Admission BMUS Composition

Admission Composition

• 1. Questionnaire

  Click HERE to download the questionnaire. Fill in the questionnaire and save the document in a PDF file. Use file name: surname.questionnaire.pdf

  Deadline en uploaden questionnaire
  We kindly ask you to submit your questionnaire before the upload deadline mentioned in the email you received from us. You can upload the questionnaire via the UC upload tool. Look on this page under the heading 'Create account and upload questionnaire' for further instructions.

• 2. Home Assignment

  The home assignment consists of three parts:

  1. Own compositions on sheet music (pdf file)
  2. Own compositions as sound file (wav of mp3 file)
  3. Motivation letter (maximum 1 A4)

  Deadline and uploading home assignment
  We kindly request that you prepare the home assignment and have it ready no later than 16 March 2025. At the beginning of March 2025, you will receive an email with information on how to submit the homework assignment.

• 3. Theoretical entrance examination

  If you live in the Netherlands, the theoretical exam will take place on Saturday 1 or 8 March at HKU Utrechts Conservatorium. In due course you can choose yourself on which Saturday you want to take the theory exam. If you live outside the Netherlands, your theoretical exam will be online.
  
  The theoretical exam will be done by one of the theory teachers. The exam will take approximately 30 minutes. It consists of a general music theory test and a listening comprehension test.

  Entrance Requirements (pdf)

  Below you will find examples of the theory exam:
  Example theory test (pdf)
  Answers theory test (pdf)
  Example listening test (pdf)

  Please note:

  • If you are currently following the Preparatory Course at HKU Utrechts Conservatorium, the theoretical examination will take place during the lessons. The teacher will inform you about this in due time.

  • If you have an exemption for the theoretical examination, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail before 1 March.
• 4. Practical entrance examination

  The practice admissions will take place between 31 March and 11 April 2025. You will receive an e-mail no later than 15 March 2025 with more information about the practical entrance examination. Click here to check the dates of the entrance exams per instrument.
  
  Admission assignment practical entrance examination
  For the practical entrance exam, you need to prepare an assignment in advance.
  
  Below the assignment.
  Admission Assingment Composition