Composition auditions will take 30 minutes and take the following format:
| PRIOR TO THE AUDITION | All Composition applicants are required to submit a portfolio of compositions via Embark. Read more about recorded auditions. |
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| ON THE AUDITION DAY | The audition will take the form of a discussion of this portfolio. You will be asked to perform for 2-3 minutes on an instrument of your own choice in any style. All Masters applicants will be required to take a 30-minute written test, to include a critical commentary on a piece of prose. Please note past papers are not available. Alongside this MA and MMus 1 Year Intensive applicants are also required to bring with them to the auditions a recent (within the last 12 months) piece of academic writing (2,000-5,000 words) with appropriate referencing on any music or music-related topic. |
| PORTFOLIO | Your portfolio will be assessed according to: – Compositional techniques – Writing for instruments/voice – Analysis – Harmonisation |
| RECORDED AUDITIONS | Recorded auditions will be assessed using a portfolio as described above, but in addition you will be required to provide a spoken introduction to their work along with written work for Master’s applications. |
Compositions portfolios must be submitted via Embark by 9th November to be considered as an on-time application.