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    Assessment of Entry-Level Competencies

    Minor Orchestral Conducting

    Certain entry-level competencies are required as a condition of participation in this minor and are assessed as described below. Information on which majors must complete the assessment can be found in the Orchestral Conducting Minor description (PDF Download).

    Entrance assessment

    Students must fulfill the following requirements for the entry assessment as part of their minor registration:

    A report detailing your existing conducting experience. This should specifically address the relevance of conducting to your own practical music and, in particular, music education activities.

    Scope: One A4 page, plus a list of previous conducting experience. 
    Language: German or English. 
    Font: Arial 10 to 12 pt; line spacing 1 ½. 
    The document is uploaded to the tool during the minor selection process.

    Criteria for entrance assessment The following criteria are decisive for the assessment of entry requirements in accordance with the minor registration regulations: 

    • Quality of the report 
    • Relevance to the applicant's own practical musical and, in particular, music teaching activities 
    • Reflective ability and self-assessment