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Tuba

The next deadline for applications for Bachelor and Master's programmes is 1 December

You can choose to take the audition at several levels of the Academy:

Entrance examination for the Bachelor programme

The entrance examination consists of the following elements:

Principal study
A list of repertoire for the entrance examination must be enclosed with the application form.
Main subject  test - normal duration 20 - 30 minutes:

  1. All scales and triads (major and minor) in two octaves played legato and staccato.
  2. 2 etudes, one from each of the following collections: M. Bordogni (Roberts): 43 Bel Canto Studies and C. Kopprasch: 60 ausgewählte Etüden, Vol. 1, Nos. 1-30.
  3. Edward Gregson: Tuba Concerto, 1st movement
  4. Piece chosen by the applicant with a degree of difficulty similar to e.g. Troje Miller: Sonatina Classica.
  5. A proposed task which is emailed to the admission candidate 7 days before the entrance examination takes place.
  6. Sight reading

Assessment: 3 separate marks are awarded according to the 7 point grading scale.

Test

  • Compulsory assignments/assignments chosen by the candidates themselves, studies, scales
  • Forwarded assignments
  • Sight assignment

The test will be passed succesfully, only if the applicant has achieved a minimum mark of 02 in the principal subject examination.

If the applicant passes the principal study audition, he or she then takes further examinations in supporting subjects. These examinations are identical for all Bachelor programmes.

Entrance examination for the Master's programme

The entrance examination consists of a principal study audition. The examination requirements apply equally to applicants who already attend the Academy and wish to take a quota test for the Master's programme.

Qualifying education:

  • BA in Music as instrumentalist or singer from The Royal Danish Academy of Music
  • BA in Music as instrumentalist or singer or equivalent from another Danish music academy
  • BA in Music as instrumentalist or singer or equivalent from a foreign music academy or university of similar level.

The applicant must perform:
1st movement of Ralph Vaughn Williams’ Tuba Concerto

Duration of the entrance examination max. 20 minutes (30 minutes including voting). The entrance examination is censured by two internal censors and a grade is awarded according to the 7 point grading scale.

Entrance examination for the advanced postgraduate diploma programme

A deposit must be paid before taking the examination
When you apply, you must pay a deposit of DKK 1,000 into the following account: bank identification no.: 3001, account no.: 640 3727. Remember to always state your name – otherwise we can't see who has paid in the money!
For international transfers:
SWIFT code/BIC: DABADKKK IBAN no.: DK92 3000 0006 4037 27. Remember to include your name.
The deposit will be repaid in the case of:

  • completion of the entrance examination
  • deregistration at least one month prior to the examination
  • illness, as documented by medical certificate

Form, content and assessment of the examination
The entrance examination consists of a principal study audition, which is taken in two rounds.

In the first round, you will be asked to perform a programme of 20 minutes' duration. An admissions committee will award the performance the grade of "pass/fail".

If you pass the first round, you will continue to the second round, which will be held as quickly as possible after the first round. The two rounds may be held on different days.

In the second round, you will be asked to perform a programme of 30 minutes' duration. The performance will be assessed according to the seven-point scale.

1st round (20 minutes)

  • Compulsory piece: Vaughan Williams: Concerto

The applicant offers on of the following works:

  • K. Penderecki: Capriccio
  • William Craft: Encounter II

From this the internal examiners choose 10 minutes. For information about the works chosen, the applicant may apply to the Study Administration 1 week before the entrance examination.

2nd round (30 minutes)
The applicant offers 50 minutes of music which must contain works from at least 4 stylistic periods. At least one piece must be written after 1945. From this list the internal examiners choose 30 minutes of music. For information about the works chosen, the applicant may apply to the Study Administration one week before the 1st round of the entrance examination.

Examples of works for the 2nd round:

  • Trygve Madsen: Sonata
  • Ole Schmidt: Concerto
  • Hindemith: Sonata
  • Edvard Gregson: Alarum