Preparatory course - music theory, general music studies, choir conducting  
            
    Objectives and Perspectives

    The objective of this preparatory course is to prepare foreign students for the requirements of entry tests to
    Hungarian institutions of music of higher education. Besides systematizing their already acquired music
    knowledge and experience, they can improve their musical skills and theoretical knowledge. Thus, they can
    get apt to follow studies in higher education.

    Period of training: 2 semesters, 2 times 15 weeks (September-December and January-April)

    Subjects:

    Theory of music (2 lessons/week)
    harmony and formal studies of baroque and Viennese classical music,theoretical and practical training for
    auditive perception of harmonic phenomena,playing characteristic chord successions on piano, complex
    analysis of baroque
    and Viennese classical movements, improvement of stylistic knowledge.

    Musicianship ( 2 lessons/week)
    a comprehensive subject for improving musical skills, including vocal development of aural, writing, reading,
    rhythmical, memory and transposition skills of music, practising concentration and self-adaptation for playing
    music.

    Music repertoire (2 lessons/week)
    an overall view of the history and styles of European music, obtaining further knowledge about genres
    through studying representative works of music of different stylistic areas.

    Folk music (1 lesson/week)
    studying treasures of folk songs (European, own national and Hungarian),improving analyzing techiques of
    folk music, obtaining further knowledge about ethno-musicology, getting an overall view of the history of
    Hungarian and
    international folk music research processes.

    Choir conducting (2 lessons/week)
    obtaining and improving basic conducting skills, conducting and coaching choral works, obtaining further
    knowledge of choral repertoire.

    Piano (1 lesson/week)
    natural instrumental techniques, improving technical amd musical skills through studying works from
    different eras of piano repertoire, improving sight-reading, playing piano accompaniment

    Individual voice training (1 lesson/week)
    improving singing techniques, intonation and performing skills, clear and understandable articulation of lyrics,
    improving typical stylistic formation.

    Optional subjects:

    choir, string, wind or percussion instruments, chamber music, chamber singing, history of music education,
    composition, continuo playing,improvisation, contemporary music practice, Hungarian language.



    Conditions of application: certificate of secondary school final exams, aptitude entry test