Today I had my theory exam – the first part of my entrance exam requirements for the music university (KUG). My exchange program is with the Karl-Franzens University (University of Graz), which is the main university for most of the humanities and sciences. However, in terms of music, it only has musicology, not music performance. I am planning on taking musicology at the University of Graz, but was really hoping to take lessons and/or orchestra at the KUG. Therefore, I took the entrance examinations to see if I could qualify for studying at the KUG in addition to my regular philosophy/science/musicology courses at the University of Graz. Wow, sometimes things are a bit complicated over here!
Anyway, the exam was slightly stressful. While the material was, on the whole, fairly basic, having the instructions in English and German was a bit confusing. They were mostly identical, but there were a couple questions where the translations diverged. And then there were additional notes about the format in German which were not translated into English…yikes! But on the whole, it turned out well, and it was a very good experience. I did pass the exam, so I could “move on” to the next part of the entrance exam, which was the practical audition on Wednesday.
I will have to visit the music campus again to take pictures of the little wood/park area by the main building. It’s such a peaceful patch of green in the middle of the city. I’ve seen people walking their dogs through it, and it would be a lovely place to eat lunch. J
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