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Instrumental Music Training Scheme of Music Office
Recruitment for 2015/16 Intermediate Year One & Advanced Year One Courses
The Instrumental Music Training Scheme (IMTS) of the Music Office, which offers a comprehensive course of music
training, inclusive of musicianship and music theory, has a current enrolment of more than 4,500 trainees from beginners to advanced
level. Weekly one hour group lessons are conducted in Cantonese at a designated music centre. This scheme comprises 3
independent courses of training: a 2-year Elementary Course, a 3-year Intermediate Course & a 3-year Advanced Course. Trainees
will be issued a certificate of completion upon completion of each course. Annual tuition fees : Elementary Year-1 - $1,530,
Elementary Year-2 - $1,870, Intermediate Year-1 to 3 - $2,970 and Advanced Year-1 to 3 - $3,850, are payable in 4 instalments.
The Music Office is now recruiting Intermediate Year-1 and Advanced Year-1 trainees for 2015/16. Young people of
suitable musical standards are welcome to apply. (Note : Recruitment for Elementary Year-1 courses will take place in July)
I. Entry Requirement Intermediate Year-1 (I-1) – The 3-year Intermediate Course is equivalent to the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)
Grade 3-5 in standard. Applicants must have attained an ABRSM Grade 2 or equivalent standard.
Note: (1) This training programme is not suitable for trainees who have attained an ABRSM Grade 3 or above or equivalent standard.
(2) Current Music Office E-2 trainees who wish to receive Intermediate Course training must also submit an application, but no
proof of musical attainment is required.
(3) With the exception of E-2 trainees, applications from current Music Office IMTS trainees will not be considered under normal
circumstances.
Advanced Year-1 (A-1) – The 3-year Advanced Course is equivalent to ABRSM Grade 6-8 in standard. Applicants must have attained an
ABRSM Grade 5 or equivalent standard.
Note: (1) This training programme is not suitable for trainees who have attained an ABRSM Grade 6 or above standard.
(2) Current Music Office I-3 trainees who wish to receive Advanced Course training must also submit an application, but no proof
of musical attainment is required.
(3) With the exception of I-3 trainees, applications from current Music Office IMTS trainees will not be considered under normal
circumstances.
II. Application Procedure: The completed application form, together with copies of relevant proof of musical attainment and 3 stamped ($1.7 each) self-addressed
envelopes should be sent by registered mail or submitted in person to the music centre, where the applicant’s first choice class will be held on or
before 16 May 2015.
Note: (1) Each applicant is allowed only 1 application at either the intermediate or advanced level, or else he or she will be disqualified.
(2) Applications with unclear and/or missing information, and/or no proof of musical attainment will not be considered.
(3) Mailing address must be clearly written on self-addressed envelopes to prevent misdeliveries.
(4) No applications postmarked after 16 May 2015 will be considered.
(5) Applications by fax will not be accepted.
(6) Applicants who have not received any acknowledgement of receipt of application by 26 May 2015 should contact
the music centre where their first choice class will be held.
III. Audition Arrangement: Qualified applicants for Intermediate Year-1 Course (I-1) will be invited to attend an audition on 21 June 2015.
Qualified applicants for Advanced Year-1 Course (A-1) will be invited to attend an audition on 20 June 2015.
Applicants who have not received any notifications by 15 June should contact the music centre of their first choice.
IV. Audition Contents:
String & Wind Chinese
Intermediate Year-1 (I-1) 1. One set piece and one set study from the audition
syllabus or 2 pieces of equivalent standard
2. Scales and arpeggios, to be played from memory
3. Sight-reading
1. One set piece or one set study from the audition
syllabus or equivalent
2. Sight-reading
Advanced Year 1 (A-1) 1. One set piece and one set study from the audition
syllabus or equivalent
2. Scales and arpeggios, to be played from memory
3. Sight-reading
1. One set piece and one set study or two set pieces
from the audition syllabus or equivalent
2. Sight-reading
Note:Besides the audition syllabus as listed below, applicants may also choose to perform a study and/or piece(s) from the ABRSM Practical
Exams syllabus of the same grade or pieces of an equivalent standard.
V. Class Commencement: 2015/16 Intermediate and Advanced classes will commence in September 2015. Successful applicants will be notified of confirmed
class schedule & venue by mail before mid-August 2015. No class transfer will be allowed in the first year of study. With the exception of a few bulky instruments (harp, double bass, tuba, bulky percussion instruments, yangqin and zheng), all trainees
must be equipped with their own instruments.
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Audition Syllabus (Chinese Instruments)
Intermediate Year-1 (I-1)
Instrument Pieces Studies
Suona 1. 紡棉花 【音樂事務處嗩吶二級教材】
2. 紅彩妹妹 【音樂事務處嗩吶二級教材】
1. 連音、斷音二度音階模進練習[5] 【音樂事務處嗩吶二級教材】
2. 附點音符練習 【音樂事務處嗩吶二級教材】
Sheng 1. 船歌 盧思泓 曲
2. 號子歌 盧思泓 曲
1. 琶音、和弦及音階練習 盧思泓 曲
Dizi 1. 馬車夫之戀 張向華【笛子入門】
2. 虹彩妹妹 張向華【笛子入門】
1. 長音練習(二)馬蘭花開 張向華【笛子入門】
2. 疊音練習(二)鳳陽花鼓 張向華【笛子入門】
Erhu 1. 採茶撲蝶 民間舞曲
2. 田園春色 陳振鐸 曲
1. F調上把音位練習 劉天華 曲
2. D調空弦換把練習 劉天華 曲
Pipa 1. 聖誕歌 【音樂事務處琵琶教材第一冊】
2. 瑪依拉 【音樂事務處琵琶教材第一冊】
1. C調一把位雙彈及分的練習 【音樂事務處琵琶教材第一冊】
2. D調一把位音階滾奏練習 【音樂事務處琵琶教材第一冊】
Zhongruan 1. 蒙古舞曲 【音樂事務處中阮教材第一冊】
2. 花香鼓舞 【音樂事務處中阮教材第一冊】
1. G調二度模進練習(II) 【音樂事務處中阮教材第一冊】
2. 琶音換把練習 【音樂事務處中阮教材第一冊】
Yangqin 1. 白楊樹 【音樂事務處揚琴教材第一冊】
2. 賣報歌 【音樂事務處揚琴教材第一冊】
1. D大調音階模進練習 【音樂事務處揚琴教材第一冊】
2. D調音階雙打模進練習 【音樂事務處揚琴教材第一冊】
Liuyeqin 1. 沂蒙小調 【音樂事務處柳琴教材】
2. 綉荷包 【音樂事務處柳琴教材】
1. C宮調五聲音階練習 【音樂事務處柳琴教材】
2. G宮調五聲音階練習 【音樂事務處柳琴教材】
Zheng 1. 擠牛奶 張燕 曲
2. 纺織忙 劉天一 曲
1. 大撮、小撮練習 李萌 編訂
2. 上下滑音練習 周望 曲
Cello
(Chinese
Music)
1. 法國民歌 【Suzuki - Cello School 】Book 1
2. 沂蒙山歌 【大提琴教程 樂曲分集 第一冊】
(人民音樂出版社)
1. 【String Builder】 (Cello) Book One 練習 126
2. 【String Builder】 (Cello) Book One 練習 128
Double Bass
(Chinese
Music)
1. 藍鍾花 【約克獨奏曲集】第一冊
2. 鳳陽花鼓 安徽民歌
1. 【弦樂基礎練習】低音大提琴 第一冊第 78 首
2. 【弦樂基礎練習】低音大提琴 第一冊第 79 首
Chinese
Percussion
1. 光榮的民族 【音樂事務處敲擊樂輔助教材第一冊】
2. 小奏鳴曲 【音樂事務處敲擊樂輔助教材第一冊】
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Audition Syllabus (Chinese Instruments)
Advanced Year-1 (A-1)
Instrument Pieces Studies
Sheng 1. 水庫引來金鳳凰 高揚、王慶琛 曲
2. 茉莉花 江蘇民歌 高沛、維康 曲
1. 雙音和音練習 盧思泓 曲
2. 碎吐/呼舌練習 盧思泓 曲
Dizi 1. 小放牛 陸春齡 改編
2. 塔塔爾族舞曲 李崇望 曲
1. 筒音作 1 的練習 【中央音樂學院考級 1-6 級】
2. 附點音練習 曲祥、曲廣義【笛子練習曲選】
Erhu 1. 喜送公糧 顧武揚、孟津津 曲
2. 燭影搖紅 劉天華 曲
1. bB調五聲音階練習 倪志培 曲
2. 快速換把練習 王國潼 曲
Pipa 1. 旱天雷 林石城 改編
2. 陽春白雪 任何版本
1. 推挽練習 【湯良洲新演奏法】
2 勾挑輪練習 【音樂事務處琵琶教材第二冊】
Zhongruan 1. 龍灯 【中央音樂學院海內外考級】
2. 漁舟唱晚 【中央音樂學院海內外考級】
1. 跳音練習 【中央音樂學院海內外考級】(5-6 級)
2. 和音與三和弦練習 【中央音樂學院海內外考級】(5-6 級)
Yangqin 1. 春郊試馬 【音樂事務處揚琴教材第二冊】
2. 人說山西好風光 【音樂事務處揚琴教材第二冊】
1. A調綜合練習 【音樂事務處揚琴教材第二冊】
2. E調分解和弦練習 【音樂事務處揚琴教材第二冊】
Liuyeqin 1. 滿天星 【音樂事務處柳琴教材】
2. 送我一枝玫瑰花 【音樂事務處柳琴教材】
1. 掃拂練習曲之二 【音樂事務處柳琴教材】
2. 劃奏練習之二 【音樂事務處柳琴教材】
Zheng 1. 春到拉薩 史兆元 曲
2. 戰颱風 王昌元 曲
1. 雙手練習 四川民歌 李萌編
2. 琶音練習曲(三) 沙里晶【新編古箏教程】上冊
Cello
(Chinese
Music)
1. 第三號小步舞曲 【Suzuki - Cello School】Book3 (P.50)
2. 女巫之舞 【Suzuki - Cello School】Book 2 (P.31)
1. 【170 Foundation Studies】(Cello) 練習 28
2. 【170 Foundation Studies】(Cello) 練習 30
Double Bass
(Chinese
Music)
1. 大象 聖桑
2. 瑤族舞曲 (片段) 茅源
1. 【博泰西尼】G 大調練習曲 第 25 首
2. 【西門德爾】第一冊 第 8 首
Chinese
Percussion
1. 春郊試馬 【音樂事務處敲擊樂輔助教材第一冊】
2. 游擊隊之歌 【音樂事務處敲擊樂輔助教材第一冊】
1. 三連節奏練習 【音樂事務處中敲教材】(P.51-53)
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Course Schedule for Intermediate Year-1 Course (Chinese Instruments)
HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Sheng SG-HK-02 Sat 3:00pm – 4:00pm 7 9-13
Dizi DZ-HK-05 Tue 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 10-13
Erhu EH-HK-09 Sun 3:00pm – 4:00pm 7 8-11
Pipa PP-HK-03 Mon 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 8-11
Yangqin YQ-HK-03 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 6 8-11
Cello (Chinese Music) CVC-HK-02 Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm 6 8-13
MONGKOK MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Suona SN-MK-02 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 10-17
Suona SN-MK-04 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 10-17
Sheng SG-MK-09 Sun 11:00am – 12:00noon 7 9-13
Sheng SG-MK-10 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 9-13
Erhu EH-MK-17 Tue 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 8-11
Erhu EH-MK-07 Fri 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 8-11
Erhu EH-MK-13 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 7 8-11
Pipa PP-MK-08 Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 8-11
Pipa PP-MK-10 Sat 9:00am – 10:00am 7 8-11
Zhongruan ZR-MK-07 Sun 9:00am – 10:00am 7 9-13
Zhongruan ZR-MK-08 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-13
Liuyeqin LIU-MK-01 Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 8-11
Zheng ZG-MK-03 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6 9-12
Double Bass (Chinese Music) CDB-MK-03 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 6 10-16
Double Bass (Chinese Music) CDB-MK-04 Sun 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6 10-16
KWUN TONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Dizi DZ-KT-09 Thu 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 10-13
Erhu EH-KT-12 Sun 2:00pm – 3:00pm 7 8-11
Erhu EH-KT-07 Mon 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 8-11
Erhu EH-KT-14 Mon 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 8-11
Yangqin YQ-KT-04 Sat 9:00am – 10:00am 6 8-11
Yangqin YQ-KT-02 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 6 8-11
Zheng ZG-KT-03 Sat 4:00pm – 5:00pm 6 9-12
SHATIN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Erhu EH-ST-04 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 8-11
Erhu EH-ST-21 Sun 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 8-11
Erhu EH-ST-06 Sat 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 8-11
Chinese Percussion CPN-ST-05 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-12
Chinese Percussion CPN-ST-06 Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 9-12
TSUEN WAN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Dizi DZ-TW-07 Sun 10:00am – 11:00am 7 10-13
Yangqin YQ-TW-03 Thu 7:00pm – 8:00pm 6 8-11
Cello (Chinese Music) CVC-TW-03 Sun 10:00am – 11:00am 6 8-13
Double Bass (Chinese) CDB-TW-05 Sat 4:00pm – 5:00pm 6 10-16
General cello / double bass teaching materials will be used along with Chinese pieces.
Note: Music Office reserves the r igh t to change or cancel scheduled c lasses .
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Course Schedule for Advanced Year-1 Course (Chinese Instruments)
HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Sheng SG-HK-03 Sat 4:00pm – 5:00pm 5 10-19
Dizi DZ-HK-02 Mon 7:00pm – 8:00pm 5 10-19
Erhu EH-HK-15 Sat 9:00am – 10:00am 5 10-19
Erhu EH-HK-16 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 5 10-19
Erhu EH-HK-17 Sat 11:00am – 12:00noon 5 10-19
Pipa PP-HK-09 Mon 7:00pm – 8:00pm 5 10-19
Yangqin YQ-HK-07 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 10-19
MONGKOK MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Sheng SG-MK-05 Sun 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 10-19
Erhu EH-MK-01 Sat 12:00noon – 1:00pm 5 10-19
Liuyeqin LIU-MK-02 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 5 10-19
Cello (Chinese Music) CVC-MK-02 Mon 7:00pm - 8:00pm 5 10-19
KWUN TONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Dizi DZ-KT-14 Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 10-19
Erhu EH-KT-05 Mon 7:00pm – 8:00pm 5 10-19
Zhongruan ZR-KT-03 Sun 3:00pm – 4:00pm 5 10-19
Yangqin YQ-KT-07 Sun 9:00am – 10:00am 5 10-19
Zheng ZG-KT-06 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 5 10-19
Double Bass (Chinese Music) CDB-KT-02 Thu 7:00pm – 8:00pm 5 12-19
Chinese Percussion CPN-KT-05 Sat 12:00noon – 1:00pm 5 10-19
SHATIN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Dizi DZ-ST-03 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 10-19
Erhu EH-ST-15 Sat 4:00pm – 5:00pm 5 10-19
Pipa PP-ST-11 Sun 9:00am – 10:00am 5 10-19
Pipa PP-ST-12 Sun 2:00pm – 3:00pm 5 10-19
Zhongruan ZR-ST-08 Mon 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 10-19
TSUEN WAN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Sheng SG-TW-07 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 10-19
Dizi DZ-TW-11 Sun 3:00pm – 4:00pm 5 10-19
Zheng ZG-TW-05 Tue 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 10-19
Double Bass (Chinese Music) CDB-TW-02 Sat 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 12-19
General cello / double bass teaching materials will be used along with Chinese pieces.
Note: Music Office reserves the r igh t to change or cancel scheduled c lasses .
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Audition Syllabus (Wind Instruments)
Intermediate Year-1 (I-1) Instrument Pieces Studies Scales & Arpeggios
Flute 1. Boyce : Spring Garden. Music Through
Time for Flute, Book 2, arr. Harris and
Adams (OUP), Grade 2 (ABRSM)
2. Kosma & Prevert : Les feuilles mortes
(Autumn Leaves), arr. Lawrance,, Flute Exam Pieces Grade 2 (ABRSM)
1. Prill : Study in D: No. 69 from Schule fur die
Bohm-Flote, Op.7, Part 1, Flute Exam Pieces
Grade 2 (ABRSM);
2. Gariboldi : Study in C (Molto moderato) or
Study in C (Moderato) : No. 15 or No. 16 from
First Exercises for Flute, Op. 89 (Schott
ED 20353). Also available as : No. 15 or No. 16
from 76 Graded Studies for Flute, Book 1
(Faber) 3. James Rae : Open Spaces or Destination Waltz :
No. 6 or No. 15 from Style Workout for Solo
Flute (Universal UE 21319)
F & G Major; E & A Minor (1 octave) +
arpeggios
D Major (2 octaves) + arpeggios
Clarinet
1. Handel: The Harmonious Blacksmith,
Music Through Time Clarinet Book 1,
(O.U.P.)
2. Mozart: Könnte jeder brave Mann: from
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, arr. Hunt et al.,
Clarinet Exam Pieces 2014-17, Grade 2
(ABRSM)
3. English Country Garden (trad.) from Cool
Clarinet Repertoire, Book 2, arr.
Hammond
1. Bizet: Prelude: from L’Arlésienne, arr.
Lawrance, Clarinet Exam Pieces 2014-17,
Grade 2 (ABRSM)
2. Demnitz: Study in G (P. 5 No. 9): from
Elementary School for Clarinet (Peters EP 2417). Also available as: No. 21 from 80 Graded Studies for Clarinet, Book 1 (Faber)
3. James Rae: Pieces of Eight or Rock Summit:
No. 16 or No. 19 from 38 More Modern Studies
for Solo Clarinet (Universal UE 21554)
C Major, D Minor (1 octave) + arpeggios F & G Major; A Minor (2 octaves) +
arpeggios
Chromatic Scale:
starting on C (1 octave)
Oboe
1. Beethoven: Old Nick's Journey Round
the World, First Book of Oboe Solos
(Faber)
2. Trad. Finnish: Summer Night in the
North, Time Pieces for Oboe Vol. 1
(ABRSM)
3. Czerny: Air Allemand, Time Pieces for
Oboe Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
1. Brod: Study in C (Moderato). No. 16 from 80
Graded Studies for Oboe, Book 1, ed. Davies
and Harris (Faber) 2. Fetzen: Study in C (Moderato). No. 15 from 80
Graded Studies for Oboe, Book 1, ed. Davies
and Harris (Faber) 3. Hinke: Elementary School : P. 5 No. 6 ( Peters
EP 2418 )
F & G Major; D & A Minor (1 octave) +
arpeggios C Major (2 octaves) + arpeggios
Bassoon 1. Wastall: No.25 or 31 or 40 or 41, Learn
as You Play Bassoon (Boosey & Hawkes)
2. Sheen: In the Hall Of the Mountain King
by Grieg , Going Solo for Bassoon (Faber)
3. Davies: No.22 or 25, First Book of
Bassoon Solo (ABRSM)
1. Weissenborn: Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 1:
P. 5 No. 5 (Legato study No. 5) (Peters EP
2277a)
2. Weissenborn: Bassoon Studies, Op. 8, Vol. 1:
P. 7 No. 3 (Staccato study No. 3) (Peters EP
2277a)
C & G Major, A & E Minor (1 octave) +
arpeggios
F Major (2 octaves) + arpeggios
Alto-saxophone 1. arr. Harris & Calland: Cold Comfort
Farm by Lockhart, First Repertoire for
Alto Saxophone (Faber)
2. arr. Denley: 1834 – Serenade by Berlioz,
Time Pieces for E flat Saxophone
Volume 1 (ABRSM)
3. arr. Harle: Siciliana, from Classical
Album (Universal)
1. ed. Davies and Harris: Menuett-allegretto, No.
19, 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone, Book 1
(Faber) 2. ed. Davies and Harris: Andante, No. 21, 80
Graded Studies for Saxophone, Book 1
(Faber)
3. Bullard: Sax Swings Out, No. 18 from Sixty
for Sax (ABRSM)
C, F, D, Bb Major; D Minor (2 octaves) +
arpeggios
G, A Major; A Minor (twelve) + arpeggios
Chromatic scales:
starting on G (1 octave)
Trumpet 1. arr. Wallace: Any one from No. 6-12,
First Book of Trumpet Solos (Faber)
2. C.P.E.Bach: March from Time Pieces for
Trumpet, Vol. 2 (ABRSM)
1. Lizzie Davis: Geared Up from Polished Brass
( Brass Wind) 2. James Rae: Study no.31 or 33 from Jazz
Trumpet Studies (Faber).
Bb & D Major; A & D Minor (1 octave) +
arpeggios
French Horn 1. arr. Harris & Skirrow: St. Anthony
Chorale, Time Pieces Vol. 1 for Horn
(ABRSM)
2. Richard Bissill: Promenade (No.2) from
Going Solo-Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell
(Faber)
1. Deborah Calland: Brass Bells from Top Brass
(Stainer & Bell H371);
2. John Miller: Scottish Warrior, No. 21 from
Simple Studies for Beginner Brass (Faber).
Bb & C Major; B & D Minor (1 octave) +
arpeggios
Trombone 1. arr. Mowat: Finlandia by Sibelius, Slide
Show for Trombone (Brass Wind)
2. Paul Harris: Funny Bone, Time Pieces for
Trombone, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
3. Trad.: The Blue Bells of Scotland, Time
Pieces for Trombone, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
1. Endresen: Allegro moderato: No. 4 from
Supplementary Studies for Trombone (Bass
clef edition: Rubank/Studio Music);
2. Edward Gregson: Pop Song : No. 13 from 20
Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass (Bass
clef edition: Brass Wind).
Ab & C Major; C & D Minor (1 octave) +
arpeggios
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Euphonium 1. arr. Gout : O Sacred Head Sore Wounded,
No.3 from Going Solo – Trombone or
Euphonium (Faber)
2. arr. Mowat: Finlandia, Slide Show for
Trombone (Brass Wind)
3. Philip Sparke: My Lady’s Pavan , Shining
Brass Book 1(ABRSM)
1. Endresen: Allegro moderato: No. 4 from
Supplementary Studies for Trombone (Bass
clef edition: Rubank/Studio Music);
2. Edward Gregson: Pop Song : No. 13 from 20
Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass (Bass
clef edition: Brass Wind).
3. David A. Stowell: High Street, Shining Brass
Book 1(ABRSM)
Ab & C Major; G & C Minor (1 octave) +
arpeggios
Tuba 1. John Ridgeon: Prelude or March,
Gregson and Ridgeon Nine Miniatures for
Eb Bass/Tuba (Brasswind)
2. Philip Sparke: My Lady’s Pavan , Shining
Brass Book 1(ABRSM)
1. David A. Stowell: High Street, Shining Brass
Book 1(ABRSM)
2. Stuart Johnson: Lament, No. 3 from The
Tuneful Tuba (Brass Wind)
Ab & C Major; G & C Minor (1 octave) +
arpeggios
Percussion
1. Hext: Bernard’s Beguine OR Carousel II,
LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1-2
(Stainer & Bell H415) 2. J.S. Bach: Menuet in G OR Handel:
Bourrée, Graded Music for Tuned
Percussion, Book 1 (ABRSM)
3. Faulkner: Rumba OR Up and Down, Tuned
Percussion Pieces and Studies Grades 1-5
(Trinity Guildhall)
1. Wessels: Rhythmic Etude in Quarter Time
(Graduation Test 3), A Fresh Approach to the
Snare Drum (MW Publications)
2. Hathway and Wright: Study No.2 OR Flam and
Drag, Graded Music for Snare Drum, Book 1
(ABRSM)
4. Skinner: Grade 2 Rudimental Study, Snare
Drum Pieces and Studies Grades 1-5 (Trinity
Guildhall)
*Only snare drum studies will be accepted
G, F, D & Bb Major; E, D, B & G Minor
(1 octave) + arpeggios
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Audition Syllabus (Wind Instruments)
Advanced Year-1 (A-1)
Instrument Pieces Studies Scales & Arpeggios
Flute 1. Handel Allegro: 2nd movt from Sonata in F,
HWV 369, Op. 1 No. 11, Flute Exam Pieces ,
Grade 5 (ABRSM)
2. Stanley : Menuet: 3rd movt from Solo in A minor,
Op. 4 No. 1. Stanley 6 Solos for a German Flute,
Op. 4
3. D. Purcell Largo and Vivace: 1st and 2nd movts
from Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Flute Exam
Pieces, Grade 5 (ABRSM)
5. Telemann : Allegro: 4th movt from Sonata in
G minor, TWV 41:g3
1. O. Fischer : Study in G, Flute Exam
Pieces, Grade 5 (ABRSM)
2. Gariboldi : Study in E, No. 45 from 76
Graded Studies for Flute, Book 1 (Faber)
3. Mike Mower : Mango Tango: from The
Modern Flute Player, Flute Exam
Pieces , Grade 5 (ABRSM)
Bb Major, B Minor + arpeggios (a twelfth)
C, Eb, E, G, Ab & A Major; C, C#, F, F# & A
Minor + arpeggios (2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on Eb, E
(2 octaves) Dominant 7th: keys of F, Bb and C
(2 octaves) Diminished 7th: starting on E (2 octaves)
Clarinet
1. Brahms: Allegretto grazioso: 3rd movt from
Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Wiener
Urtext UT 50015) or Brahms Sonatas, Op. 120
(Henle HN 274)
2. Mendelssohn: Song without Words (Op. 30
No. 4). No. 6 from Mendelssohn for the
Clarinet, arr. King and Frank (ABRSM)
3. Piazzolla: Duo I (incl. quasi cadenza): from El
sueño de una noche de verano, arr. Davies,
Clarinet Exam Pieces 2014-17, Grade 5
(ABRSM)
4. Reger: Fast zu keck, Time Pieces for Clarinet
Vol.3, (ABRSM)
5. Schumann: Fantasiestück, Op.73 no.1
1. Davies and Harris ed., Wiedemann:
Csardas. No. 48, 80 Graded Studies for
Clarinet, Book 1 (Faber)
2. Demnitz: P. 21 No. 15 or P. 23 No. 18 or
P. 34 No. 11, Elementary School for
Clarinet (Peters EP 2417)
3. James Rae: Talkin’ the Talk: No. 29 from
38 More Modern Studies for Solo
Clarinet (Universal UE 21554)
4. Klosé: Exercise in C, Clarinet Exam
Pieces 2014-17, Grade 5 (ABRSM)
E, G, Ab, Bb, C, D & Eb Major, F, F#, B,
C, C# & D Minor + arpeggios (2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on F, C (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th: key of Bb, C, D (2 octaves)
Diminished 7th: starting on G (2 octaves)
Oboe
1. Cimarosa arr. Benjamin Concerto: 3rd movt,
Siciliana (Boosey & Hawkes/MDS)
2. Geminiani: Sonata (No. 3) in E minor: 1st and
4th movts, Adagio and Vivace (Barenreiter
HM 178)
3. Telemann: Concerto in D, TWV 51:D5: 1st
movt, Gratsioso (Musica Rara
1941A/Breitkopf & Hartel)
4. Cui: Orientale (from Kaleydoskop). Time
Pieces for Oboe, Vol. 2, arr. Denley (ABRSM)
5. Franck: Piece V (Leduc AL16389/UMP)
1. Brod Study in D minor (Allegretto
moderato). No. 51 from 80 Graded
Studies for Oboe, Book 2, ed. Davies and
Harris (Faber)
2. Hinke: Elementary School: P. 13 No. 20
(Peters EP 2418)
se
3. Hinke: Elementary School: P. 33 No. 18
(Peters EP 2418)
G, Ab, A Major; F, F#, A Minor + arpeggios (a
twelfth),
Bb, D, Eb, E Major; B, C#, E Minor + arpeggios
(2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on D, Eb (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th: key of Eb, F, G (2 octaves)
Diminished 7th: starting on B (2 octaves)
Bassoon 1. Telemann: 1st or 4th movt, Sonata in F Minor
(Amadeus)
2. Vivaldi: 2nd movt, Concerto in E Minor, RV
484, F.VIII no.6 (IMC 2353/ M.D.S)
3. Hynek Vojacek edit. Waterhouse: No.9,
Scherzo – Kolomyjka, Bassoon solos, Vol.1,
(Chester/ Music Sales)
4. Wolf Ferrari: 2nd and 3rd movts,
Suite-Concertino in F, Op.16 (Ricordi/
U.M.P)
5. Michael Rose: Scena, A Miscellany for
Bassoon, Book 2 (ABRSM)
6. Galliard: 4th movt, Sonata No.2 in G, Six
Sonatas, Vol.1 (IMC 2114/M.D.S)
1. Weissenborn: No.20 or No.22, Bassoon
Studies, Op.8, Vol.1 (Peters)
2. Weissenborn: No.4 or No.5, Bassoon
Studies, Op.8, Vol.2 (Peters)
Bb, Eb, E, F, G, Ab & A Major, Bb, B, C#, F,
F# & A Minor + arpeggios (2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on C, A
(2 octaves)
Dominant 7th: key of Bb, C, D (2 octaves)
Diminished 7th: starting on E (2 octaves)
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Alto-saxophone 1. Telemann: Sonata in C minor (TWV 41:a3) –
2nd and 3rd movement (Leduc)
2. arr. Teal: The Old Castle by Mussorgsky,
Solos for the Alto Saxophone Players (Hal
Leonard)
3. Dubois: Pièces caractéristiques en forme de
suite – II. A LA RUSSE (Leduc)
4. Binge: Concerto – 2nd movt, Romance
(Weinberger)
1. ed. Davies and Harris: Allegro, No. 38,
80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book
1 (Faber)
2. Bullard: Saxophone Stomp, No. 39 from,
Sixty for Sax (ABRSM)
3. Bullard: Samba Sax, No. 41 from, Sixty
for Sax (ABRSM)
G, Ab, A Major; F#, A Minor + arpeggios (a
twelfth)
C, Bb, D, Eb, E Major; B, C#, E, F Minor +
arpeggios (2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on Bb (2 and a
half octaves)
Dominant 7th: key of Eb, F, G (2 octaves)
Diminished 7th: starting on D (2 octaves)
Trumpet 1. Diabelli: Andantino cantabile, 1st movt from
Sonatina, op. 151 No.1, trans. Varasdy and
Orban for Trumpet and piano (Editio Musica
Budapest Z.13271/ FM Distribution)
2. John Miller & Leslie Pearson: No.6 or 11,
Going Solo (Faber)
3. Bizet: Aragonaise from Carmem, Take Another
Ten – Trumpet, arr. Hudson (Universal/MDS)
1. Hering: No. 30 or No. 31 or No. 32,
Forty Progressive Etudes (Carl Fischer)
2. Lizzie Davis: Hornpipe, Polished Brass
(Brass Wind)
Bb & Db Major, Bb & C# Minor (a twelfth)
G, Ab Major, G Minor + arpeggios (2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on C
(a twelfth))
Dominant 7th: key of C (2 octaves)
French Horn 1. Mozart: 2nd movt, Romance: Larghetto, Horn
Concerto No. 3 in Eb, K. 447 (Barenreiter)
2. Saint-Saëns: Romance in F, Op. 36. Time
Pieces for Horn, Vol 2. (ABRSM)
3. Franz Strauss: Concerto in C minor, Op. 8:
Andante section (Schirmer/Music Sales/MDS)
1. Kopprasch: 60 Selected Studies for
French Horn, Book 1: No. 8 in C
(Fischer)
2. Peter Lawrance: Syncopated Dance, from
Featuring Melody (Brass Wind)
3. Concone: Study No. 18, from Concone
Studies for Horn in F, arr. Ashworth
(Emerson)
Bb Major + arpeggios (a twelfth) D, Eb, G Major; D, E, F# Minor + arpeggios (2 octaves)
Chromatic Scales: starting on F (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th: in the key of C (2 octaves)
Trombone 1. arr. Gout: No.16, Going Solo – Trombone
(Faber) 2. Mowat: Polonaise, Bach for Trombone (Brass
Wind) 3. arr. Goodwin and Pearson: Triste from Sonata
in F Minor by Telemann, Second Book of
Trombone Solo (Faber) 4. trans. Smith: With All Your Hearts by
Mendelssohn, First Solos for the Trombone or
Baritone Player (Schirmer)
1. Edney: No. 22 Ragtime, Up Front
Melodic Studies for Trombone, Book 2
(Brass Wind)
2. Endresen: No. 46, Supplementary
Studies for Trombone (Rubank)
3. Hering: No. 26, 40 Progressive Etudes
for Trombone (Carl Fischer)
4. Rochut: No. 9 from Melodious Etudes
for Trombone, book 1 (Fischer)
A Major, C Minor + arpeggios (a twelfth)
F & F# & G Major, F & G Minor +
arpeggios (2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on F (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th: key of Bb (2 octaves)
Euphonium 1. Raymond Parfrey: Marching Tune from Three
Euphonium Tunes (Emerson) 2. arr. Mowat: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,
Slide Show for Trombone (Brass Wind) 3. Frith: Caber Dance, Shining Brass Book 2
(ABRSM) 5. Purcell: I Attempt from Love’s Sickness
(from ‘The Indian Queen’) from Trombone
Solo, Volume 1, arr. Iverson (Music Sales)
1. Stowell: Flennon Study, Shining Brass
Book 2 (ABRSM)
2. Endresen: No. 46, Supplementary
Studies for Trombone (Rubank)
3. Hering: No. 26, 40 Progressive Etudes
for Trombone (Carl Fischer)
Ab, B Major; G#, B Minor + arpeggios
(a twelfth)
F & F# Major; F Minor (two octaves) + arpeggios
(2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on Bb (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th: key of Bb (2 octaves)
Tuba 1. Stowell: Jam Bouree, Shining Brass Book 2
(ABRSM)
2. Davoren: Lindy Hop!, Shining Brass Book 2
(ABRSM)
3. Gregson: Habanera and Ragtime, Gregson
and Ridgeon Nine Miniatures for Eb
Bass/Tuba (Brass Wind)
1. Stowell: Flennon Study, Shining Brass
Book 2 (ABRSM)
2. Blazhevich: No. 10 from 70 Studies for
Bb Tuba, Vol. 1 (Robert King)
3. Johnson: Wagner Tubas, No. 8 from The
Tuneful Tuba (Brass Wind)
Ab, B Major; G#, B Minor + arpeggios
(a twelfth)
F, F# Major; F Minor (two octaves) + arpeggios
(2 octaves)
Chromatic scales: starting on Bb (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th: key of Bb (2 octaves)
Percussion
1. J. S. Bach: Invention No. 4 in D minor, BWV
775 OR Dvořák: Humoresque, Op. 101 No.
7, Graded Music for Tuned Percussion, Book 3
(ABRSM)
2. Whaley: Rag Study (P.19), Musical Studies for
the Intermediate Mallet Player (Meredith
Music Publications)
3. Goldenberg: Bach's Violin Concerto in A
Minor, Modern School for Xylophone,
Marimba and Vibraphone. (Chappell/Hal
Leonard)
1. Goldenberg: Etude in 6/8, Modern
School for Snare Drum (Chappell/Hal
Leonard)
2. Hathway and Wright: Study No.5 OR
Sophisticated Syncopation, Graded
Music for Snare Drum, Book 3
(ABRSM)
3. Skinner: Grade 5 Rudimental Study,
Snare Drum Pieces and Studies Grades
1-5 (Trinity Guildhall)
*Only snare drum studies will be accepted
B & Db Major; G# & Bb Minor (1 octave)
+ arpeggios
Chromatic Scales: starting on C (1 octave)
Dominant 7th: in the keys of C, G and F
(1 octave)
Diminished 7th: starting on C, Eb, F# and A
(1 octave)
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Course Schedule for Intermediate Year-1 Course (Wind Instruments)
HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Flute FL-HK-03 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-15
Bassoon BN-HK-01 Fri 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 9-15
Alto Saxophone SAX-HK-01 Sat 9:00am – 10:00am 7 9-15
Trumpet TP-HK-09 Tue 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 9-16
French Horn HN-HK-04 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-16
Trombone TB-HK-03 Tue 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-16
Tuba TU-HK-04 Mon 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 9-16
Euphonium EUP-HK-05 Tue 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 9-16
Percussion PN-HK-10 Sat 2:00pm – 3:00pm 7 9-16
Percussion PN-HK-11 Sat 3:00pm – 4:00pm 7 9-16
Percussion PN-HK-12 Sat 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 9-16
MONGKOK MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Clarinet CL-MK-02 Tue 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 9-15
Oboe OB-MK-05 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-15
Bassoon BN-MK-08 Sun 3:00pm – 4:00pm 7 9-15
Alto Saxophone SAX-MK-04 Sun 9:00am – 10:00am 7 9-15
French Horn HN-MK-08 Sun 10:00am – 11:00am 7 9-16
French Horn HN-MK-09 Sun 2:00pm – 3:00pm 7 9-16
Trombone TB-MK-01 Sun 11:00am – 12:00noon 7 9-16
Euphonium EUP-MK-04 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 9-16
Percussion PN-MK-04 Tue 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-16
Percussion PN-MK-03 Thu 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 9-16
KWUN TONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Flute FL-KT-02 Sun 3:00pm – 4:00pm 7 9-15
Clarinet CL-KT-12 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 9-15
Alto Saxophone SAX-KT-04 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 9-15
French Horn HN-KT-03 Sat 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-15
Tuba TU-KT-01 Wed 7:00am – 8:00am 7 9-16
Percussion PN-KT-10 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-16
Percussion PN-KT-03 Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 9-16
SHATIN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Flute FL-ST-04 Sun 10:00am – 11:00am 7 9-15
Flute FL-ST-06 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 9-15
Flute FL-ST-07 Tue 7: 00pm – 8:00pm 7 9-15
Clarinet CL-ST-02 Fri 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 9-15
Trombone TB-ST-05 Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 9-15
Tuba TU-ST-01 Thu 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 9-16
Percussion PN-ST-06 Sat 9:00am – 10:00am 7 9-16
Percussion PN-ST-07 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 7 9-16
Percussion PN-ST-08 Sat 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 9-16
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TSUEN WAN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Flute FL-TW-09 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 9-15
Flute FL-TW-02 Thu 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 9-15
Clarinet CL-TW-10 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 9-15
Clarinet CL-TW-11 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-15
Clarinet CL-TW-15 Wed 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 9-15
Oboe OB-TW-02 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 7 9-15
Bassoon BN-TW-02 Sat 9:00am – 10:00am 7 9-15
Trumpet TP-TW-10 Fri 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-16
Trumpet TP-TW-08 Sat 3:00pm – 4:00pm 7 9-16
Trumpet TP-TW-09 Sat 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 9-16
Euphonium EUP-TW-02 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 9-16
Percussion PN-TW-03 Sun 10:00am – 11:00am 7 9-16
Percussion PN-TW-06 Sun 11:00am – 12:00noon 7 9-16
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Course Schedule for Advanced Year-1 Course (Wind Instruments)
HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Flute FL-HK-02 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 5 11- 19
Flute FL-HK-05 Sat 11:00am – 12:00noon 5 11- 19
Flute FL-HK-09 Sat 12:00noon – 1:00pm 5 11- 19
Clarinet CL-HK-11 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 5 11- 19
Clarinet CL-HK-15 Fri 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 11- 19
Alto Saxophone SAX-HK-02 Tue 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 11- 19
Trumpet TP-HK-01 Sun 9:00am – 10:00am 5 11- 19
Trombone TB-HK-01 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 5 11- 19
Tuba TU-HK-02 Tue 7:00pm – 8:00pm 5 11- 19
Euphonium EUP-HK-01 Thu 4:00pm – 5:00pm 5 11- 19
Percussion PN-HK-08 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 5 11- 19
Percussion PN-HK-14 Tue 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 11- 19
MONGKOK MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Flute FL-MK-10 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 11- 19
Clarinet CL-MK-03 Tue 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 11- 19
Bassoon BN-MK-06 Sun 2:00pm – 3:00pm 5 11- 19
Bassoon BN-MK-01 Sun 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 11- 19
Alto Saxophone SAX-MK-03 Sun 11:00am – 12:00noon 5 11- 19
French Horn HN-MK-06 Sun 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 11- 19
Trombone TB-MK-08 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 5 11- 19
Euphonium EUP-MK-01 Sun 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 11- 19
Percussion PN-MK-09 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 11- 19
KWUN TONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Clarinet CL-KT-05 Sun 2:00pm - 3:00pm 5 11-19
Clarinet CL-KT-03 Sun 3:00pm - 4:00pm 5 11-19
Oboe OB-KT-03 Fri 5:00pm - 6:00pm 5 11-19
Trumpet TP-KT-01 Sun 4:00pm - 5:00pm 5 11-19
Percussion PN-KT-01 Wed 5:00pm - 6:00pm 5 11-19
Percussion PN-KT-02 Wed 6:00pm - 7:00pm 5 11-19
SHATIN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Oboe OB-ST-03 Sat 5:00pm - 6:00pm 5 11- 19
Trumpet TP-ST-06 Fri 7:00pm - 8:00pm 5 11- 19
Euphonium EUP-ST-01 Sun 11:00am - 12:00noon 5 11- 19
Percussion PN-ST-02 Sat 11:00am – 12:00noon 5 11- 19
TSUEN WAN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Flute FL-TW-13 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 11- 19
Clarinet CL-TW-07 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 11- 19
Clarinet CL-TW-04 Sat 9:00am – 10:00am 5 11- 19
Oboe OB-TW-03 Sat 11:00am – 12:00noon 5 11- 19
Alto Saxophone SAX-TW-01 Sun 4:00pm – 5:00pm 5 11- 19
Trumpet TP-TW-05 Sat 2:00pm – 3:00pm 5 11- 19
French Horn HN-TW-05 Sun 9:00am – 10:00am 5 11- 19
Percussion PN-TW-01 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 11- 19
Note: Music Office reserves the r igh t to change or cancel scheduled c lasses .
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Audition Syllabus (String Instruments)
Intermediate Year-1 (I-1)
Remark: Trainees and candidates are expected to play separate bows and slurred for scales and arpeggios with the new standard and requirements
provided by ABRSM from 2012. “M” is equivalent to melodic scale and “H” is equivalent to harmonic scale.
Instrument Pieces Studies Scales & Arpeggios
Violin 1. 篠崎小提琴教程第二、三冊﹕
第6-50課 (全音樂譜出版社)
2. Suzuki – Book 1 (Suzuki)
3. Syllabus of ABRSM Grade II
Wohlfahrt Op.45: No. 1-5
(全音樂譜出版社)
C Major scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
A Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
G Minor scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
*For arpeggios: separate bow only
Viola 1. String Builder for Viola Book 2
(Belwin/Mills)
2. Time Piece for Viola Volume 1 (ABRSM)
3. Suzuki Viola Method Book I
4. Syllabus of ABRSM Grade II
Wohlfahrt: 60 Studies Op. 45:
No. 1-5
(全音樂譜出版社 or IMC)
D Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
Eb Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
G Minor scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
*For arpeggios: separate bow only
Cello 1. Suzuki Cello School (Vol.1)
(Alfred Publishing)
No.15 – The Happy Farmer
No.17 – Minuet No.2
2. Suzuki Cello School (Vol.2)
(Alfred Publishing)
No. 3 – Minuet No.1
3. Syllabus of ABRSM Grade II
(2010-2015)
New School of Cello Study
(Book 1)
No. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19
F Major scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
A Major scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
Bb Major scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
G Major scale (2 octaves)
G Major arpeggio (1 octave)
C Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
D Minor scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
*For arpeggios: separate bow only
Double Bass 1. String Builder Bk. 2: No.14, 18
2. Time Pieces for Double Bass Book 1:
Minuetto, Andante cantabile,
Ballad I, Galoppe, Lazybones
3. Double Bass Solo 1: No. 11, 7
Beethoven
4. Syllabus of ABRSM Grade II
Yorke Studies for Double Bass
Vol.1: No. 33 No. 45
F Major scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
Bb Major scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
A Minor scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
*For arpeggios: separate bow only
Harp 1. Syllabus for ABRSM Grade II Bochsa 40 Etudes Faciles
Major: C, G, D, F, Bb (2 octaves)
Minor: a, e, d (2 octaves)
Scales: in the above keys, (minors in harmonic
form only), with each hand separately, and
hands together 1 octave apart
Arpeggios: the common chords of the above
keys in root position only:
1: with each hand separately, and hands
together 1 octave apart
2: divided between the hands
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Audition Syllabus (String Instruments)
Advanced Year-1 (A-1)
Remark: Trainees and candidates are expected to play separate bows and slurred for scales and arpeggios with the new standard and requirements
provided by ABRSM from 2012. “M” is equivalent to melodic scale and “H” is equivalent to harmonic scale.
Instrument Pieces Studies Scales & Arpeggios
Violin 1. Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor
(1st movement) (Suzuki Book 5)
2. Handel: Sonata No. 3 (4th Movement)
(Suzuki Book 6 / Barenreiter)
3. Seitz: Student Concerto No.5
(1st movement) (Schirmer)
4. Syllabus of ABRSM Grade V
1. Kayser Op.20:
No. 19, 18, 24, 25
(全音樂譜出版社)
2. Wohlfahrt Op.45:
No. 45, 47, 49
(全音樂譜出版社)
F Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
E Minor scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
G Major and Minor scales + arpeggios
(3 octaves)
Chromatic scales:Starting on G, A (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th :: Key of Bb (1 octave)
Key of D (2 octaves)
Diminished 7th :Starting on G, D (1 octave,
separate bow only)
Viola 1. Time Piece for Viola Volume 2 (ABRSM)
2. Suzuki Viola Method Book IV
3. Telemann: Concerto in G Major
4. Syllabus of ABRSM Grade V
1. Kayser: 36 Elementary
and Progressive Studies
Op. 20: No. 5, 13 (IMC)
2. Wohlfahrt: 60 Studies
Op. 45: No. 31, 34, 36
(全音樂譜出版社 or
IMC)
A Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
Bb Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
C Major scale + arpeggio (3 octaves)
A Minor scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
E Minor scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
C Minor scale + arpeggio (3 octaves)
Chromatic scales :Starting on Eb (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th :Key of F, G (2 octaves)
Diminished 7th : Starting on C, G (1 octave,
separate bow only)
Cello 1. Breval: Sonata No.1 in C
(1st movement)
2. Bridge: Spring Song
3. Dvorak: Humoresque
4. Syllabus of ABRSM Grade V
(2010-2015)
1. New School of Cello Study
(Book 3)
No. 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15,
16, 21, 25
Ab Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
E Major scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
E Minor scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
A Minor scale + arpeggio (2 octaves)
C Major scale + arpeggio (3 octaves)
Chromatic Scales : Starting on D (2 octaves)
Dominant 7th: Key of F (2 octaves)
Diminished 7th: Starting on G (1 octave,
separate bow only)
Double Bass 1. Yorke Solos Vol 1: No. 17, 18
2. Suzuki Bass School Vol 3: No. 8, 11, 10
3. Time Pieces for Double Bass Book 2:
Le Lardon and La Boiteuse, Autumn,
Allegro, Black Bottom
4. Festival Performance Solos- String
Bass: Melodie, The Jolly Dutchamn
5. Amazing Solos for Double Bass: Cool
6. Syllabus of ABRSM Grade V
1. Bottesini Method for
Double Bass Part 1: No.
18, No. 32
Eb Major scale + arpeggio (1 octave)
Bb Major and Minor scales + arpeggios
(a twelfth)
Chromatic scales:Starting on D (1 octave)
Dominant 7th :Key of F (1 octave)
Diminished 7th :Starting on E (1 octave,
separate bow only)
Harp 1. Syllabus for ABRSM Grade V
1. Pozzoli Studi di Media
Difficolta
2. Bochsa 50 Etudes, Op 34
Book 1 book
All major and minor keys not involving double
sharps or double flats (3 octaves) Scales: in the above keys (minors in both
melodic and harmonic forms), with each hand
separately, and hands together 1 octave apart Arpeggios: the common chords of the above keys in root position and first inversion, as well as in second inversion in C and F majors and minors 1: with each hand separately, and hands together 1 octave apart (3 octaves) 2: divided between the hands (4 octaves) Dominant 7th: in the keys of C, F, G and Bb in root positions only: 1: with each hand separately, and hands together
1 octave apart (3 octaves) 2: divided between the hands (4 octaves)
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Course Schedule for Intermediate Year-1 Course (String Instruments)
HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-HK-18 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-HK-19 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-HK-08 Fri 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-HK-24 Fri 7:00pm – 8:00pm 9 7-11
Viola VA-HK-03 Tue 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-12
Viola VA-HK-11 Sat 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-12
Cello VC-HK-01 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 6 8-12
Cello VC-HK-04 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 6 8-12
MONGKOK MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-MK-31 Mon 4:00pm – 5:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-MK-32 Fri 4:00pm – 5:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-MK-01 Fri 6:00pm – 7:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-MK-22 Fri 7:00pm – 8:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-MK-18 Sat 11:00am – 12:00noon 9 7-11
Viola VA-MK-04 Mon 6:00pm – 7:00pm 9 7-12
Viola VA-MK-07 Fri 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-12
Cello VC-MK-12 Mon 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6 8-12
Double Bass DB-MK-13 Sun 10:00am – 11:00am 6 10-15
Double Bass DB-MK-14 Sun 3:00pm – 4:00pm 6 10-15
Harp HP-MK-08 Tue 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 12-16 KWUN TONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-KT-07 Sun 10:00am –11:00am 9 7-11
Violin VLN-KT-30 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-KT-31 Wed 7:00pm – 8:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-KT-23 Fri 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-KT-15 Sat 3:00pm – 4:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-KT-22 Sat 3:00pm – 4:00pm 9 7-11
Cello VC-KT-04 Tue 6:00pm – 7:00pm 6 8-12
Double Bass DB-KT-03 Mon 6:00pm –7:00pm 6 10-15
SHATIN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-ST-01 Tue 5:00pm –6:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-ST-05 Wed 4:00pm – 5:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-ST-04 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-ST-23 Sat 3:00pm – 4:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-ST-24 Sat 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-11
Viola VA-ST-08 Tue 6:00pm – 7:00pm 9 7-12
Viola VA-ST-10 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 9 7-12
Cello VC-ST-11 Tue 7:00pm – 8:00pm 6 8-12
Cello VC-ST-08 Wed 7:00pm – 8:00pm 6 8-12
Cello VC-ST-02 Fri 4:00pm – 5:00pm 6 8-12
TSUEN WAN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-TW-14 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-TW-37 Mon 5:00pm – 6:00pm 9 7-11
Violin VLN-TW-01 Wed 4:00pm – 5:00pm 9 7-11
Viola VA-TW-08 Thu 5:00am – 6:00pm 9 7-12
Viola VA-TW-09 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 9 7-12
Cello VC-TW-16 Mon 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6 8-12
Cello VC-TW-04 Mon 6:00pm – 7:00pm 6 8-12
Cello VC-TW-19 Wed 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6 8-12
Double Bass DB-TW-03 Mon 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6 10-15
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Course Schedule for Advanced Year-1 Course (String Instruments)
HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-HK-16 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 10-19
Violin VLN-HK-02 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 7 10-19
Violin VLN-HK-07 Fri 4:00pm – 5:00pm 7 10-19
Viola VA-HK-10 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 10-19
Viola VA-HK-04 Sat 2:00pm – 3:00pm 7 10-19
Cello VC-HK-16 Sun 3:00pm – 4:00pm 5 10-19
Cello VC-HK-22 Thu 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 10-19
Double Bass DB-HK-06 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 10-19
MONGKOK MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-MK-11 Mon 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 10-19
Violin VLN-MK-36 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 10-19
Violin VLN-MK-34 Fri 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 10-19
Viola VA-MK-02 Mon 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 10-19
Cello VC-MK-13 Mon 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 10-19
Cello VC-MK-07 Mon 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 10-19
Harp HP-MK-02 Wed 7:00pm – 8:00pm 4 12-19
KWUN TONG MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-KT-05 Tue 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 10-19
Violin VLN-KT-10 Fri 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7 10-19
Violin VLN-KT-09 Sat 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 10-19
Viola VA-KT-02 Fri 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 10-19
Cello VC-KT-10 Sat 10:00am – 11:00am 5 10-19
SHATIN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-ST-15 Sat 2:00pm – 3:00pm 7 10-19
Viola VA-ST-02 Sun 9:00am – 10:00am 7 10-19
Cello VC-ST-07 Wed 6:00pm – 7:00pm 5 10-19
Cello VC-ST-15 Fri 5:00pm – 6:00pm 5 10-19
Double Bass DB-ST-02 Sat 11:00am – 12:00noon 5 10-19
TSUEN WAN MUSIC CENTRE
Instrument Class Code Class Schedule Vacancies Age Range
Violin VLN-TW-22 Tue 6:00am – 7:00pm 7 10-19
Violin VLN-TW-11 Thu 6:00pm – 7:00pm 7 10-19
Viola VA-TW-07 Sun 12:00noon – 1:00pm 7 10-19
Cello VC-TW-06 Mon 7:00pm – 8:00pm 5 10-19
Cello VC-TW-09 Sat 4:00pm – 5:00pm 5 10-19
Note: Music Office reserves the r igh t to change or cancel scheduled c lasses .
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For official use: Applicant’s No.: Test Time:
2015/16 Instrumental Music Training Scheme
Application for Intermediate Year-1 (I-1) & Advanced Year-1 (A-1) Courses
(A) Choice of Level (Select ONE only. Applicat ions for both wil l be di squalified)
Please put a “” in the appropriate box.
□ Intermediate Year-1 (I-1) Intermediate Course is only suitable for applicants who have attained a Grade 2 Associated
Board of the Royal Schools of Music standard or equivalent.
□ Advanced Year-1 (A-1) Advanced Course is only suitable for applicants who have attained a Grade 5 Associated
Board of the Royal Schools of Music standard or equivalent.
(B) Choice of Classes : Please selec t 2 c lasses from the Course Schedule and ind icate your choices in the boxes below (eg. SN-MK-09) .
Class Code of 1s t
Choice:
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recommendation or testimonial must be attached)
Date of Exam
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if his/her application is accepted.
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Tsuen Wan Music Centre 1/F., Tsuen Wan Government Offices, 38 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T. Tel.:2417 6429