Conducting Concert and Brass Bands

This course focuses on conducting amateur wind orchestras. In addition to a wide range of theoretical subjects and score-reading, the principal study is made up of baton technique, orchestral training, study of instruments, repertoire study and instrumentation. Supervised practical training sessions, in which students work with amateur bands, form an important part of the study programme.

Teachers

Arjan Tien section representative,principal subject
Erik van de Kolk principal subject

Admission requirements
Audition candidates will be selected on the basis of a video recording to be submitted digitally via the application form. The repertoire for the recording is the same repertoire as for the live audition. Recordings must be received by February 1st at the latest.

to conduct a simple composition from the repertoire for brass band and concert band. The composition is prescribed by the conservatory.
familiarity with wind instruments and percussion, as far as these are relevant to concert and brass bands
an understanding of scores
ability to play a wind instrument
to undergo ear tests, which will explore your insight into musical structures

Conducting students enrolled in this master level degree programme, which focuses particularly on the professional music environment, are prepared for the stringent requirements demanded by the current, multifaceted world of professional music.

The candidate will perform a programme which may not exceed 60 minutes.
The candidate must submit a proposed programme for the entrance examination to the CvA study secretariat before February 1st. The admissions committee will evaluate the proposed programme and make any necessary changes. Programme guidelines and requirements may be obtained from the representative of the section.