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The applicants to the Master of Fine Arts in Music degree must meet the following requirement:
Hold a baccalaureate degree with a music major, or recieve the approval from the head of the M.F.A. in Music program.
Turn in a complete application form and other related documents.
Take the RSU English Examination.
Successfully pass the audition process.
Applicants can apply online or at Graduate School, Rangsit University, Pathumthani, 2nd floor, Rattanakunakorn Building (#11) or Viphavadee Center, T.S.T Building, 21st floor, everyday (except Sundays). Tel# 0-2617-5854-8. Website; www.viphavadee.com or Sathorn Thani Center, 8th floor, Sathorn Thani 1 Building. Tel# 0-2636-8383. Website; www.sarthorn.net Application Fee is 500 Baht. For more information, please click to www.rsu.ac.th/grad/programs
Because of flooding in Rangsit University, Pathumthani Campus, applicants can apply only at Viphavadee Center and Sathorn Thani Center until January 4 2012.
Each area of concentration has unique course requirements. Students interested in the M.F.A. degree are encouraged to discuss the details of the program with a faculty advisor in the Music Department. |
Audition to the M.F.A. degree is held twice annually. As space is limited, propective students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Deadline & Audition Dates
| Deadline | Audition Days |
| First Round | January 13, 2012 | January 15, 2012 |
| Second Round | March 16, 2012 | March 18, 2012 |
Registration for new students
Registration Dates for 1st Audition is January 16 -20, 2012.
Registration Dates for 2nd Audition is March 19 -23 2012.
Successfully pass the audition process.
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Prospective M.F.A. students must take the following examinations on the audition date:
1. Music Theory
The examination covers:
Figured bass realization in four-part harmony. Progressions include diantonic triads in all inversions, seventh chords in all inversions, secondary dominant, linear chords, modulations, Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords).
Roman numeral analysis of musical excerpt(s). |
2. Music History
The examination covers:
Music from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century.
Special emphasis is on the development of various musical styles and genres. |
3. Sight Reading & Sight Singing
The examination covers:
Rhythmic sight reading (thirty-second notes to quarter notes and rests, with ties, slurs and triplet)
Melodic sight singing (all major/minor keys with some chromatic notes). Movable do is recommended. |
4. Dictation
The examination covers:
Rhythmic dictation (sixteenth notes to quarter notes and rests, with ties, slurs and triplet)
Melodic dictation (all major/minor keys with some chromatic notes). |
5. Major Audition
Students majoring in Jazz Studies, Music Composition, Music Performance, Music Performance and Pedagogy must take the major audition. Please consult the list below. There is no major audition for students majoring in Music Theory. Instead, the score of Music theory, Sight Reading and Dictation examinations will be used to determine students' ability.
Composition
Submission of portfolio of three original compositions showing competence in working with larger forms (sonata, rondo, fugue, etc.), including at least one work written for ensemble of four or more players. Whenever possible students should submit CDs of performances.
A 50-minutes composition examination. A theme or motif is provided from which an applicant is required to create a short piece. |
Piano
Scales and arpeggios.
Representative works from the applicant's Bachelor of Music senior recital or comparable repertory. |
Voice
Document of an undergraduate performance experience equivalent to the minimum for the Bachelor of Music degree in voice.
Repertoire representing a minimum of three different style periods, consisting of five solo pieces (including one aria from opera or oratorio) in four languages: English, French, German, and Italian. Memorization required. |
Classical Guitar
Scales and arpeggios.
A suite by Bach or Weiss.
An advanced sonata, fantasy or concerto by Sor, Giuliani or Paganini.
Demonstration of contemporary music performance abilities. |
Violin
Three-octave scales and arpeggios.
A movement of a standard concerto.
Two contrasting works of the candidate's choice.
A movement of unaccompanied Bach |
Viola
See The Bachelor of Music requirements, plus
A movement from a standard viola sonata or a standard transcription (i.e. Brahms' op. 120, Schumann: Marchenbilder, Schubert: Arpeggione).
The viola section solo from Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture. |
Cello
Three-octave scales and arpeggios.
A movement of a standard concerto.
A movement of unaccompanied Bach.
Two contrasting works of the candidate's choice. |
Double Bass
Two- and three-octave major and minor scales and two-octave major and minor arpeggios.
Two movements of Bach, or two movements from the Hindemith Sonata, or Dragonetti or Dittersdorf Concertos. |
Flute
Scales and arpeggios.
Two movements from Prokofiev Sonata, Martinu Sonata, or Ibert Concerto. |
Oboe
All major and minor scales in sixteenth-notes in a variety of articulations at a quarter-note speed of 72-80 MM.
Three movements (or equivalent solo pieces) of sonatas or concertos, one each from the 18th, 19th and 20th century repertoires. |
Clarinet
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto.
Poulenc: Sonata.
Four major scales and the relative minors, two octaves; and the chromatic scale from low E to high G. |
Bassoon
Two studies from Julius Weissenborn: Fifty Advanced Studies, or one etude from Milde: Concert Studies, Vol. 1 or 2.
Two contrasting movements from the concerto, or bassoon and piano repertoire.
Six major scales, played two octaves.
Chromatic scale, three octaves from low C to high C. |
Horn
Scales and arpeggios.
Three contrasting movements selected from the following:
Mozart Concerto No. 2 or No. 4
Strauss or Gliere Concerto
Beethoven or Hindemith Sonata
An advanced standard etude
An orchestral excerpt |
Trumpet
Scales and arpeggios.
Two complete but contrasting works from the following:
Neruda: Concerto, Hummel: Concerto, Hindemith: Sonata, Peters: Sonata.
Haydn: Concerto, Arutunian: Concerto, Kennan: Sonata, Purcell: Sonata in D-major. |
Trombone
Scales, arpeggios.
Albrechtsberger: Concerto or Hindemith: Sonata.
Horovitz: Concerto or Milhaud: Concerto d'Hiver. |
Tuba
Scales, arpeggios.
Beversdorf: Sonata or Hindemith: Sonata.
Vaughan Williams: Concerto. |
Percussion
Snare Drum: An etude from Contemporary Studies for the Snare Drum (Fred Albright); Portraits in Rhythm (Anthony Cirone).
Timpani: Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (Elliott Carter).
Mallet Keyboards: Suitable mallet keyboard solo from 20th-century repertoire and one or two movements from the Bach violin sonatas and partitas or from the cello suites. |
Jazz
Three selections of contrasting styles, as outlined below, on the applicant's primary instrument should be prepared for the audition. In addition, applicants should also be prepared to demonstrate skills in sight-reading. Rhythm section players will be asked to read a variety of jazz literature as well as playing and comping time. Drum set players should be prepared to demonstrate a variety of drumming styles including, but not limited to, up-tempo and medium swing, jazz waltz, funk, shuffle, and a selection of Latin rhythms.
Auditions are held in Studio A in the Music Technology Center. A four-piece drum set, a grand piano, and bass & guitar amps are provided. Drummers must supply their own cymbals.
The format for the entrance audition is as follows:
Three prepared selections (voice, woodwind, brass, piano, bass, and guitar). Demonstrate your knowledge of the melody and your ability to improvise over the chord changes. Play-a-long CD tracks, recorded in the standard keys, will be provided for your accompaniment. You are welcome to bring in your own CD accompaniment tracks if you prefer.
One medium tempo or up-tempo tune in a Swing style
Suggested swing tunes:
Autumn Leaves | Take the A-Train | All the Things You Are
Satin Doll | Stella By Starlight | Just Friends
Lullaby of Birdland | Four | All of Me
Oleo (rhythm changes) | There Will Never Be Another You
One jazz ballad or a Bossa Nova
Suggested ballads:
My Funny Valentine | My Romance | Round Midnight
My One and Only Love | Misty | Body and Soul
Angel Eyes | Darn That Dream | Embraceable You
Suggested Bossa Novas:
Blue Bossa | Meditation | Wave, Black Orpheus
Girl from Ipanema | Corcovado | Triste
Gentle Rain | Black Orpheus
One standard Blues tune
Suggested blues tunes:
Straight no Chaser | Blue Monk | Billie's Bounce
Bessie's Blues | Now's the Time | Tenor Madness | Doxy
Major and minor scales covering the full range of your instrument.
Sight-reading. Excerpts will be chosen from standard big band literature. |
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