| Code | INS-KLAWa-SL |
|---|---|
| Organizational unit | Department of Instrumental Studies |
| Field of studies | Instrumental studies |
| Form of studies | Full-time |
| Level of education | First cycle |
| Educational profile | academic |
| Language(s) of instruction | English |
| Duration | 3 years |
| Tuition fees | fee-based |
| Required document | |
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The specialty Harpsichord educates harpsichord players in the field of solo playing with an emphasis put on chamber music and basso continuo. Major subjects include harpsichord, chamber music, basso continuo, harmony with exercises. It prepares students for second-cycle studies. At the same time, completing studies at the Pedagogical Department and taking up further education in the same specialization, the graduate will obtain the qualifications to practice as a teacher.
The major subject Harpsichord will be taught by:
- prof. dr hab. Alina Ratkowska
- prof. dr hab. Lilianna Stawarz
- prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Stefańska-Kłyś
- dr Krzysztof Garstka
Tests
- instrument – execution of the prepared programme from memory, in accordance with the selection made by the exam board,
- sight reading
- preparation of a given piece – in 40 minutes
- ear training – oral test
Scope of material
- instrument – the candidate performs a piano or harpsichord or organ programme, depending on the instrument selected at the time of registration for the recruitment procedure:
For harpsichord (if chosen by the candidate):
- J.S. Bach - prelude and fugue or fantasy and fugue, or a piece containing a fugue
- D. Scarlatti - two sonatas with different meter
- a classical sonata
- a virtuoso piece
- a piece of candidate’s choice
For piano (if chosen by the candidate):
- J. S. Bach - prelude and fugue or fantasy and fugue, or a piece containing a fugue,
- D. Scarlatti - two sonatas with different meter or two etudes with different problems
- a classical sonata
- a piece of candidate’s choice
For organ (if chosen by the candidate):
- a piece from the period before J. S. Bach
- J.S. Bach - one of the pieces to choose from: BWV 531, 532, 534-548, 550, 552, 564-566, 582
- J.S. Bach - the first or the last part of one of the BWV 525-530 sonatas (at the candidate's choice)
- J.S. Bach – a chorale with figured cantus firmus
- piece of candidate’s choice
- ear training – an oral test:
- sight singing,
- performance of rhythmic sequences.
The candidate does not need to have an instrument during the examination.
Additional documents
should be sent by e-mail to the address instrumentalistyka@chopin.edu.pl by 3 June 2026
- entrance examination programme.
Postępowanie rekrutacyjne prowadzone jest na podstawie Uchwały Senatu UMFC nr 26/42/2025 z dnia 12 maja 2025 roku w sprawie rekrutacji na studia pierwszego i drugiego stopnia w roku akademickim 2026/2027.