Cantonal level tests in Lucerne
In February 2020, the Lucerne Cantonal Level Test will take place for the first time at Lucerne Music School. In this voluntary assessment, around 130 students will play or sing in front of a specialist and take a theory test.
Comparable tests have already been successfully established in other cantons, writes the city of Lucerne. The Department of Primary Education of the Canton of Lucerne, the Lucerne Music School Association and selected instrumental and vocal teachers and music school directors have jointly developed a Lucerne version of these level tests.
The tests have six levels with increasing requirements. The first level can be passed after just a few years of lessons, while the sixth level is based on the admission criteria for professional studies at music colleges. Depending on performance, the next level can be passed every two to three years. The level tests help to make your own performance transparent, set goals and shape your personal learning plan.
At all levels, a compulsory piece is chosen from a compulsory list and a further piece is chosen by the student. There are also questions on music theory and rhythm as well as a written test. Instrumental and vocal teachers from music schools in the canton of Lucerne are on hand as experts.
The level tests are a further step towards regional cooperation in the field of music education in the canton of Lucerne. However, the focus is on the optimal promotion of pupils' musical development, which receives additional support through the level tests.
Public certificate concert
The certificate concert will take place on Saturday, February 8, 2020. At this public event, selected participants with excellent performances will perform and all successful candidates will receive their certificate.
Certificate concert of the cantonal level test Lucerne
Saturday, February 8, 2020, 4 p.m.
Südpol, Arsenalstrasse 28, 6010 Kriens, Great Hall
Free admission
Further information: www.musikschuleluzern.ch
