Application and admission
Application and admissionIf you want to enrol in the bachelor's course Composition for Film and Theatre, the first step is to apply for auditions. Learn about the process step by step and what to expect. You'll also find important dates, deadlines, and useful tips to prepare yourself.
Applying for admission
It is no longer possible to apply for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Important dates and deadlines
The auditions for admission to the 2025/2026 academic year have now closed.
Preparing for an audition
There are several options which might help you prepare for your entrance exam.
- The ArtEZ Composition for Film and Theatre Preparatory Course.
- ArtEZ also offers a theory crash course, which prepares you for the theory tests of any of the entrance exams for Music Bachelor programmes that are offered by ArtEZ.
- There are also various courses in the Netherlands and elsewhere which offer training in composition for mixed media.
“You don’t have to know where you’re going already. Let us join you in your journey to become the composer you want to be.”
Admission requirements
To be eligible to be admitted to the ArtEZ CFT bachelor's programme you must meet the following criteria:
- have a VWO (pre-university education), HAVO (senior general secondary education), MBO level 4 (senior secondary vocational education and training) or foreign equivalent level of education;
- meet the language requirements for an English-language bachelor's course;
- have passed the entrance examination (audition and theory exam).
General Music Theory
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Start training your auditory and notation skills, your ability to sing from sheet music and read/write rhythms, and your harmonic ear well ahead of time. Also train your knowledge of general music theory.
Did you know that ArtEZ offers a crash course in music theory? Click here to learn more.
Entrance examination
During the entrance exam your chances of successfully completing the course are evaluated. The exam consists of three parts, which are administered separately:
- a pre-selection,
- an audition and
- a general theory exam.