Latin Percussion

Subjects

See which subjects you take per academic year in the Percussion curriculum.

Specific percussion admission requirements

In addition to the general admission criteria, there are specific admission requirements for the Percussion major. You prepare five pieces that are slightly different in character and tempo. You are free to choose the style of the pieces, so you can play any kind of jazz, latin or pop music as well as a mix of various styles. During the audition, you will perform a minimum of two and a maximum of three of the prepared pieces. You do this preferably with your own band or, if that is impossible, with students of the Academy of Music.

Important aspects, which can be part of the audition and are taken into account in the assessment, are the following:

• mastering the basic techniques on congas, bongos and timbales;
• recognising clave patterns and repeating them by ear in a rhythmic polyphonic context;
• repeating rhythmic patterns from Cuban and African music by ear;
• being able to improvise on a provided groove.