Behind-the-scenes tips for taking the music college entrance exam

Exams are so tedious. ・・・・
The author is one who has done rather a lot of preparation for examinations, despite the fact that he is taking the music college entrance exam.
However, I would like to do less if I can.

Personally, I did not want to be a ronin.
No one takes dozens of entrance examinations for music schools as they do for general university entrance examinations.
Therefore, the weight of taking the entrance exam for each school is not so much.
(It would be helpful if you could recognize it as something similar to the tension of the center exam)

But with instrumental performance, ・・・・・・

Accidents due to accidentally going out of tune, or bow pulls due to nervousness,
In other words, a lot of people waste away due to the physical condition of the day.

This time, to use your life for the study you really want to do,
I would like to explain how to avoid being a ronin in a cost-effective way.


◆Aim for a recommendation.

Recommendations are quite few when applying to music universities.

However,
(1) Some universities with a large number of students
(2) Medium-sized national and public art universities
etc. have recommendation examinations.

In the case of recommendation, only specialized practical skills are examined.
The greatest advantage of a recommendation is that the student is exempted from taking the Center Test and other academic examinations!
Students preparing for music school have a hard time balancing their studies and practicing their instruments, so it is important to exempt them from taking the academic examinations,
This is good news for those who want to avoid the academic examinations!

◆Aim for unpopular majors.

Despite their name value, such as the Department of Traditional Japanese Music at Tokyo University of the Arts,
There are some majors that are not filled to capacity.

If you have more than one instrument that could be your major by your sophomore year of high school,
If you have more than one instrument that you could major in by the second year of high school, it may be possible to choose the one that is easier to enroll in as your major.
However, whether or not you can be successful after graduation depends on your effort.


◆Vocal Music Major.

Even if you can't study, you can pass if you have a good voice.
Even at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, there are some majors where 30% on the center is fine.

It is tough for instrumental music majors, and you can't study enough to advance to the theory department・・・・
A number of students decide to switch to voice as a last bet bet in their senior year of high school.

I feel that such students are more likely to pass the entrance exam than those who have publicly declared their intention to take the entrance exam to a university of arts from middle school,
I feel that such students have a higher chance of passing the entrance exam than those who have already declared their intention to enter an art university from junior high school. This is just the author's opinion. ・・・・


◆Studying only
Some music schools have departments where musical ability is not required.
Even if your musical ability is not so good, if you can study and have a certain amount of education,
You can get through the entrance exam by studying very hard.

However, writing ability is a prerequisite since subjects such as essays are often required.

The main fields of study are liberal arts, advanced arts, sound, media arts, and other specialized fields that are similar to literature and fine arts.


◆Finally.

In the lesson grid, as well as major practical skills in instrumental music,
Many teachers teach solfege and secondary piano as well as major practical skills of instrumental music at Lesson Grid.
We hope you will feel free to use our services for students preparing for music school.
Thank you very much.