Admission Musician 3.0

Entrance Examination

• 1. Home assignment

  The home assignment consists of four parts:
  
  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

  2. Two of your own works/compositions/tracks
  These can be recordings, YouTube videos, written scores (pdf), mp3s, and so on. Anything you can use to show us who you are and what you stand for.
  
  3. Motivation letter (maximum 1 A4)
  In the motivation letter you indicate why you want to follow the Musician 3.0 study. The letter is in fact an instruction for self-reflection. Save the document in a PDF file. Use file name: surname.motivation.pdf

  
  4. Curriculum Vitae
  Describe experiences relevant to our bachelor program's profile. E.g. any other courses you took, your experience in a band or ensemble, your own website, a Facebook/Myspace account etc. Save the document in a PDF file. Use file name: surname.cv.pdf

  Deadline

  We kindly ask you to submit your home assignment before the upload deadline mentioned in the email you received from us.

  Uploading

  You can upload the home assignment via the UC upload tool. Look on this page under the heading 'Create account and upload home assignment' for further instructions.

• 2. Theoretical entrance examination

  The theory exam will be 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.
  
  The theoretical part of the entrance exam consists of a written theory test and an ear training test. There are many ways to prepare yourself for these tests. For example with the use of online ear trainers. Search for music theory trainer, ear training online, solfege training online etc.
  
  These are the subjects you may find in those tests:
  
  Theory

  • Recognizing & writing intervals
  • Writing major and minor scales
  • Transposing a melodic fragment
  • Recognizing and writing triads by name and/or symbol; minor, major, augmented, diminished. In root position & inversions.
  • Recognizing & writing seventh chords; m7, 7, maj7, m7b5, dim7 in root position. These may be tested in a combination of G-clef and F-clef.

  
  Ear training test

  • Recognizing intervals that are played on piano.
  • Recognizing triads; minor, major (also in inversions), augmented & diminished (both in root position).
  • A short melody is played. Write down the melody in G-clef (the first note is given).
  • At the ear training test you will get the sheet music of a simple melody, in G-clef. The first note is played. You may sing the scale of the melody first so you get an idea of the right notes. Then you sing the melody, to the best of your abilities, in a calm tempo.
  • In the same way, you will get a rhythm to tick/clap or sing.
  • Apart from these exercises, you could be asked to tick/sing a played groove, repeat a melody that is played on the piano, or to improvise on a simple chord progression.

  Below an Example theory entrance exam Musician 3.0
  Example theory entrance exam

  
  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.
• 3. 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 first round.
  
  The practical entrance exam consists of two rounds. The first round is from 31 March and 4 April and the second round from 7 to 11 April. If, on the first round of your admission, you convince the committee of your suitability for this program, you will receive an invitation for the second round.

  Please note: If you are currently following the Preparatory Course at HKU Utrechts Conservatorium, you are exempted from the first round of the practical entrance exam.
  
  Admission assignment practical entrance examination

  For the practical entrance exam, you need to prepare an assignment in advance. Below the admission assignment.

  Admission Assignment BMuS Musician 3.0