【Andante行板爱乐】曼哈顿音乐学院预科介绍Precollege of Manhattan School of Music
Per-College
曼哈顿音乐学院预科是为所有5-18岁的青少年开设的课程，学生们只能通过海选面试考虑是否被录取。目前曼哈顿预科有大约475名学生和140名教师。
每个学生每周有一节专业课，并通过乐理、视唱练耳、管弦乐队、室内乐、作曲、指挥等课程来丰富他们的音乐知识和提高音乐技能。预科每年都会有协奏曲和室内乐比赛，优胜者将在公开演出中获得表演机会，这些演出都将在曼哈顿音乐学院一些主要教学场地演出。
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开设课程和活动
Theory and Ear Training
Electives
Performance Ensembles
Performance Opportunities
Lessons & Juries
Chamber Music Competetion
Concerto Competitions
Jazz Program
申请要求
不接受初学者。
Piano and Strings: three contrasting pieces, and two major and two minor scales and arpeggios of their choice. Piano students may be required to sight-read.
Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, and Organ: two contrasting pieces, and two major and two minor scales and arpeggios of their choice. Clarinet students may be required to sight-read.
Voice: three contrasting songs, one of which must be in English.
Composition: three contrasting pieces in PDF format sent to precollege@msmnyc.edu.
Jazz:
Wind Instruments, Violin, Viola, Cello
Prepared selection: Charlie Parker’s “Billie’s Bounce” — medium tempo with standard or alternate chord changes. Include at least three choruses of improvisation. Accompanists will be provided. Download music in a printable PDF format:
-Billie's Bounce in C
-Billie's Bounce in Bb
-Billie's Bounce in Eb
Improvisation: Play a jazz classic or standard song in any jazz style. You must include at least three choruses of improvisation. The selection is your choice, and composers to consider are Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, George Gershwin, Tito Puente, Wayne Shorter, etc. Accompanists will be provided.
Scales: Concert B-flat and F major. Play scales to highest possible range up and down. Tempo: quarter-note=60 and quarter-note=120. Play one scale staccato and one scale legato.
Piano, Guitar, Bass (acoustic and electric)
Prepared selection: Charlie Parker’s “Billie’s Bounce” — medium tempo with standard or alternate chord changes. Include at least three choruses of improvisation. Accompanists will be provided. Download music in a printable PDF format:
-Billie's Bounce in C (Treble Clef)
-Billie's Bounce in C (Bass Clef)
BASS ONLY: WALK at least two choruses of “Billie’s Bounce” as well as improvise.
Chords: Demonstrate all basic chords: major, minor, etc.
Improvisation: Play a jazz classic or standard song in any jazz style. You must include at least three choruses of improvisation. Accompanists will be provided.
Comping (GUITAR): Demonstrate comping: Rhythm guitar style and standard regular comping.
Drum Set
Play jazz time: slow, medium, fast on two choruses of 12-bar blues form. Accompanists will be provided.
Demonstrate time in: waltz, rock, Latin, ballad, and brushes. Play on song forms (2 choruses) or vamps (at least 2 minutes each style).
SOLO (improvisation): different styles: jazz, rock, waltz, Latin, and in all tempos.
Play the “Billie’s Bounce” blues choruses: 2 choruses of time, 2 choruses of trading 4s, 2 choruses of solo, repeat chorus of time. Accompanists will be provided. Download music in a printable PDF format:
-Billie's Bounce in C
Demonstrate on Latin instruments, if possible, including bongos and conga.
一些重要的截止日期
报名开始日期：2017年12月1日之后
截止日期：2018年3月1日
面试时间：2018年5月19日
复试：2018年6月2日
以下四类可能会有复试
Chamber Music (for pianists only)
Senior Select Chorus
Orchestra
Vocal Ensembles (Opera Workshop and Musical Theatre)
以下四项要求预审录像，请在4月1日之前提交：
Jazz Guitar
Jazz Piano
Jazz Drums
Jazz Woodwind Instruments
学费
报名费：75美金，3月1日之后报名125美金
学费：9900美金-11200美金