Hey I'm filling in my CUKAS ... and UCAS... forms at the moment to study music. Is anyone else?
The deadline is getting sooner

I must say im glad thats all over and done with.

Been to any of the open days?

I'm applying for Royal Welsh Coll. Hope i get my application in on time!! I'm aiming to finish it all off tomorrow...

Good luck - my daughter is studying flute at the Royal Welsh and is loving it.

Oh my goodness, I remember being on here a lot during the music college application and audition period Now going into my second year at RSAMD, can't wait to get back!!

I am
I'm applying to RNCM, RCM, Trinity, Birmingham and Leeds.
Arghh I'm nervous already, nearly there with application, just sorting out my references.

Good luck..we still have about two weeks yeah? I've done my personal statement (finally! ) and now just trying to finalise my choices


What course are you doing there? I would like to do the BEd. Are you enjoying RSAMD?


Yeah I'm getting pretty nervous too...the auditions could be pretty soon, I'm sure you will do great though!

Yep, I've been to the RSAMD one, Guildhall and quite a few of the universities offering music

I am applying for BMus at rsamd.

What universities have you looked at?

Good luck, your audition must be quite soon then?
Um Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Strathclyde and Glasgow

If you come to Strathclyde you'll be on my campus until everyone moves to the main campus!
im picking music as my specialism

Yeah it is...hmmm!!! ha!!

Have you looked at napier, they have quite a good course.

harpist, I'm going into my 2nd year on the BEd at the RSAMD, so if you have any questions just let me know and I'll be happy to help!

Would be lovely to have a harpist on the course - everyone will love you when it comes to Practical Musicianship time!

Good luck with the deadline and your audition! (which for the RSAMD won't be til February next year )

im applying (again!!!)
im on the FPS one year course at trinity at the moment and lovvvving it! ut applying to TCM, RNCM, RCM, Brum and Guildhall! eeek!
its sooo exciting! i loved auditions last year and (most places!) arnt as scary as you'd expect!!!

Hi,

Just wondering as you've auditioned before.. Do you know what the theory test at Trinity involves? I assume it can;t be much more than a level music standard?

I'm auditioning on guitar by the way at Trinity, RCM, RNCM and Birmingham

Cheers

Hi,
yeah the trinity test is a bit of a joke really, it doesnt matter very much!
the first bit is dictation kind of stuff, they give you a few of each thing:
rhythms, melodies, chords and maybe one really hard one with all of them, i cant quite remember!
and then theres a essay question section, you get a choice of questions, but theyre really pretentious like "music is the font of all knowledge, discuss..."
so theres not alot you can do to prepare!
the dictation stuff is 3 questions of each i think, and the 1st one is really easy, everyone should get it, the 2nd is medium and the 3rd is near impossible and they dont expect everyone to get it!

hope that helps! :-)

Good luck saxy-thing with your auditions


Have looked at the napier prospectus but not been to the actual open day. Yeah it looks good but I have my heart set on teaching so would really like to do a BEd




Oh wow, are you enjoying it? What type of classes do you have? Thank you, watch this space!

I'm loving it! In first year you do lots of different things, at the RSAMD you'll do Music History, Analysis, Compositional Techniques, Practical Musicianship, Vocal Skills and Keyboard Skills; then at Glasgow Uni you do Education Studies, Teaching Preparation, Leadership, and you do two placements in a primary school. It's a really busy course but it's well worth it, and it's good fun too!

If you have any more questions feel free to PM me! Good luck everyone with auditions soon!

Hello,

has anyone started to get dates back from the colleges yet.......

Yes - Birmingham Conservatoire appears to be the week 9th - 13th November. I got my notification by email today.

yeh, i've only had birmingham so far though....11th november!

There was me thinking that the CUKAS people and colleges operated a watch on audition times. My youngest daughter has RWCMD, RSAMD and Birmingham Con. at noon on consecutive days!!!, a lot of tiring mileage or expensive train journeys...

if you contact them you can reschedule some of these auditons, as resting in between is vital.

All the best to everyone with auditions coming up at conservatoires.
I had offers last year from RNCM and Birmingham and am so glad I chose Birmingham! Everyone's so friendly and I hope you'll feel at home here.
Any organists this year...?

Received TCM yesterday, 30 Nov. Have to wait for the others before making travel plans.

So, how did it go for everyone - any results yet?

i got into RNCM wahoooo!
havent heard back from bham yet, and havent done london auditions yet!

congratulations!
which one is your favourite?