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SChOOl OF MUSIC

MUSIC Individual works should be clearly indexed on both the
CD and accompanying documentation. All recordings
Diploma in Music
Diploma in Music teaching should be clearly labelled with your name and the title of
the piece on both the CD and its cover. Portfolios will be
returned to you immediately at the end of the audition or
audition mailed back to you after the audition period upon request.
You are required to attend an entrance audition Though live auditions are preferred, applicants who
of approximately 15 minutes on your intended are unable to attend a live audition may submit a video
principal study. recording for their audition. If they pass this round, an
interview via Skype/Facetime/video Conference with
Non-pianists are advised to bring along their own applicants will be arranged by the Student Admissions
accompanist for the audition. If necessary, please contact Office. Applicants will be tested on their sight-reading
Student Admissions Office for a list of accompanists. and aural awareness during the interview.
Applicants are required to make arrangements with the
accompanists directly for practice sessions and payment.
An accompanist fee is payable at S$100, and includes a guidelines for video recording:
45-minute rehearsal along with the audition.
• The recording should be a clear and accurate
The audition consists of the following: representation of your playing. Do not edit the audio/
video of your recording
• Performance of two contrasting works of your choice • The camera should be stationery for the performance
• Sight-reading of each work
• Aural awareness • The video should show the performer in full body
• Short interview with the audition panel about your if possible
musical experiences, interests and your ambitions
for future studies and career A minimum of ABRSM Grade v Theory* is also required.
Applicants who do not present documentary evidence of
Composers should submit a portfolio of at least 2, having obtained the qualification are also required to sit
but not more than 5, contrasting examples of your for the Music Theory Test.
compositions. Please submit your portfolio one week
in advance of the scheduled audition. You may submit The paper will test the following areas at a level similar to
your work as written scores, recordings or a combination ABRSM Grade v:
of the two.
• Rhythm
Please ensure that your written music is clear and • Clefs and transposition
legible and that you include full details, where necessary, • Scales and intervals
of instrumentation, scoring and performance details. Do • Harmony
not send Sibelius files unless they are accompanied by • Musical terms and signs
PDF files of the same material. Recordings should either • Composition of a simple eight-bar melody
be on a CD or DvD, or in a file format that can be read in
vLC or Windows Media Player. *Further information about the requirements of ABRSM
Grade v Theory can be found at www.abrsm.org

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