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1. Streaming tests for General Music Practice (GMP) and Ear Training
IT IS COMPULSORY FOR CANDIDATES APPLYING TO ENTER BACHELOR 1 TO SIT A STREAMING TEST FOR GENERAL MUSIC
PRACTICE AND AURAL TRAINING IN ORDER TO GRADE THEIR ABILITY.

General Music Practice (GMP/AML)

Candidates must sing the prepared piece by Marc Lamoen. The test consists of the following:
- singing a part of the piece with note-naming, accompanied by piano (using solmization)
- singing a part of the piece unaccompanied with note-naming (using solmization)
- rhythmic component (without note-naming): Basic rhythms in duple and triple meter will be
tested using a rhythmic exercise which the candidate must clap at sight.
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Ear Training
- Rhythm/melody tonal dictation in the soprano and bass lines
- Sample with two intervals (within an octave), two two-note chords, two three-note chords (major, minor), two scales
(major and minor (natural, harmonic and melodic minor)), a short series of tones (without a rhythmic element) which the
candidate should write down from memory after hearing three times (maximum of seven notes, which can be in the
soprano or the bass).

2. Questionnaire about the candidate’s previous education and

motivation
Candidates coming to Antwerp for the entrance exams need to also fill in an online questionnaire about their previous
education and their motivation.
Candidates from outside the EU who cannot attend the entrance exams, and are therefore sending in video material, need
to answer the same questions in a video message (English or Dutch).

3. Entrance exam main instrument

The jury has the right to hear only a part of the candidate's audition programme.

Important: Please note that the Royal Conservatoire, Antwerp does not provide a piano accompanist for the auditions. The
candidate must provide his or her own accompanist if required.

BACHELOR

French Horn
- Bachelor 1:
- Two études, such as Maxime-Alphonse, 3rd movement, or Kopprasch, movements one and two
- Two recital pieces from different stylistic periods
- Bachelor 2 & 3:
- Two technical études, to be chosen by the candidate from the methods listed below
- Two melodic études, to be chosen by the candidate from the methods listed below
- One recital piece (preferably with piano accompaniment), to be chosen by the candidate from the solo works
and/or concerti on the exam repertoire list
Methods: Gallay, Muller, Kopprasch, Maxime-Alphonse (second and third book)

Saxhorn
- Bachelor 1:

- Soprano Eb Cornet, select from

- N. Bousquet study no. 3
- Demelza (Hugh Nash)
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Cornet
- Aria (Georg Goltermanr)
- N. Bousquet study no. 3
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Bugle or Flugel horn
- Aria (Georg Goltermanr)
- N. Bousquet study number 3
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Alto or Eb Horn
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- N. Bousquet study number 3

- Demelza (Hugh Nash)
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Baritone
- N. Bousquet study number 3
- Demelza (Hugh Nash)
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Small tuba or Euphonium
- N. Bousquet study number 3
- Demelza (Hugh Nash)
- One further work of the candidate's choosing

- Bachelor 2:

-Soprano Eb Cornet, select from

- Concertino (Gareth Wood)
- Study no. 2 by Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Cornet
-Dmitri (Rodney Newton)
- Study no. 2 by Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Bugle or Flugel horn
-Dmitri (Rodney Newton)
- Study no. 2 by Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing

- Alto or Eb Horn
-Dmitri (Rodney Newton)
- Study no. 2 by Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Baritone
-Dmitri (Rodney Newton)
- Study no. 2 by Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Small tuba or Euphonium
-Dmitri (Rodney Newton)
- Study no. 2 by Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing

- Bachelor 3:
- Soprano Eb Cornet, select from
- The Queen of the Night's aria, Mozart (arr. John Golland)
- Variations on a Tyrolean Song, J.B. Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing

- Cornet
- Prelude no. 6 (Bach - A. de Herve)
- Variations on a Tyrolean Song, J.B. Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Bugle or Flugel horn
- Prelude no. 6 (Bach - A. de Herve)
- Variations on a Tyrolean Song, J.B. Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Baritone
- Prelude no. 6 (Bach - A. de Herve)
- Variations on a Tyrolean Song, J.B. Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing
- Small tuba or Euphonium
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- Prelude no. 6 (Bach - A. de Herve)

- Variations on a Tyrolean Song, J.B. Arban
- One further work of the candidate's choosing

Trombone
- Bachelor 1:
- Two études (one to be technical, one to be melodic), for example Kopprasch, Bitsch, Boutry, Pederson (tenor
trombone), Pederson, Smits (bass trombone)
- Two recital pieces from different stylistic periods

- Bachelor 2 & 3:
- Two technical études by Kopprasch
- Two melodic études by Rochut
- One recital piece (preferably with piano accompaniment), to be chosen from the solo works and/or concerti on
the exam repertoire list

Trumpet
- Bachelor 1:
- Two études (one to be technical, one to be melodic), such as by Arban, Charlier, Vannetelbosch
- Two recital pieces, different styles
- Bachelor 2 & 3:
- Two technical études to be chosen from the methods set out below
- Two melodic études to be chosen from the methods set out below
- One recital piece (preferably with piano accompaniment), to be chosen from the solo works and/or concerti
from the exam repertoire list
Methods: Charlier, Arban, Bitsch, Tomasi

Tuba
- Bachelor 1, 2 & 3:
- 1 work with piano: e.g. andante and allegro (capuzzi), cappriccio (Newton), suite for tuba (Vaughan)
- 2 studies: 1 lyrical (e.g. Bordogni, Concone, ..., ...,) 1 melodic (e.g. Blazevich, Vasiliev, Grigoriev, ...)
- Knowledge keys and triads major and minor

MASTER

French Horn
For all levels:

-Two technical études, to be chosen by the candidate from the methods listed below
-Two melodic études, to be chosen by the candidate from the methods listed below
-One recital piece (preferably with piano accompaniment), to be chosen by the candidate from the solo
works and/or concerti on the exam repertoire list

Methods: Gallay, Muller, Kopprasch, Maxime-Alphonse (second and third book)

Saxhorn
Saxhorn 4:

Soprano Eb cornet, select from

- Rhapsody for Cornet (Robert Eaves)
- Charlier Study no. 2
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Cornet
- Konzertstük no. 1 in f minor, op. 11 (Vassily Brandt)
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- Charlier Study no. 2

- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Bugle or Flugel horn

- Variations on a Theme from Norma (V. Bellini)
- Charlier Study no. 14
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Alto or Eb Horn
- Higgyjig (Goff. Richards)
- Charlier Study no. 2
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Baritone
- Peace (John Golland)
- Euphony (Robert Redhead)
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Small tuba or Euphonium

-Peace (John Golland)
-Euphonium Concerto (Joseph Horovitz)
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Saxhorn 5:

Soprano Eb cornet, select from

- Variations on a Welsh Theme (Peter Kneale)
- Charlier Study no. 6
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Cornet
-Concerto in f minor, op. 18 (Oskar Böhme)
- Charlier Study no. 6
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Bugle or Flugel horn

- Flight (Philip Wilby)
- Charlier Study no. 6
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Alto or Eb Horn
- Concerto no. 3 (W. A. Mozart)
- Charlier Study no. 6
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Baritone
- Song for Ina (Philip Sparke)
- Charlier Study no.6
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Small tuba or Euphonium

- A Walk in the Woods (Jiro Censhu)
- Charlier Study no. 6
- One further work of the candidate’s choosing

Trombone
For all levels:

- Two technical études, to be chosen by the candidate from the methods listed below
- Two melodic études, to be chosen by the candidate from the methods listed below
- One recital piece (preferably with piano accompaniment), to be chosen from the solo works and/or
concerti on the exam repertoire list
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Methods: Rochut (melodic), Kopprasch (technical)

Bass Trombone
For all levels:

- Concertino by Ernst Sachse

- One melodic étude of the candidate’s choosing
- One technical étude of the candidate’s choosing

Trumpet
For all levels:

- 3 orchestral traits: Léonore signal 2 & 3, Carmen prelude, Painting exhibition promenade
- 2 etudes of which one technical and one melodic, e.g. Arban, Charlier, Bitsch
- 2 recital pieces with different styles, one from baroque or classical period

Tuba
For all levels:

- 1 concert with piano: e.g: Vaugan Williams, Lebedjew, Koetsier, Gregson, ...
- 3 studies: 1 lyrical (e.g. Bordogni, Concone), 1 melodic (Blazevich, Vasiliev, Grigoriev, ...), 1 low etude on c or berry
tuba (e.g. Phil Snedecor)
- orchestral traits on f/es and c/bes

POSTGRADUATE

POSTGRADUATE INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT SOLOIST

Candidates must prepare a programme with a duration of a minimum of 30 minutes, with at least two
representative works from a least two different stylistic periods.

POSTGRADUATE ORCHESTRA

Candidates must prepare a programme with a duration of a minimum of 20 minutes, with at least two
representative works from a least two different stylistic periods. In addition, they must prepare four orchestral
excerpts.

POSTGRADUATE CHAMBER MUSIC

Candidates must prepare a programme of 30 minutes with representative works from at least two different
stylistic periods, of which at least one is a solo work and one is a chamber music work. The solo work must be
performed from memory.

4. Entrance exam subsidiary and auxiliary instruments

- French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and saxhorn:
- one technical étude
- one representative recital piece or a melodic étude

- Specific methods which are representative of the required level:

- for trombone and tuba: études by Kopprasch and Bordogni/Rochut
- for French horn: études of Maxime Alphonse (first or second book); études of Gallay (études for second
horn); études of Muller