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Theory & Solfège

Sample Entrance Examination


Codarts Classical Music Department

Dear prospective student,

In this sample entrance examination you find questions and exercises that may be asked during your entrance examination
to the bachelor phase of your classical music studies at Codarts Rotterdam, University of the Arts. The exam is partly written
and partly oral. This examination focuses on theory and solfège and is therefore the written part of the entrance exam.
We wish you all the best with your preparations and we are looking forward to seeing you soon!

Frans de Berg, Jan Jongbloed and Sam Wamper (Solfège teachers)

Exercise 1
Notate the melody that is played at the piano. The key signature has two sharps. Decide upon the key signature, time
signature and first note by ear.

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Exercise 2
Listen to the fragment and fill in the gaps.

# 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

? # 42 œ œ œ œ œ

# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
&

?# œ œ œ œ œ Œ

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Codarts Classical Music Department

Exercise 3
Notate the sung rhythm. Time signature: 4/4. You will hear a four-beat count off.

Exercise 4
Of the played fragment, notate solely the rhythm of the melody.

Exercise 5
Notate the requested intervals on top of the given notes.

&w #w bw
perfect fifth minor sixth minor seventh

Exercise 6
Notate the requested intervals below the given notes.

?w w w
major third minor second major seventh

Exercise 7
Notate the requested triads in the indicated position.

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&
A major C minor D augmented E diminished
2nd inversion / 4^ 1st inversion /
^ root position 1st inversion /
^

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Codarts Classical Music Department

Exercise 8
Notate the requested scales in upward direction.

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&
G harmonic minor F # melodic minor

Exercise 9
Transpose this melody to C# minor.

b œ
& b ‰ œ œ #œ œ ‰ œœœ œœœ œ

&

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