Brass Audition
These requirements are for students auditioning to start their studies at the Academy in September 2012. Until specified otherwise, these requirements also apply for auditions in future years. Some audition requirements may change: please check back here regularly. You are welcome to contact the Registry or the department administrator if you have any queries. The closing date for receipt of applications is in our ‘Key Dates’ list.
The precise format for auditions will be different according to your Principal Study. In most cases auditions will last from 20 to 30 minutes. As time is limited for some auditions, you may be interrupted before you have performed a complete piece.
These normally are a set of tests of increasing difficulty. The Academy regrets that it cannot issue specimen tests. Please bring a short piano piece to demonstrate your level of keyboard skills.
You will be required to take a 50-minute written paper which comprises harmonisation of a simple melody and a choice of short essay questions of a general musical nature. You will be permitted to use a dictionary. Sorry, we cannot issue specimen papers.
There are specific requirements for written work which must be sent to the Registry to support your application.
“The Academy’s success is easily measured by the increasingly high profile successes of its graduates... so it appears that the magic formula is working. The success of the department speaks for itself, as does the enthusiasm and fondness with which its graduates speak of it.”
The Brass Herald, August 2006
