The student performs in at least one student evening or class concert during each study year, participates in master classes as both an active participant and audience member, and attends at least one student evening as an audience member.

Semester Examinations
1st semester examination
Freely chosen program lasting 20–30 minutes, including at least one work composed after 1980.
The main studies instructor assists in preparing orchestral excerpts and audition repertoire. Assessment takes place separately within the course Orchestral Excerpts and Audition Training (MIX301).

2nd semester examination
Freely chosen concert program lasting 30–45 minutes.
The main studies instructor assists in preparing orchestral excerpts and audition repertoire. Assessment takes place separately within the course Orchestral Excerpts and Audition Training (MIX301).

3rd semester
Master’s Degree Examination (MIX011)
Program lasting 40–60 minutes, including:
polyphonic work for solo instrument (complete or movements);
concerto from the 19th–21st centuries (complete or movements);
freely chosen work(s), cycle, or sonata.
All works must be performed from memory, except duo sonatas, which may be performed from the score.

The student performs in at least one student evening or class concert during each study year, participates in master classes as both an active participant and audience member, and attends at least one student evening as an audience member.

Semester Examinations
1st semester examination
one substantial work in a clearly contemporary style, composed after 1960
(e.g. Berio, Carter, Mantovani, Donatoni, Constant);
one freely chosen short piece.
The main studies instructor assists in preparing orchestral excerpts and audition repertoire. Assessment takes place separately within the course Orchestral Excerpts and Audition Training (MIX301).

2nd semester examination
Freely chosen thematically coherent program lasting 30–40 minutes.
The main studies instructor assists in preparing orchestral excerpts and audition repertoire. Assessment takes place separately within the course Orchestral Excerpts and Audition Training (MIX301).

3rd semester examination
1st movement, or 2nd and 3rd movements, of a concerto or substantial concert piece.
Works from the Master’s Examination (MIX011) program may be included.
All works must be performed from memory, except orchestral excerpts and works composed after 1960.

Master’s Degree Examination (MIX011)

Freely chosen thematically coherent program lasting 40–60 minutes, including works from three different
stylistic periods and at least one work composed in the 21st century.
All works must be performed from memory, except orchestral excerpts and works composed after 1960.

The student performs in at least one student evening or class concert during each study year, participates in master classes as both an active participant and audience member, and attends at least one student evening as an audience member.
During the Master’s studies, the student must perform in examinations works from all of the following categories. All works must be performed from memory, except works composed after 1960.
polyphonic works for solo instrument (complete or movements);
concertos, sonatas, variations, or other large-scale works (complete or movements);
transcriptions for kannel of works of contrasting character;
original compositions for kannel.

Semester Examinations
1st semester examination
Freely chosen program lasting 15–25 minutes.

2nd semester examination
Freely chosen program lasting 20–30 minutes.

3rd semester examination
Freely chosen program lasting 20–30 minutes. The program may include works from the Master’s Examination (MIX011).

Master’s Degree Examination (MIX011)

Program lasting 40–60 minutes, including works from all of the following categories:
– polyphonic works for solo instrument (complete or movements);
– concertos, sonatas, variations, or other large-scale works (complete or movements);
– transcriptions for kannel of works of contrasting character;
– original compositions for kannel.
All works must be performed from memory, except works composed after 1960.
One work from the examination programs of the 1st year of Master’s studies may be repeated.