Performing music studies - application and entrance exam

The auditions are organised depending on the degree, specialisation and main instrument.

Application deadline: 15 December
Entrance exam submission deadline: 15 January

How to apply?

The majority of music studies are local admissions and are applied for in Søknadsweb.

See the section Entrance exams for information on what material you should submit in addition to documentation of education. The deadline for applications and submission of documentation of education is 15 December, while the deadline for submission of material for entrance exams is 1 February, 17:00 CET.

How to apply in Søknadsweb

Apply for music studies in Søknadsweb

Entrance exams

The special music requirements are assessed through entrance exams. The content and organization of the entrance exam for performing music education in Norway varies from place to place. Familiarize yourself with the entrance exams at UiA when you apply here. The exams are divided according to educational level, field of study and main instrument.

Submission deadline 

1 February, 17:00 CET.

Applicants will receive an email with information about submitting materials for the entrance exam well in advance of the deadline. 

Invitation for Entrance exam

Week 4: Invitations to exams for the Master's degree will be sent by email. You must quickly confirm whether you will attend. 

Week 5-6: Invitations to exams for the Bachelor's degree will be sent by email. You must quickly confirm whether you will attend. 

Entrance exams are held

Week 7: Master in Popular Music and Master in Classical Music.

Week 10: Bachelor in Classical Music.

Aural skills and music theory

An aural skills and theory test will be administered on the same day as the entrance exam. See the below section for further details.

Aural skills and music theory

Only candidates who advance to the physical second round will take the theory and aural skills test. This test will be administered on the same day as your performance audition. You will receive additional information if you proceed to round 2. 

During the entrance examination, you will use your own PC/Mac with headphones, and you may work at a pace that suits you within the allotted 1.5 hours. You will be informed of the required equipment. You will also receive a link to a demonstration test, allowing you to practice in advance and become familiar with the task types. This is highly recommended!

The entrance exam is designed to ensure that all students possess the knowledge and skills required to meet the minimum standards necessary for following instruction in the mandatory support courses. 

The following components are included in the digital test:

Melody:

• Treble and bass clef
• The circle of fifths
• Hearing/reading/writing intervals
• Identifying major/minor in musical examples
• Melodic sight‑reading (selecting the correct notation alternative)
• Melodic correction

Harmony:

• Parallel keys
• Identifying basic chords from notation and audio examples: triads, seventh chords, chord inversions, and root tones - using either chord symbols or functional/scale‑degree analysis
• Identifying short chord progressions from audio examples using functional or scale‑degree analysis (primary and secondary triads in root position and inversion, including suspensions)

Rhythm:

• Rhythmic reading (choosing the correct notation or audio alternative)
• Rhythmic dictation
• Rhythmic correction
• Determining time signatures from audio or notated examples
• Adding barlines

Application deadlines and results

Application period 1 November - 15 December

• One-year programme in Live Electronics
• Bachelor in Classical Music Perfomance
• Bachelor in Electronic Music
• Master in Classical Music Perfomance
• Master in Popular Music Performance
• Master in Popular Music - Music Business Management

Application period 1 February - 15 April (EU/EEA)

• One-year programme in Live Electronics
• Master in Popular Music - Music Business Management

Results published in February/March

• Bachelor in Classical Music Perfomance
• Bachelor in Electronic Music
• Master in Popular Music Performance
• Master in Classical Music Perfomance

Results published 1 June

• One-year programme in Live Electronics
• Master in Popular Music - Music Business Management

Results published 10 July

• Applications that cannot be processed before 1 June will be transferred to this date.