SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY

 

VARGA TIBOR INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL ART

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY

2006/2007 Academic Year

 

Director:

Dr. István RUPPERT

Professor

e-mail:

ruppert@sze.hu

Address:

Kossuth u. 5., H-9025 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36 96 329-735

Fax:

+ 36 96 314-862

 

 

Deputy director:

Katalin Váray-SZŰTS
Ass. Professor

e-mail:

zene@sze.hu

Address:

Kossuth u. 5., H-9025 Győr, Hungary

Phone:

+ 36 96 329-735

Fax:

+ 36 96 314-862

About the Institute
The Institute trains highly qualified teachers and chamber artists. The teachers already have a vast knowledge of methodology and psychology. Their musical training is versatile. Our graduates are able to join either small chamber choirs or big choirs and orchestras. They can easily adjust their views to those of their new conductors or colleagues. They have a wide understanding of different trends and have a trustworthy taste in music.
They are familiar with instrumental-vocal literature, instrumental and solo methodology. Their arts pedagogic views and scale of values help them to preserve our traditions and national values. They permanently improve their technical and practical knowledge. As teachers they have proved to be very good and successful. Owing to their knowledge of languages they are able to take part in international music life.

Number of students:             104
Number of lecturers:            40
Total number of staff:           46

Courses of the Institute:

Departments of the Institute:


The institute is in charge of organizing the entrance examinations, which test the applicants' knowledge of solfeggio and music theory through written and oral tests. The oral test gives the opportunity to evaluate our applicants' skills in music literature. Those students who want to take up solfeggio and music theory must also take an exam in folk music. The requirements of the entrance exam are fixed: they test the knowledge acquired at the secondary technical school. We inform the students about the types of exams by sending out prospectuses to music schools.

Solfeggio is taught in four semesters, the music theory  in six and aesthetics in four semesters. At the end of each course the students have to take a final exam.

In the fourth academic year we start teaching folk music and close it with an examination.

The music theory  comprises the description of different trends and compositional principles. This subject has an integrating feature as it sums up harmony. Counterpoint and analysis by using creatively simple techniques and instruments.

Practising ear training, improving musical memory and rhythm are of main importance in teaching solfeggio. The music theory and solfeggio are practical subjects so they are taught in small groups.
The  music history lessons are based on versatile authentic materials and reference books.
At the exam our students are supposed to give short presentations.
We train future solfeggio teachers in the main subject solfeggio and  music theory for four years at a very high level. Their curriculum comprises solfeggio teaching practice in methodology and choir-leading.
The library provides access to books, orchestra notes and a musical studio, where apart from listening to audio materials students, can record and listen to their own performance.

In the future, the Institute of Musical Art will teach some other theoretical subjects as well when other arts subjects are introduced.

 

 

COURSES OF THE INSTITUTE

 

Teacher of Music

Course Leader: 

Endre OLSVAY,

Senior Lecturer

e-mail:

zene@sze.hu

Address: 

Kossuth u. 5., H-9025 Győr, Hungary

Phone: 

+ 36 96 329-735

Fax: 

+ 36 96 314-862

The training of music teachers is special and the students must opt for majors.

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTS OF THE INSTITUTE

 

 

 

Department of Orchestral Instruments

 

Head of 
Department:

Katalin SZŰTS-VÁRAY,
Senior Lecturer

e-mail

sze-zene@sze.hu

Address: 

Kossuth u. 5., H-9025 Győr, Hungary

Phone: 

+ 36 96 329-735

Fax: 

+ 36 96 314-862

 

As well as piano, training in organ, percussion instruments, guitar and singing are offered with one trainer for each subject. Our aim is to give the students special and general knowledge in 8 semesters, which enables them to work in their special field. The ability for individual mental guidance and the need for continuous self-study should be established. Instrumental music and familiarity with musical compositions should develop their character, aesthetic sense, personality. Within the department all the majors with the sole exception of singing entitled to give university training within the framework of the Music Academy. Since none of the majors (except for percussion instruments) train for orchestral music, special attention should be paid to chamber music and singing in the choir. These are directly built into instrumental studies, singing gives basic help to the sound formation of piano and organ music.

The department is also responsible for the teaching of wood winds and brass instruments and the teaching of methodological subjects and also controls practical training in the music school. The students learn the history of instruments, the operation of respiratory organs, the correct posture and mouth shaping and the teaching tasks on basic level. They also learn the wind parts of compositions, paying special attention to the problems of unity and intonation. They deal with the problems of teaching phrasing, shaping, the theory of art, memorisation and the development of musical creativity.

 

 

 

Department of Solo Instruments and Music Theory

 

Head of 
Department: 

Zoltán KORNFELD,

Ass. Professor

e-mail:

zene@sze.hu

Address: 

Kossuth u. 5., H-9025 Győr, Hungary

Phone: 

+ 36 96 329-735

Fax: 

+ 36 96 314-862

The department is responsible for training students in the violin, viola, cello and double bass. After 8 semesters of studies graduate students obtain a music teacher degree . During their studies they usually join the Gy?r University Orchestra. Apart from their instrumental music skills, technical progress and musical performance is regularly assessed at the recitals and end-of-term examinations. Students also have the possibility to take part in the musical events of the city. Those of higher academic years have permission to take a part-time job in music schools and professional orchestras.

At our institute this Department is responsible for co-ordinating the subjects of music theory, solfeggio, the history and aesthetics of music and folk music as well as their methods of requirements and recitation. The solfeggio theory as a main subject and the additional course for training solfeggio teachers and choir leaders for primary schools also belong to us, as well as the basic rules of composing, which is a compulsory course for the students on the organ course. For 4th year students, special musical seminars are offered as an option. This academic year, “Haydn’s oeuvre” were offered. In the future new seminars will be offered, for example, significant mass compositions in the history of music; Mussorgsky’s oeuvre, and The history of string quartets.