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Shanghai Conservatory of Music

2005 Art Master's Degree Admissions Brochure

1. Training Objectives

To cultivate high-level music creation and music performance skills, systematic professional knowledge, high musical aesthetic ability and strong High-level, applied music professionals who have musical understanding and expression skills and are competent in various forms of expression in the field of music creation and music performance.

2. Registration conditions

Graduate from a university with a musicology-related major (generally a bachelor's degree) and have practical experience in music creation; or graduate from a national education sequence university with a musicology-related major Finally, those who have more than 3 years of practical experience in music creation and have won creation or performance awards at the provincial or ministerial level or above.

3. Enrollment scale: 50 students

4. Subject majors, pre-selected enrollment quotas and tutors

Discipline majors, research directions and pre-scored quota mentors

Composition

(8 people)

Composer Professor Xu Mengdong, Professor Zhao Xiaosheng, Professor He Xuntian, Professor Jia Daqun, Professor Qu Xiaosong, Professor Zhu Shirui, Professor Wu Yuebei , Associate Professor Yin Mingwu, Associate Professor Chen Qiangbin, Associate Professor Zhao Guang, Associate Professor Ye Guohui, Associate Professor Zhou Xianglin, Associate Professor Lu Huang

Professor Jin Fuzai of Musical Theater Composition

Professor An Chengbi of Electronic Music Composition, Associate Professor Ye Guohui

Electronic Music and Recording Art

(4 people) Professor Wu Yuebei of Electronic Music Design, Associate Professor Chen Qiangbin

Professor Wu Yuebei of Recording Art Research

Conductor (2 people) Professor Zhang Guoyong, Professor Huang Xiaotong, Associate Professor Zhang Mei

Piano Performing Arts (4 people) Professor Yao Shizhen, Professor Zhao Xiaosheng, Professor Zhou Shiyu, Professor Li Minduo, Professor Yang Yunlin, Associate Professor Su Bin, Associate Professor Chen Yanxin, Associate Professor Sheng Yiqi, Associate Professor Zhou Keng, Associate Professor Jiang Chen

Vocal Performing Arts

(8 people) Bel Canto Professor Zhou Xiaoyan, Professor Liu Ruo'e, Professor Zhang Renqing , Professor Xu Yi, Professor Chen Minzhuang, Associate Professor Hu Yiwen, Professor Liao Changyong, Professor Chen Qilian, Associate Professor Chen Xiaoqun, Associate Professor Gu Ping, Associate Professor Song Bo, Associate Professor Ge Yi, Associate Professor Chen Xing

People's Voice Professor Ju Xiufang, Chang Professor Liu Zhu, Professor Zheng Ti, Associate Professor Shi Lin, Associate Professor Fang Qiong

Professor Wang Zuoxin of Musical Theater Vocals

Western Orchestral Music

Performing Arts

(14 people)

Western Orchestral Music

Performing Arts

(14 people) Violin Professor Zheng Shisheng, Professor Yu Lina, Professor Ding Zhinuo, Chen Xinzhi Professor, Professor He Xian

Viola Professor Shen Xidi

Cello Professor Lin Yingrong, Associate Professor Chen Jiuhe, Associate Professor Cao Min (foreign)

Double bass Professor Tang Yimin, Chao Associate Professor Hui

Associate Professor Zhang Xiaojie, Harp

Professor Hua Tianreng, Violin Making

Associate Professor He Shengqi, Flute

Professor Sun Minghong, Oboe, Sha Jian Associate Professor Lin

Professor Zhao Zengmao, Clarinet

Associate Professor Zhao Zhun, Bassoon, Liu Zhaolu (National First-Class Performer)

Professor Chen Jiamin, Trumpet (foreign)

Trombone Professor Luo Guangxin, Professor Chen Jiamin (foreign)

French horn Professor Chen Jiamin (foreign)

Percussion Associate Professor Xue Baolun

National Orchestra

Performing Arts

(8 people) Erhu Professor Wang Yongde

Guzheng Professor He Baoquan, Associate Professor Sun Wenyan, Associate Professor Wang Wei

Pipa Professor Li Jingxia

Associate professor of Liuqin and Zhongruan Wuqiang

Guqin Gong Yi (national first-level performer) (external appointment)

Associate professor of Suona Liu Ying

Dizi Yu Xunfa (national first-class performer) (external), Professor Zhan Yongming

Professor Xu Chaoming

Modern Instrumental Music

(2 persons) Double row Zhu Lei, Associate Professor of Electronic Keyboard Performance and Composition

5. Registration Time

For details, please refer to the "2005 Master of Arts Master's Degree Registration Notice".

VI. Examination content

1. Examination subjects: Master of Arts Professional Degree Postgraduate Entrance Qualification Examination, Political Theory, Professional Courses, 3 subjects in total. Candidates must go to the designated test center in Shanghai to take the entrance qualification exam (see the admission ticket for the specific address), and take the political theory and professional course exams in our college.

2. Entrance Qualification Examination for Master of Arts Professional Degree: including the basics of art and English, it is a national joint examination with unified propositions and unified examinations.

3. Political theory and professional courses: all are offered by our college.

See Appendix 1 for the specific requirements for professional course examinations in each direction.

See Appendix 2 for the bibliography.

7. Examination Arrangements

Time October 22 (Saturday)

8:30-11:30 October 23 (Sunday) < /p>

8:30-17:30 October 24 (Monday)

8:30-11:30

Exam subjects Entrance Qualification Examination Professional Course Political Theory< /p>

For the examination location, see the admission ticket. Shangyin Headquarters. Shangyin Headquarters

8. Admission

Before the admission notice is issued, our school will sign an agreement with the human resources department of the student’s unit. Targeted training agreement.

9. Training

Enrollment date: September 2006

The training period is 2-4 years.

10. Fee standards

The tuition fee is 60,000 yuan.

11. Accommodation

The school arranges accommodation at your own expense. All local students in Shanghai study day-time.

12. Graduation

1. Those who have passed the exams in each course, completed the required credits, and passed the thesis defense (the performance major must hold a degree concert and have the results Passed), upon approval by the academic degree evaluation committee, a professional master of arts degree certificate will be issued.

2. Academic certificates will not be issued.

Appendix 1: Specific requirements for examinations of professional courses in various directions

1. Composition in various directions

Composition: Chamber Music Writing

Another: Candidates You need to submit 1 to 2 pieces of your own works (preferably with audio recordings attached).

Musical composition: musical aria writing

Electronic music composition: electronic music composition (creating music pieces of corresponding length based on specified parameters such as vertical pitch, graphics, arrangement, and expressions) )

In addition: Candidates need to submit 1-2 pieces of their own works (duplicate recording materials are best), and 1-2 pieces of electronic music works (documents, audio and score materials, etc.).

2. Various directions of electronic music and recording art

Electronic music design: audio technology and electronic music (written test) (including three parts):

No. Part 1: Music Acoustics (content includes: acoustic basics, room acoustics, acoustic classification of musical instruments, equal temperament, law of mutual generation of fifths, pure temperament)

Part 2: Audio Technology (content includes: pickup, tuning (sound, processing, mixing, sound amplification)

Part 3: MIDI system (content includes: equipment and connections, communication principles, sound source plug-ins, sequencer technology and applications)

Another: Submit 1-2 works and introduce basic information such as personal learning experience, research goals, creation and production.

Research on Recording Art: Audio Technology and Recording Art (Written Examination) (Including three parts):

Part 1: Music Acoustics (5 contents include: acoustic basics, room acoustics, musical instruments Acoustic classification, equal temperament, law of fifths, pure temperament)

Part 2: Audio technology (content: pickup, tuning, processing, mixing, sound amplification)

Also: Submit 1-2 works and introduce personal learning experience, Research objectives, creation and production and other basic information.

3. Conducting direction (band conductor):

Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique", Brahms's "Third Symphony", Shostakovich's "No. "Five Symphonies" and Debussy's "Afternoon of a Faun", choose one of them.

4. Piano performing arts direction:

2 etudes (including 1 Chopin etude), 1 polyphonic work, 1 classical sonata, romantic music, modern music Modern music, total time not less than 75 minutes. Take a test on some of the songs on the spot.

5. Various directions of vocal performing arts:

Bel Canto: ***8 representative Chinese and foreign songs of different styles will be selected for the exam. Among the foreign songs, there should be 2 selections from Western European classical and modern operas and 2 art songs; some of them will be randomly selected. 1 to 2 new songs will be sung on site by designated sight-readers.

Voice of the People: For the exam, you will choose 8 Chinese composition songs of different styles, Chinese classical songs, Chinese opera selections, folk song adaptations or operas, etc.; select some of them for the exam. 1 to 2 new songs will be sung on site by designated sight-readers.

Musical vocal music: 8 representative Chinese and foreign songs of different styles of your own choice. Among them, there are 4 Broadway musical songs, 1 foreign opera, 1 foreign art song, and 2 Chinese songs.

6. Various directions of Western orchestral performing arts:

Violin

The first movement of a large-scale concerto of your own choice, Adagio and Fuga or Chaconne from Bach's "Sonata" 1 song, choose 1 Paganini Caprice.

Viola

Concertos of Bartók and Walton, Hindemith's "Swan" or the first movement of Bruch's "Suita Grande" of your choice Prelude to any one of Bach's suites, and choose one fast and one slow section from three Reger suites.

Cello

One etude of your choice, selected from Piatti's "12 Caprices" No. 3, 5 or 7; Bach's "Suitas" No. 4, 5, 6 Choose any 1 prelude; the first movement of Haydn’s Concerto in D major, Op.101. 1 large-scale concerto of your own choice (the first, second, and third movements are designated on the spot during the exam), 1 Chinese work, and 1 foreign technical music (such as Popper's "Elf Dance", Fury's "Butterfly", Weber's " Adagio and Rondo" etc.).

Double Bass

The etudes are selected from one of Nanni’s ten etudes; a Bolt from Bach’s “Suita”; and one from a large concerto or sonata (three complete one movement); 1 Chinese work; 1 foreign technical piece (such as Griel's Tarantella).

Harp

Choose one Bach-Grandjany etude and two large-scale works of different styles, such as Faure Impromptu and Hindmith Sonata; choose one harp concerto from Debussy, Ravel, and Mozart.

Wind music (copper, woodwind)

Test any major or minor scale and arpeggio (for trumpet majors, one piece of "Kora" Etude for Experts will be optional) ), one piece of free-choice medium sonata, concerto, etc. (perform for about 10 minutes), the repertoire is mainly in romantic, modern and modern styles.

Percussion

The exam content includes piano, timpani, snare drum, and xylophone. The piano test includes one Czerny etude 740, a Chopin waltz, a Bach fugue and a Beethoven sonata; the timpani test includes unaccompanied etudes, Zilpin sonatas and Alban concertos; the snare drum test is an unaccompanied exercise The xylophone test consists of two Chinese and foreign pieces of music.

7. Various directions of national orchestral performance art:

Erhu

1 to 2 more difficult etudes of your own choice, 1 piece composed by Liu Tianhua and Hua Yanjun ~ 2 pieces, 2 pieces of music composed or adapted since the founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 piece of large-scale composition (such as "Wedding Farewell"), designated performance of "Great Wall Caprice" and designated sight-reading performance on the spot.

Gu Zheng

Two classical Zheng pieces from different traditional genres of your own choice, three composition pieces, one piece of analysis paper on a traditional Zheng piece genre or typical Zheng piece performance technique of your choice, and sight-reading of music notation.

Pipa

For traditional works, choose one from the following works ("The Moon Is High", "The Wild Geese Falling on the Sand", "Chen Sui", "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace", " "The Overlord Removes His Armor", "Haiqing Takes the Swan", "Xu Lai", "Improvement Exercise"), choose 1 work created after the 1980s, and 2 works of your own choice.

Liuqin, Zhongruan

Liuqin: 3 pieces of music composed or adapted since the founding of the People's Republic of China; 1 large-scale composition (such as "Manchu Style", "Jiang Yue Qin Sheng"); designated Play "Swordsman".

Zhong Ruan: Mainly based on traditional playing techniques. 3 pieces of self-selected music of different styles and genres (such as "Silk Road Camel Bells", "Travel to Mount Tai", "Pine Wind Cold"); 1 large-scale composition (such as the concerto "Mountain Rhythm"); 1 piece of modern Ruan performance techniques (such as the concerto "Mountain Rhythm") "Memories of Yunnan", the first or second or third movement was assigned on the spot during the exam).

Guqin

Three must-play pieces: "Flowing Water", "Guangling San", "Xiaoxiang Water Cloud";

Choose any two of the following pieces:

"Questions and Answers of Fishermen and Woodcutter", "Drunken Fishermen Singing Late", "Goose Falling on the Flat Sand", "Yin of the Plum Garden", "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms", "Alas".

Sheng

Try any single-note scale (2 octaves) in major and minor keys; choose music from different genres (such as "Phoenix Spreads Wings", "Jin Diao", "Micro" "Mountain and Lake Boat Song", "Carrying Tea to Beijing", "Swan Rhapsody") 3 pieces, the repertoire mainly reflects traditional performance; optional music played by keyed chromatic sheng (such as "Butterfly Loves Flowers", "Happy" "Grassland", "Daixiang Customs", "Yuancao Fu") 2 pieces, the pieces reflect the polyphonic and polyphonic playing techniques of the sheng; test the sight-reading of the staff.

Dizi

Two traditional pieces (including the designated piece "The Remaining Snow on the Cold River" and 1 piece of your own choice); 2 creative pieces (including the designated piece "The Charm of Langya" and one piece of your own choice) 1 song)

Suona

Specified repertoire: Yi Zhi Hua (composed by Ren Tongxiang), Nostalgic Song (composed by Ji Zhe), Henan West Erba Ban (Henan Yu Opera, adapted by Hao Yuqi)

One piece of your own choice (about 5 minutes)

8. Modern instrumental music direction:

Double keyboard performance and composition

Performing Bach 1 large-scale organ work (no less than 6 minutes); perform 1 independently composed work (no limit on style, no less than 5 minutes); perform 2 pieces of music adapted or arranged by yourself (no limit to Chinese or foreign, 2 pieces) The total time should not be less than 10 minutes); 1 improvisational piece (the test questions will be released on the day of the exam and a certain amount of practice time will be given). Note: Except for improvisation, the scores of all test pieces must be submitted when the candidate picks up the improvisation test questions on the day of the exam.

Appendix 2: Bibliography

"2005 National Joint Entrance Examination Syllabus and Guidelines for Master of Arts (MFA) Professional Degree Graduate Entrance Examination" Published by Central Conservatory of Music Press

Mail order address: Central Conservatory of Music Press, No. 43 Baojia Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031 20 yuan per copy (postage included)

Telephone 010-66415712

Or go directly to Shanghai Purchase at Yuanlong Music Bookstore (1348 Fuxing Middle Road, Shanghai, Tel. 021-64712799)

Contact address: Postgraduate Department, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No. 20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai Postcode: 200031

Telephone /Fax: 021-64370137 ext. 2083 or 021-64330407 Contact: Li Yi, Lu Wenjing, Deng Jia

Website:;www.shcmusic.cn Email: yjsc@shcmusic.edu.cn

Transportation routes: Metro Line 1 Changshu Road Station is a ten-minute walk away; buses 42, 45, 96, 926, 911, 920