 160cm for girls and 170cm for boys. 16. Dance performance ⑴ Preliminary audition: ① Basic skills and technical skills test; ② Imitation ability test; ③ Finished dance clips (bring your own accompaniment USB flash drive, mp3 format, or electronic audio files suitable for computer playback, no more than two minutes). ⑵ Re-examination: ① A clip of the finished dance (no more than three minutes in duration and must not be the same as the initial test); ② Improvisational dance; ③ A concise description of the teaching process of dance knowledge and dance movement essentials (the content of the oral examination will be drawn by candidates). ⑶ Note: Candidates’ height requirements are 162cm or above for girls and 172cm or above for boys. 17. Dance Studies ⑴ Preliminary test: ① Basic skills test; ② Imitation ability test; ③ Completed dance clips (bring your own accompaniment USB disk, mp3 format, no more than two minutes). ⑵ Re-examination: ① Written examination: basic knowledge of dance; ② Written examination: analysis and writing of dance works. ⑶ Note: Candidates’ height requirements are above 160cm for girls and 170cm for boys. ⑷ Reference books: "Handbook of Dance Knowledge", Shanghai Music Publishing House, written by Long Yinpei, Xu Erchong, and Ou Jianping; "History of the Development of Chinese Dance", Shanghai Music Publishing House, written by Wang Kefen; "World Dance Silhouette", People's Posts and Telecommunications Publishing House, Written by Ou Jianping; "Ancient Chinese Dance Tutorials", Shanghai Music Publishing House, written by Yuan He; "History of Foreign Dance and Appreciation of Works", Higher Education Press, written by Ou Jianping. 18. Drama, film and television art design ⑴Preliminary test: sketch; color. ⑵ Re-examination: proposition creation; interview (design analysis). ⑶ Note: Candidates must bring their own drawing boards or folders, paints, brushes and other tools used for the exam. The drawing board or picture folder cannot be larger than 4 pages, there cannot be any patterns on the drawing board or picture clip, and the easel must not be higher than 80 cm; no fixative or transparent glue can be used on the test paper. 19. Sight-singing, dictation, and music theory re-examination for music performance and music education and performance majors ⑴ Sight-singing and dictation: ① Singing (bel canto), singing (ethnic vocal music), Chinese musical instrument performance, orchestral instrument performance (wind instrument, double bass, Percussion), keyboard instrument performance (accordion, double keys), modern music, music education and performance: A. Sight-singing: no more than one rise and one fall; B. Dictation: melodic intervals, harmonic intervals, triads, Single melody and rhythm.

② Orchestral instrument performance (cello, viola, violin, harp), keyboard instrument performance (piano): A. Sight-singing: no more than two ups and two downs; B. Dictation: harmonic intervals, triads, seventh chords, single melodies and rhythm. ⑵ Music theory: sounds and pitches, notation, rhythm, combination of note values, translation of simplified musical notations, intervals, chords, various modes (scales, chromatic scales, mode analysis, modulation, transposition, transposition of instruments, modal changes) wait).

Reference tutorial: "Basic Theory of Music" by Li Chongguang, People's Music Publishing House, 52nd printing in January 2013