I level Diploma ORGAN
ENTRANCE EXAM
Test 1 checks instrument skills and candidate’s music experience. Test 2 verifies theory and musical culture knowledge.
Test 1
1) Performance of at least three music pieces chosen by the candidate among:
– two pieces by G. Frescobaldi or other Italian, English or Spanish composers of 16th, 17th e 18th-century
– one piece from J. S. Bach Preludi e Fughe or Preludi Corali chosen within the Orgelbuchlein essentials
2) Performance including:
– one or more pieces composed in the 19th and 20th-century (up to 1950)
– one piece composed after 1950
3) Sight-reading of a short piece chosen by the commission.
The commission reserves the right to interrupt the audition at any moment.
Test 2
1) Sight-reading solfège, with syllables, on the treble clef. Difficulty level: complex rhythmics appropriate to the instrumental or vocal repertoire up until the 1900s.
2) Sight-reading solfège, with syllables, on the seven clefs. Medium difficulty
3) Sight-singing of a melodic solfège. Short modulations and transposition (one note up or down).
4) Music dictation of a short melody with accidentals.
5) General music theory questions.
N.B.: candidates will be exempted from the latter test if awarderd with a TRPM (Theory, rhythmic and music perception) level A certification of preparatory courses (Preaccademico) issued by Conservatorio Rossini or by one of its certified partner schools, or if awarded with “Licenza di Solfeggio” certification of old-degree system (vecchio ordinamento) issued by any recognized Institution.
Motivational interview.