Here you can read about the auditions for studies in music performance. You will also find information regarding which day the various instruments will conduct their auditions in week 10. Applies to studies starting in Autumn 2024.
All applicants to our music performance studies must go through 2 rounds of auditions. The 1st round is carried out by submitting a self-produced video (the deadline was 15 January). If you pass round 1 you will be invited to round 2 by e-mail in February. The 2nd round takes place in week 10 in Stavanger on Campus Bjergsted, or as a digital interview if you live outside of Norway, Sweden or Denmark.
Round 1 - video
The deadline for submitting the video was January 15th. Those who had not submitted their video by the deadline received a final reminder with a deadline of January 16th.
All submitted video material is now being assessed by the committee. Results will be shared by e-mail at the end of January/beginning of Fabruary.
- Applicants who do not pass round 1 will receive an e-mail with the results during week 5. Rejections will also be posted in Søknadsweb, and formal rejection letters will be sent during March
- Applicants who pass round 1, will receive an email together with an invitation to round 2
Round 2 - Auditions at Campus Bjergsted in week 10
If you have passed round 1, you will be invited to round 2 in Stavanger in week 10. Round 2 consists of an audition and an interview; applicants to the bachelor programme will also have a test in Music Theory and Aural Skills. It will last approximately 30 minutes for each applicant, somewhat longer for conducting applicants. Be prepared to play the entire audition programme.
The commission that assesses your audition in Round 2 is the same one that evaluates your video for Round 1. Within the scheduled audition time, there will also be an interview where a representative from the study administration will participate. During the interview, you will have the opportunity to explain your objectives and motivation for the study, while also having the chance to ask questions to both the teacher and the study administration.
You will receive an invitation to round 2 in a separate email at the end of January/beginning of February. The deadline to accept the invitation for participation in round 2 will be 10 February.
Round 2 - Digital interview in week 10 (International applicants)
This only applies to applicants with resident outside of Norway, Sweden or Denmark.
If the committee finds that you have passed on your main instrument after the video assessment in round 1, you will be invited to round 2. Round 2 is a digital interview with the committee and a representative from the student administration.
The commission that assesses your audition in Round 2 is the same one that evaluates your video for Round 1. Within the scheduled audition time, there will also be an interview where a representative from the study administration will participate. During the interview, you will have the opportunity to explain your objectives and motivation for the study, while also having the chance to ask questions to both the teacher and the study administration.
You will receive an invitation to round 2 in a separate email at the end of January/beginning of February. The deadline to accept the invitation for participation in round 2 will be 10 February.
Audition day – Campus Bjergsted week 10
If you have passed round 1, you will receive an invitation e-mail with detailed information regarding exact time for your audition, as well as information about time and place for the mandatory orientation meeting. Remember that it can be a long day, so set the entire day aside.
The orientation meetings are organized in the Hetlandsalen (have a look at the university map) in our main building every day in week 10, one at 09.00 and one at 13.00. You will find which orientation meeting you have to attend in the invitation email. Attendance will also be registered in the foyer prior to each orientation meeting.
Your exact audition time can be found in TimeEdit, the faculty's scheduling system. The audition times will be published at the end of week 9, but please note that minor changes may occur right up until the day of the audition.
We have several available rooms for rehearsal on the first floor of the main building. Remember that the faculty provides its own accompanists/comps for all auditions in round 2, as long as sheet music is received by 15 January.
Several of our students will meet you in the foyer when you arrive, both for attendance registration and to have a chat with you if you wish. The students know the campus, the teachers, our studies, and the city, and they can support and guide you through the audition day.
A student representative will also be present during your audition to ensure a smooth execusion of the audition. The student representative is there for you, but if you wish to conduct the interview/discussion after the audition without the student present, you are welcome to request that.
Music Theory and Aural Skills for applicants to Bachelor's degree
Applicants who are applying to our bachelor programme and have passed round 1, must take a test in music theory and aural skill in week 10 on the day of the audition. The person responsible for the test will be at the orientation meeting and show where the test location is, in addition to assist the applicants during the test. There will be two tests a day:
- 9:30 - 11:00
- 13:30 - 15:00
Remember to bring your own laptop with updated software, charging cable and headphones!
If you pass the music theory and aural skill test in another university/institution in week 9 or 10, you do not need to take it again in Stavanger. However, if you have not taken the test elsewhere in spring 2024, it must be taken on your audition day here at campus Bjergsted.
Timetables for audition round 2 - week 10
Jazz:
Monday 4 March: Bass
Tuesday 5 March: Percussion
Wednesday 6 March: Piano
Thursday 7 March: Guitar, Vocal
Friday 8 March: Brass instruments, Woodwind instruments and other
Classical:
Monday 4 March: Organ, Piano, Violin
Tuesday 5 March: Percussion, Trumpet, Tuba
Wednesday 6 March: Conducting, Horn, Euphonium, Trombone
Thursday 7 March: Vocal, Flute, Clarinet
Friday 8 March: Vocal, Cello, Double bass
NB! If there are many applicants who pass round 1 within an instrument category, we may have to spread the auditions over 2 days.
NB! For applicants to the Bachelor of Classical vocal, there will also be a short piano test in accordance with the repertoire requirement. This test will be executed at the end of your scheduled audition time.
When will I receive an answer to my application?
After the auditions in week 10, the head of the departments (jazz and classical) and the dean make an overall assessment of the applicants. The applicants are then assessed as qualified/not qualified based on the professional committees’ assessments and rankings, submitted video material, submitted application documents, and auditions and interview during week 10. Final admission is then approved by the dean.
You will find additional rules for admission in our admission regulations. The various regulations can be found in the article for the study programme to which you have applied for admission. Scroll down to 'How to apply…'.
Qualified applicants are then offered a study place to the extent that there are available places on the applied study. If the faculty has more qualified applicants than there are available study places, the applicants are put on a waiting list based on the commission's ranking list. Please note! We do not share information on waiting list placement.
The result of your application is published in SøknadsWeb continuously after decision meetings with the dean in week 11. Exceptions apply to applicants for Bachelor in performing music, who will not receive results to their application until Wednesday 20 March (decided by FUM - Faculty Council for Performing Music Education in Norway). Remember to respond to offers and/or waiting lists in SøknadsWeb within 1April, so that your study place does not pass on to someone else.
Good luck with the auditions, and welcome to the Faculty of Performing Arts, University of Stavanger.
