Composition Department
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Who enrolls in Composition Department?
The Composition Department is intended for future students who want to explore and shape their creative potentials, engaging themselves in compositional work in the field of solo music, vocal music, vocal and instrumental music, chamber and electronic music, and to improve their artistic expression skills and expand knowledge about the Application Process of technology in music.
Studies
During the four-year Bachelor and one-year Master studies in Composition course, our students acquire competencies for independent artistic practice, educational and creative work in primary and secondary music schools. Studies enable mastering of fundamental theoretical disciplines, introduction to classical and modern methods of composing, acquisition of practical musical knowledge and skills, and work on independent and group interdisciplinary projects within festivals, such as cultural events organized by the Academy of Arts (Vlado S. Milosevic's Days and hematic concerts called Contemporary Music Evening) and participation in projects of Dramatic Arts Programme students - music for movies and plays, etc.
What after studies?
Completed studies in composition offer a wide range of possible job positions. The positions which stand out are those that are directly related to solo artist career and pedagogical work. A graduate composer, in addition to his/her competencies for work in cultural institutions and in the media, is qualified to work in theater and film, composing, orchestrating, arranging and transcribing sheet music.
Composition Department
David Mastikosa, MA, Senior teaching assistant
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Bachelor studies
After Bachelor studies, i.e., first cycle, students get the title – bachelor in composition – 240 ECTS.
The Curriculum for Composition is not available in this moment.
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Application Process
Applications are submitted to Student Administration Offices of the Academy of Arts. Entrance requirements for Bachelor studies (1st cycle studies) include a four-year secondary school degree and a successfully passed entrance examination.
During the Application process, candidates must submit:Documentation
For more information, please contact us.
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Entrance exam
Main subject (1 submitted composition for piano and 2 submitted compositions of free choice), Solfeggio, Piano: Etude; Polyphonic composition - Bach: two-part or three-part inventions, French suites - selection; The first movement of the sonata - the sonatas of Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven – free choice; Composition of your choice. The program is played from notes.
Written and oral examinations in Music Theory, Harmony and Musical Forms.Consultation
There are organized consultations during preparatory classes for the entrance exam.
David Mastikosa, MA, Senior teaching assistant
Music Theory Department
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Ranking list
The right to be presented on the ranking list is achieved by the candidate who has passed the entrance exam which estimates the skills and talents of candidates (aptitude test) and which is determined by the Academy of Arts.
The ranking list of the candidates for the enrolment in this art programme is determined according to:- General success achieved in secondary education (success in all subjects and grades of a four-year high school)
- Results achieved in the entrance exam or the aptitude test.
The number of points achieved on the basis of general success is obtained by multiplying the average grade in all subjects of a four-year high school by the number 10 (ten)
At the entrance exam or aptitude test, the candidate can achieve from 0 (zero) to 50 (fifty) points. According to both criteria, it is possible to achieve a maximum of 100 (hundred) points. Candidates who did not achieve more than 15 points in the entrance exam are not eligible for enrollment.
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Master Studies
After successfully completing the Master studies and defending the final thesis, the title of Master of Music in Composition is obtained - 300 ECTS.
The Curriculum for Composition is not available in this moment.
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Application Process
Application are submitted to Student Administration Offices of the Academy of Arts. During the Application Process, candidates must submit:
Documentation
For more information, please contact us.
Enrollment requirements
Master studies can be enrolled in by the candidates who
- have earned: a four-year Bachelor’s degree, i.e., 240 ECTS credits; a minimum overall GPA of 8.0 at Bachelor’s studies and 9.0 in diploma/final examination, and
- have successfully passed entrance examination
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Entrance exam
Requirements:
- An entry paper that corresponds in scope and content to the final thesis at Bachelor studies in the Department of Composition.
- The interview between the commission and the candidate, which includes questions related to the accession work, as well as a conversation with the candidate about his interests and initial plans of artistic research work
Consultation
There are organized consultations during preparatory classes for the entrance exam
David Mastikosa, MA, Senior teaching assistant
Music Theory Department
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Rank list and enrollment
The right to be ranked on a unique ranking list is attained by a candidate who has passed the aptitude test. The Academy determines the order of candidates who have passed the entrance exam according to the number of total points achieved.
The ranking list of candidates for the enrollment in the study program of the first year of the second cycle of studies is determined on the basis of:- General success achieved during the first cycle of studies (average grade during studies)
- The results obtained in the entrance examination or the aptitude test
At the entrance exam or aptitude test, the candidate can achieve from 0 (zero) to 50 (fifty) points. According to both criteria, it is possible to achieve a maximum of 100 (hundred) points. Candidates who did not achieve more than 15 points in the entrance exam are not eligible for enrollment.
