Professional overview
Music performance
In the 2 1 century, musicals are in the ascendant in China, especially in Beijing, Shanghai and other big cities. In addition to the great commercial value brought by musicals, she also has artistic and aesthetic value. She is a kind of performance form with great artistic appeal, which combines different cultures such as modern music, dance, drama and even popular culture, so it has an unparalleled special position in the development of contemporary stage art. Therefore, cultivating outstanding music performance talents will play a good role in promoting the prosperity of the music performance market, not only for the construction and development of Shanghai's urban culture, but also for satisfying Shanghai people's thirst for spiritual food. In 2003, the performance department added one to the professional teaching with drama and film and television performance as its connotation. Its purpose is to establish a training base for domestic music performers as soon as possible, strengthen the research and practice of music art, explore the experience of training performance talents, and truly assume the heavy responsibility of "actively participating in the construction and prosperity of Shanghai's cultural market" entrusted by the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. In fact, it is not surprising that the performance department of Shanghai Theatre Academy offers the undergraduate course of "Musical Performance Direction", because in the late 1980s, the musical My Fair Lady was rehearsed in the 84th graduation drama of Shanghai Theatre Academy. Wang Luoyong, an 85-year-old performance graduate, became the first China actor to appear on Broadway in the United States and played a major role. From 65438 to1July 4, 1995, the musical "Miss Saigon" premiered with 2478 performances.
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Interpretation of examination subjects
Try * * * to test four subjects first, namely:
(1)101ideological and political theory
②204 English II or 203 Japanese
③6 13 basic theory of drama
④9 19 music performance foundation
As for foreign languages, Chase suggested that students can choose English. After all, students have studied for so long, and it is relatively easy to get started in postgraduate entrance examination. Of course, small languages are ok, but the oral listening test in the second interview is a big test for the students.
For major one, students can click on the 6 13 special topic interpretation of the basic theory of drama for the postgraduate entrance examination in Class 1 of Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2022 to learn more!
As for the second major, by analyzing the real questions over the years, the scope of investigation on the basis of the musical performance on 9 19 mainly focuses on the following parts: the theory and analysis of musical performance, the theory of musical history and the analysis of musical works.
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Real problem analysis
Judging from the types of questions, the preliminary test questions in recent years are arranged in the form of noun explanation, short answer questions and essay questions.
The topic of 9 19 music performance foundation is not difficult, and the topic has both basic content and comprehensive examination questions. This requires students to be familiar with books and master basic test sites.
About answering questions training. In the process of reviewing, students can do after-school exercises in reference books. Most of these books are classic undergraduate textbooks, which can be used as topics after chapters. There is also the need to do the real questions of previous years.
So, from the scope of the exam, there are many books to read, and then follow Bian Xiao to see which books to read.
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philology
1, must read.
A General History of China Opera Musicals was compiled by Yan Zhi.
This book contains a lot of content, and nothing is more comprehensive than this musical book.
Introduction to Music Performance, China Drama Publishing House, Wen Shuo, Peng, Yang Jia.
This set of books takes "comprehensive musical" as the core concept, emphasizing song and dance scenes and deviating from the dramatic function of musical. This paper puts forward the requirements of triathlon and comprehensive musical performances for musical actors, and expounds how to become an excellent musical actor with both ability and political integrity from all aspects of musical stage performances.
This book is of great help to music performance.
On Music Creation, Liao, China Drama Publishing House.
The contents of this book include: the origin of music development, the creative characteristics of music scripts, music and music stage art, etc.
This book is of great help to the analysis of musical performances.
A History of Western Musicals, Shanghai Music Publishing House, 2004.
This book is one of the most important books for music majors.
This book linearly combs the changing history of western musicals, constructs a three-dimensional image of the development of western musicals, and reveals the changes of social roles of musicals from different angles. The combination of vertical and horizontal can help readers understand the cultural function, social function and spiritual essence of musicals in the cultural stage and artistic transformation in Europe and America.
The book is divided into eight chapters, which respectively discuss the birth, foundation, development, maturity and reform of western musicals, the commercial dispute between Europe and America, the construction and deconstruction of the myth of European musicals, and the trend of western musicals in the late 20th century and early 20th century.
Introduction to Music Zhang Xu Shanghai Music Publishing House 2004.
This book is a classic teaching material for musicals, which can deepen the depth of answering questions.
Music Introduction to Music is divided into three parts: history, structure and theme analysis. The historical chapter traces the humanistic origin, historical formation, era differentiation and style classification of European and American musicals; The structure part mainly analyzes the composition of musical form; The theme analysis mainly introduces the relationship between the representative stars, individual directors and Hollywood musical films in the history of music.
Step 2 expand the reading list
Broadway Musical Tsinghua University Press 20 13 Luowei
Musical Introduction Huang Dingyu China Drama Publishing House 2003.
Appreciation of Chinese and foreign operas, dances and musicals Lu Guangrui Southwest Normal University Press
China Modern Musical Shi Wenshuo Xiyuan Publishing House
Open the door to the creation of the musical Les Miserables —— the musical world of Burberry and Schoenberg, by Margaret Vio, translated by Zhu, Miao and Qiao Yucheng, and published by Press.
Interpretation of classical music aria (female voice up and down) Yang Jia/Zhou China Drama Publishing House
Interpretation of classical music hymns (male voice up and down) Yang Jia/Zhou China Drama Publishing House
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Consulting materials
9 19 Music performance materials According to the examination scope and the latest real content of Shanghai Theatre Academy, they mainly include the following materials:
Textual research on the teaching and research group of "Music Performance Foundation" of Shanghai Theatre Academy
This information test can cover the basic theory of music performance, and of course it also contains some contents that are not in the reference books in the exam.
Textual research on the teaching and research group of "classic musicals" in Shanghai Theatre Academy
This is a compilation of classic musicals, each of which is introduced and analyzed. It is often taken in exams and is also a high score part.
On Broadway Musicals —— Teaching and Research Group of Shanghai Theatre Academy
Broadway is one of the places where musicals are most often performed. This material sorts out the classic plays performed on Broadway, and makes a special introduction to Broadway examined in this year's examination questions.
Textual research on the teaching and research group of "Phantom of the Opera" in Shanghai Theatre Academy
Phantom of the Opera is one of the masterpieces of andrew lloyd webber. "Phantom of the Opera" has become an eternal masterpiece in musicals with its wonderful music, romantic plot and perfect dance, and it is also the content often tested in test questions.
Analysis of Classical Musicals: Cats: Textual Research for Postgraduate Entrance Examination edited by the Teaching and Research Group of Shanghai Theatre Academy.
This book analyzes the classic musical Cat, and this material will be more detailed than the classic musical.
Analysis of Classical Musical: west side story is the only way for the postgraduate entrance examination. Editor of teaching and research group of Shanghai Theatre Academy.
This book analyzes the classic musical west side story. Compared with the classic musical, the content of this material will be more detailed.
Analysis of the classic musical Miss Saigon. Textual research on teaching and research group of Shanghai Theatre Academy
This book analyzes the classic musical Miss Saigon, and the content of this material will be more detailed than that of the classic musical.
Analysis of Classic Musical: Les Miserables-Textual Research of Teaching and Research Group of Shanghai Theatre Academy
This book analyzes the classic musical Les Miserables, and this material will be more detailed than the classic musical.
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Re-examination interpretation
1, retest score in previous years
The Changing Trend of Political Foreign Language Achievements in Recent Three Years
The changing trend of professional course scores in recent three years
It can be seen from this that the scores of political foreign languages and specialized courses are arranged according to the national line, and there is an upward trend in these three years.
Music performance
2. Re-examination process in previous years
According to the discipline and professional requirements, determine the content of the second interview. Academic degree graduates focus on candidates' research ability and innovative consciousness, while professional degree graduates focus on candidates' practical ability and application ability.
The second interview method is as follows:
(1) professional course examination
Written examination of specialized courses, full score 100. The examination time is generally 180 minutes.
Candidates with the same academic ability must take two additional undergraduate courses (college Chinese, literary theory and common sense) which are different from those in the initial examination. The examination time is 120 minutes for each course, and the full score of the test paper is 100. 60 is divided into qualified lines, and those who fail will not be admitted.
(2) Comprehensive interview (full score 100, including 20 points for foreign language listening and speaking).
The comprehensive interview mainly examines the following contents of candidates:
1) University study (such as academic performance, awards, etc. );
2) Mastering the basic knowledge and professional knowledge, and understanding the development trend of this discipline.
3) Comprehensive knowledge application ability;
4) Psychological quality;
5) Ability of language expression, sharp thinking and logical thinking;
6) Spoken foreign language (full score10);
7) The foreign language listening test (full score10) lasts for 30 minutes.
Please pay attention to the candidates who participate in the music performance MFA:
1. Singing: Bring two songs, one in Chinese and one in English. (The accompaniment should be prepared in the form of CD and USB flash drive. )
2. Dance: Bring a classic music and dance.
3, lines: self-provided monologue.
4. Performance test: A comprehensive survey of candidates' performance.
5. Personal talent show.