Entrance Tests for Percussion

When you apply to the Master's programme in Performance, Classical music – Chamber music/Soloist, you need to take an entrance examination test. Here is everything you need to know to complete the test.

Application code: KMH-18000

Digital Exam, Main Instrument Percussion

Applicants for percussion only complete one test. This is a digital test conducted remotely, where you are required to submit a performance video and a presentation text.

After the application deadline has passed, applicants who have submitted their application at universityadmissions.se External link. will receive instructions via email on how to upload their test to KMH. You are therefore encouraged to prepare Test 1 in advance, before receiving the email.

The test must be received by KMH no later than the supporting documentation deadline.

Performance Video

Record video clips where you perform the following compulsory tasks (one video per task):

• Solo:
  A solo piece of your choice on any instrument(s), maximum 8 minutes.
  
• Snare drum:
  Delecluse, Etude No. 1 from Twelve Etudes for the Snare Drum.
  Click here for sheet music for Delecluse, Etude No. 1. External link, opens in new window.

• Timpani:
  Beethoven, excerpt from Symphony No. 9.
  Click here for sheet music for Beethoven External link, opens in new window.

In addition, for the next task, you must complete what is described under either Option 1 or Option 2. You choose which option to complete. You cannot combine the options.

Option 1
Record video clips where you perform excerpts from the following works (one video per task):

• Melodic instruments: Shostakovich – The Bolt and Mozart – The Magic Flute.
  
• Snare drum: Rossini – from the overture to La Gazza Ladra and Prokofiev – from Peter and the Wolf.
• Timpani: Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses, Sibelius – Violin Concerto.
• Tambourine: Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite.
  

Click here for sheet music for the orchestral excerpts. External link, opens in new window.

Option 2
Record a video where you perform a solo piece of your choice on any instrument(s). Maximum 8 minutes. You are free to choose repertoire in combination with the compulsory solo.

Instructions for the video recording:

For your video to be admissible, you need to

• Provide proof of your identity by showing a photo ID card together with your face in the video. State the name of the piece you will perform and the test code.
• Perform your piece. Your face and your hands must be visible throughout the entire video. It should be easy to see both you and your instrument.
• Record your video in one single uninterrupted take. No clips or other edits are allowed.
• It is fine to make your video with a mobile phone, but make sure your setup allows you to record without too much room acoustic, distortion, or noise. All recordings should have good image quality with sharp focus and good light.
• Allowed formats are MP4 or MOV. Try to keep the file size around 500 MB if possible. Click here for a guide External link, opens in new window. on how to compress your video and reduce the file size.
  

If you do not follow these instructions, and we find that your video shows signs of modification, your audition may be disqualified from consideration.

Presentation text

The Master's programme includes an independent artistic project. The sounding part of the project must consist of a public concert, and the written part should be a process description of the work leading up to the concert, including relevant methods for musical interpretation.

• Write a preliminary project idea for the independent artistic work, maximum one A4 page.
• Write a brief CV presenting your education and other relevant activities related to your application, maximum one A4 page.
• Write a repertoire list including the pieces you have prepared for the entrance examination, including any potential second test.

The presentation text must include personal details, the programme, application code, and instrument you are applying for. It should be submitted in PDF format.

Test code: LS 21.1 Major in Classical Music
Assessment: The test is qualifying and a basis for selection. 0-50 p, of which 25 p are required for a pass.

Assessment Criteria

The jury assesses your overall artistic expression and technical proficiency.