Sharing experience in the 2020 Capital Normal University Master of Music postgraduate entrance examination

I just finished my meal, sat in front of the computer, and became entangled. My composition was at the level of a primary school student, and I seemed to have returned. A day to write a review to the teacher. The admission list was out, and there was me. I often can’t believe that I’ve gotten to where I am today, and I don’t think I would have been able to do it on my own without those lovely people around me.

Back before May 2019, I spent a lot of time collecting information related to the postgraduate entrance examination, and I had a general understanding of the examination subjects, score lines, etc. of Capital Normal University. It is really important to collect information in the early stage of the postgraduate entrance examination. Make use of Weibo, Baidu, Zhihu and so on. Among them, I gained a lot of review methods on politics and English on Zhihu. I suggest you read more and summarize their experiences into review methods that suit you. It is best to make a time schedule based on your own work and rest situation, and then you can also buy a calendar to allocate monthly tasks according to the progress of time.

Let’s talk about politics first. The materials I had in hand at the time were Xiao Xiurong’s concise lectures and 1000 questions combined with videos. In addition to Xiao Xiurong, I also used Cai Si Kaoyan’s postgraduate entrance examination political mind map. It is particularly suitable for reciting. Politics must first have an overall context and know what each of the five parts is about. The detailed lecture is really thick and it is suitable for students who do not have a solid political foundation or have sufficient review time. They can read the detailed lecture and practice 1,000 questions to deepen their understanding. Later in the sprint to November, I also used Lao Xiao’s eight sets of papers and four sets of papers. I understood politics first and then memorized it, and memorized it later. Politics is a subject that can be scored easily as long as you spend time memorizing it. When I was taking the exam, I spent too much time on the multiple-choice questions, which caused some problems with the subsequent questions. Therefore, I strongly recommend that everyone allocate time during the exam.

English is a subject in which I have a weak foundation. I took the video lessons on Station B to learn problem-solving techniques and read the materials. For English materials, I used Zhang Jian’s reading and real test questions. Reading accounts for the largest proportion of points in English. To understand the article, words are the key, so the words are very important. I use the postgraduate English word scrambled version for the vocabulary. I insist on memorizing a list every day. In the process of memorizing, I can understand the article more and more. What to talk about. When reading, you can practice 1-2 articles every day to find out the feeling of doing the questions. You can also write down the vocabulary or good sentences you don't know in the reading in a notebook, and turn them into your own accumulation to prepare for the subsequent composition. I practice translation about once every two days. The main thing is to figure out the relationship between sentences and make them smooth and smooth after translation. Gestalts and new question types can be practiced in the real test questions. The real test questions are the most important review materials. Each set is very important. You don’t need to waste time at the beginning. Find the feeling of finishing the whole set. Slowly you will get stuck. Make time to do it. Save 2 or 3 sets of real questions at the end. Before the exam, find a place where no one is around to take the test to know what level you are at.

Since I studied music performance as an undergraduate and knew nothing about theory, I decided to choose the tutoring class of Baocaisi Education. I have recommended this class through many senior students before. I personally feel that the teachers are enthusiastic and responsible. .

Next, let’s talk about major one, Chinese and foreign music history. The bibliography will not be listed separately, but can be found on the official website of the graduate students of the First Normal University. In general, historical theory knowledge needs to be memorized. We need to understand the key points of the postgraduate entrance examination, write our own opinions in the answers to the questions as required, and demonstrate with examples. Answering questions for the postgraduate entrance examination is actually no different from writing a paper, except that the length is different.

When you read the reference books for the first time, you should be careful. There is no need to force memorization. First, understand what the content of these books is. When you read it for the second time, start highlighting the key points and taking notes. If you have time, you can do some thinking guidance. Pictures, use the full set of information that Cai Si Kao has studied if you don’t have time, and the notes and real questions are all complete. In the intensive stage, the main thing is to do questions. About a month before the exam, we can spend time memorizing these knowledge points. According to the memory curve, this is the most efficient.

Major 2, harmony and work analysis. To put it simply, there are three points: (1) Accurately grasp the overall structure and secondary structure of the music, and explain the similarities and differences between it and its typical structure (mainly pointing out its structural particularity).

(2) Analyze the development of the main theme material of the whole song and the comparative and unified relationship with the subordinate theme materials. When analyzing, be sure to refine the techniques used in how the theme materials are developed and used. This will be more convincing. (3) Analyze the main tonal layout of the whole song and list it with corresponding diagrams. Carefully observe the relationship between each adjacent key to see if it can reflect certain tonal layout characteristics. For example, tonal symmetry (mirror image or palindrome) centered on a certain key or a certain group of keys, tonal convolution (circular principle) with a certain key or a certain group of keys as the main key, etc. Of course, no matter how many knowledge points you memorize, it will be of no use if you don’t practice solving the questions.

This subject definitely requires tutoring. Self-study is too difficult and it is difficult to understand it by directly reading the reference book. So, whether you are watching videos online or tutoring offline, I think it is very necessary for this subject.

Major 1 and Major 2 need to be reviewed in conjunction with the real questions. Only by passing the real questions can you know what the exam is going to test and in what form it will be tested.

Finally, I would like to send a message to students who are preparing for the exam, if you are careful from the beginning to the end, you will never fail.