I. Nature and purpose of the examination
The unified examination of music major in Shanghai universities is an important part of the examination enrollment in Shanghai universities. The purpose is to evaluate the professional level and comprehensive quality of candidates through examinations, and to provide basic basis for colleges and universities to select candidates suitable for professional training.
Second, the examination requirements
The unified examination for musicology majors focuses on the candidates' listening and reading ability, singing or playing ability and basic knowledge of music theory.
Third, the examination subjects and scores
In 2020, the unified examination of musicology in Shanghai will be divided into three categories: musicology (musicology), musicology (musical performance-vocal music) and musicology (musical performance-instrumental music).
Musicology (musicology) major unified examination subjects: vocal singing, musical instrument performance, music theory, solfeggio; Full marks in all subjects 100, with a total score of 400.
Musicology (Music Performance-Vocal Music) major unified examination subjects: vocal singing, music theory, solfeggio; Full marks in all subjects 100, with a total score of 300.
Musicology (musical performance-instrumental music) major unified examination subjects: musical performance, music theory, solfeggio; Full marks in all subjects 100, with a total score of 300.
Candidates can apply for the corresponding musicology or music performance major according to the certificate obtained from the unified musicology examination in each city. Candidates who have passed the unified examination of musicology (musicology) and reached the qualification line of the unified examination of musicology (musical performance-vocal music) and musicology (musical performance-instrumental music) can apply for musicology or musical performance. If candidates only pass the unified examination results of musicology (music performance-vocal music) and musicology (music performance-instrumental music), they can only apply for the corresponding music performance major.
Four, the contents and requirements of the examination.
1. Vocal singing
(1) Examination purpose: To measure the voice condition, intonation, rhythm and musical expression ability of candidates through their singing.
(2) Examination requirements: Candidates should bring three songs, including Chinese and foreign folk songs, art songs, creative songs and opera arias. During the examination, the examinee chooses one song, the examiner chooses one song, and sings two songs altogether. The singing time is no more than 6 minutes.
(3) Scoring standard: The examiner comprehensively scores the candidates' singing skills (40%), intonation rhythm (20%), language style (20%) and typhoon performance (20%).
Candidates cannot bring their own accompaniment. Each vocal music examination room is equipped with a piano accompaniment teacher. If accompaniment is required, candidates are required to provide accompaniment scores (staff).
Step 2 play musical instruments
(1) musical instrument selection
(1) Piano performance
② Modern instrumental performance (electronic organ, accordion, classical guitar, etc.). )
③ Percussion performances (Western percussion, China percussion, pop percussion, etc.). ).
④ Orchestral instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, saxophone, etc.). )
⑤ Chinese musical instruments (flute, sheng, suona, pipe, sanxian, dulcimer, zhongruan, pipa, guqin, erhu, banhu, etc. ).
Candidates choose the above-mentioned musical instruments to take the exam according to the type of performance.
(2) Examination purpose: To measure the performance level and musical performance ability of candidates through their musical instrument performance.
(3) Examination requirements:
(1) piano performance-etudes; Bring two pieces of music and take one of them as a sample. Each candidate plays for no more than 8 minutes (reciting).
(2) Modern instrumental music performance-etudes; Bring two pieces of music and take one of them as a sample. Each candidate plays for no more than 8 minutes (reciting).
(3) percussion performance-bring your own little snare drum etudes; Western percussion: You must also choose Malimba or timpani (with etudes or music). China percussion: You must choose your own drum, drum platoon and banjo (bring your own etudes or music). Pop percussion: another kind of jazz drum (with etudes or music).
(4) orchestral instrument performance-a set of scales and arpeggios (string plus two-tone scales); An etude; Bring two pieces of music and take one of them as a sample. Each candidate plays for no more than 8 minutes (reciting).
⑤ Chinese Musical Instrument Performance-Three self-provided pieces of music, two of which are optional, and each candidate plays for no more than 8 minutes (recitation).
(4) Scoring criteria: Examiners make comprehensive scores by grasping the examinee's musical style, the completeness of music (60%) and the accuracy of technical mastery (40%), and the score is based on a percentage system.
Musical instruments are played without accompaniment (candidates are not allowed to bring their own accompaniment, and no accompaniment is provided in the examination room).
3. Music theory
(1) Examination purpose: To test the examinee's mastery of the basic knowledge of various elements in music through the examination.
(2) Contents and requirements:
(1) note rest (clef spectrum of treble and bass, various note rest, sound grouping, semitone classification, equal tone, twelve-average law).
② Common symbols (speed and speed marks, playing marks, ellipsis, decorative sounds and common terms).
③ Rhythm and beat (combination of time signature and harmony value).
(4) Interval chords (original transposition of various interval chords, composition and solution of internal interval chords).
⑤ Tonality (big and small mode, national mode, key signature, discriminating mode).
(3) Bibliography: Fundamentals of Music Theory, edited by Li Zhongguang, People's Music Publishing House.
solfeggio
(1) Examination purpose: By testing the examinee's musical hearing ability, solfeggio ability and musical memory, we can test the examinee's musical quality and identify whether the examinee has the necessary hearing conditions for learning music.
(2) Contents and requirements:
(1) Practice ear written test
A. Listening to harmony intervals: single intervals within octaves only require naturalness;
B. Listen to column chords: big 3, small 3 in situ, transpose, subtract 3 in situ, add 3 in situ, just naturally;
C. Dictation rhythm: 2/4 beat and 3/4 beat, including common rhythm and some complex rhythms, written with pitch-free staff notes;
D Dictation melody: key signature's rising or falling major or minor, 2/4 beat, 3/4 beat, 8 bars, including common rhythms and some complex rhythms, written by staff.
② Solfeggio oral test
Key signature in major or minor is flat or flat, with 2/4 beats, 3/4 beats and 8~ 12 bars, both of which are staffs.
(3) Bibliography: Solfeggio Course for Single Voice, Shanghai Music Publishing House.