The Youth Department’s solfeggio groups and timetable for the 2023/2024 academic year are available HERE.

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The Youth Department of Heino Eller Tartu Music College includes students in grades 1–9 who also attend a general education school at the same time. In the Youth Department, it is possible to study:

• Classical music – piano, string instruments, guitar, wind instruments, percussion instruments, accordion, harp and Estonian zither

• Pop-jazz instruments – guitar, bass guitar, percussion instruments, piano

• Folk instruments

• Choral conducting (for students in grades 8–9)

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Speciality classes are held twice a week. In addition to speciality classes, there are also solfeggio, general piano and ensemble classes.

 

Students are accepted into grades 1, 8 and 9 as well as the development programme for future musicians (from 4th grade) based on their musical aptitude and a keen desire to learn to play an instrument.

 

Admission requirements for the academic year 2023/2024

 

In addition to the speciality test, first grade students must also pass the solfeggio test.

• Singing a song of your choice

• Singing individual notes, intervals (second, third, fourth, fifth) and triads (M, M6, M64, m, m6, m64) by ear (piano playing the reference and student singing along)

• Musical memory exercises: the teacher plays a short melody on the piano, the student then repeats the melody on the la syllable

• Tapping the rhythm: the teacher taps a two-bar rhythm and the student repeats it

• Interview 

 

See teachers here​