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Application and admission

Application and admission

As well as being musical, are you curious, enterprising, communicative and reflective? If so, the Tailor-Made BA Music in Education in Zwolle will suit you. In this course, ArtEZ trains musicians who will inspire and drive others. Depending on your previous education, admission requirements may vary.

Admission requirements Tailor-Made BA Music in Education

The abridged part-time Tailor-Made BA Music in Education course is intended for students who want to develop their craft based on enthusiasm. Would you like to apply for the course? Then please take the following admission requirements into account:

  • you have a bachelor degree in Music, Music Therapy or General Musical Education, or you have completed a teacher training course in a different subject than music;
  • language requirements apply to this course;
  • you must take and pass an assessment.  

Application

You can do admission at two times:
Admission in April: apply before March 1
Admission in June: apply before 1 June
Applications received after 1 June will be viewed individually and is possible.

After you have applied via Studielink, you will receive an e-mail from the Student Affairs department at ArtEZ.
In addition, the degree programme course will send you an e-mail with information about the admission procedure and the date on which you are expected at the academy of music.

Apply directly with Studielink

Admissions procedure

After applying, you will receive an e-mail from the course asking you to provide a portfolio showing your competencies. This portfolio is the basis for the assessment interview, which is conducted by a committee.

  • If you do not have a conservatory degree, you will take a also a theoretical, an instrumental and a vocal admission. The instrumental and a vocal admission consists of:
    - Four instrumental pieces, performed on your principal instrument. The pieces should differ in style, character and expression.
    - Four pieces through which you showcase your singing voice. For example, consider a pop song, musical song, classical song, children's song or jazz standard. These songs should also differ in style, character and expression. You will accompany yourself on a chord instrument.
    - If you play another instrument in addition to your program, you may incorporate that into your program. And if you have written your own piece of music, we would love to hear it. 

    The music theory entrance exam consists of:
    - Singing intervals and major & minor scale figures
    - Naming notated triads and quadruples and a number of scales.
    - Performing a number of rhythms in different time signatures.
    - Naming a number of intervals and triads that you hear.
    - Noting a number of short melodic and rhythmic dictations.

    You have knowledge of general music theory terms from Nelleke B. (2002). Simple general music theory (9th ed.). Chapters 1, 2, 8 to 11, 18 to 21 or Pinkersterboer H. (2019). Tipbook of music on paper: basic theory (13th revised edition). Chapters: 2 to 4, 5, 10 to 13.

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  • After the assessment and possible entrance exam, the admissions committee will advise the Exam Board of ArtEZ Academy of Music. This committee checks that the procedure has been followed correctly and ultimately decides whether you will be admitted. You will receive the result in writing. If you qualify for admission, we will invite you to an interview about exemptions and the curriculum.

    Admission to the Tailor-Made BA Music in Education is only valid for the location (ArtEZ Academy of Music in Zwolle) for which you applied. Admission is only valid for the academic year following the entrance exam. If you wish to start a year later, you can submit a written request to the Exam Board to retain the results for the period of one year.

    If you do not agree with a negative result due to the procedure followed, you may lodge an objection with the Exam Board against the result.

Fully prepared for the entrance exam

  • Do you want to prepare for the entrance exam? If so, come to the open day or study try out weeks. This will give you a good idea of your level and options. You can also discuss the programme elements for a possible entrance exam. Study try outs are always possible in consultation with the coordinator. Request a class by e-mail, stating Music in Education.

  • Through the Intensive course in music theory and aural skills, you can prepare for the theoretical part of the entrance exam.

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