Application and admission
Application and admissionArtEZ is looking for musicians who want to inspire others and help them develop. Do you like music and play one or more instruments? And are you also interested in music technology and digitisation of education? Then sign up for the Music in Education course in Enschede.
If you are considering taking the Music in Education course, a visit to the ArtEZ finals, in which final exam students demonstrate their work, or to the music production (in May/June) is highly recommended. You can also visit the annual open day or sign up for an orientation day.
For the entrance examination, you prepare the following:
Entrance examination
At ArtEZ we already have the final goal in mind at the time of the entrance examination: to deliver the best music teachers. Of course for the profession of music teacher you have to be musical, have a fairly good voice, play one or more instruments and be able to accompany yourself on a chord instrument. But we do not train you to be an artist. It is all about having sufficient basic qualities to be able to develop to the desired level during your training to be able to teach music in a meaningful way. The entrance examination takes place on one day. We test:
- Your ability to develop your musical skills;
- The quality and development potential of your singing and speaking voice; • Your ability to come up with a musical assignment and offer it to a group; • Your ability to interact with a group. Are you a pleasant leader? Do you have an eye for the participants' qualities? How communicative are you? At the beginning of the day you hand over the following to the committee:
- The detailed musical group assignment;
- The programme with the prepared instrumental pieces and songs and the sheet music.
The entrance examination consists of:
Entrance examination dates
Dates entrance exams 2023:
- Saturday 4 February
- Saturday 11 March
- Saturday April 15
- Saturday 13 May
- Saturday 03 June
Result and validity
After the entrance examination, the admission committee advises the ArtEZ Academy of Music's Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners checks that the procedure was followed properly and ultimately determines whether you are to be admitted. The result will be communicated to you in writing.
A positive admission result is only valid for the course you applied for. Admission or rejection for the Music in Education course is binding for both ArtEZ locations (Enschede and Zwolle). The admission is only valid for the academic year directly following the entrance examination. Should you wish to start one year later, you can submit a written request to the Board of Examiners to prolong the validity of the results for a period of one year.
If you do not agree with the negative result because of the procedure followed, you can lodge a complaint with the Board of Examiners.
Optimally prepared for the entrance examination
If you wish to prepare for the entrance examination, come to the open day on the third Saturday in November. You can do an admission test. In addition, you can choose from one of the preparatory courses at ArtEZ Connected. This will increase your chances of being admitted to the ArtEZ Academy of Music in Enschede. You can choose between an all-inclusive preparatory course, an external preparatory course at one of our partner schools, an online preparatory course and a crash course in music theory.