ENTRY TEST “PLAY FOR KEEPS” - Keyboard

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1. PART - PRACTICAL

Please record all parts as video (formats: MP4, AVI, MOV or WMF)
and send this via dropbox to thomas.kaercher@music.yamaha.com

1.1. Please record the pieces “Let Me Entertain You” and “Night Birds” (see
below) under consideration of the features of the keyboard.

Let Me Entertain You

(Words and Music by Robbie Williams & Guy Chambers)
Night Birds
(Words and Music by William Sharpe & Roger Odell)
1.2. Please play and record a free repertoire on the keyboard.

Title:___________________________ Composer:___________________

1.3. Please sing a free selected song and play a matching accompaniment on
the keyboard when you sing

Title:___________________________ Composer:___________________

1.4. Play the melody with an appropriate accompaniment then directly followed
with 2 own variations.
2. PART - PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES

Please record your spoken answers on 2.1 und 2.2.

2.1. Please describe your previous teaching experiences until now.

2.2. Which kind of musical and non-musical benefits can you describe
regarding teaching in a group situation.

2.3. Please write in 8 steps how you would divide the different teaching parts
taken into consideration you would have in total a lesson of 55 minutes.

1 ______________________________________ _____Minutes

2 ______________________________________ _____Minutes

3 ______________________________________ _____Minutes

4 ______________________________________ _____Minutes

5 ______________________________________ _____Minutes

6 ______________________________________ _____Minutes

7 ______________________________________ _____Minutes

8 ______________________________________ _____Minutes
3. PART - MUSIC THEORY

3.1.Please answer the questions below regarding the given melodies

1. Please write in the boxes a), b) and c) the time signatures.

2. Please determine the intervals from 1) to 5), which are indicated by angled
brackets.

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

3.2.
1. Please write appropriate chord names in the boxes.
2. Write a suitable bassline.
3.3.

1. Please determine the tonality of the melodies below:

a) b) c) d) e)

2. The following melodies begin with an upbeat:

________________ and ________________.

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Please return this test until 6 weeks before seminar begins to:
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH
Music Education
Siemensstraße 22-34
25462 Rellingen
GERMANY