Music Applicants 2012

Hard for us to have an opinion, not having heard you play

hehe, fair enough :P I just meant does anyone think it's any good or bad because I applied for the junior departments in both this year but they rejected me >_>'

Did they give you any feedback?

They used to audition everyone who applied. I think that's still the case. So if you're willing to pay the money involved and want a shot, then why not go for it!

hehe, fair enough :P I just meant does anyone think it's any good or bad because I applied for the junior departments in both this year but they rejected me >_>'

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Also on a completely different note TLG, have you finished your masters yet? What's your plan afterwards...PhD?

Hope things are good with you

Just reading for my dissertation which has to be in by 30th August! This is basically me atm =

Plan is to eventually do a PhD but to take some time away from academia to get my health together (it's in a poor state atm) and to earn some money to self-fund a PhD. Have been applying for various internships and jobs to start in September so will just see what comes of that, really

Haha! That's a bit like me at the moment with A2 exams...got Geog on Wed and Biology AND Music on Friday! 9hcvurnjf

Ah, hope you feel better soon Good luck with the job hunting! Are you applying for music-specific jobs or just anything that comes up??

Thanks! Am applying for a variety of things, some music-based and some not. Like I've applied for internships at some charities like CAFOD, as well as the BBC. That stuff was all non-musical. Whereas an administrative post has just come up on a big research project in Oxford's Music Faculty, so I'm applying for that

Thanks! Am applying for a variety of things, some music-based and some not. Like I've applied for internships at some charities like CAFOD, as well as the BBC. That stuff was all non-musical. Whereas an administrative post has just come up on a big research project in Oxford's Music Faculty, so I'm applying for that

That all sounds pretty cool Hope you get one of them!

Sounds very exciting! Good luck!

Did they give you any feedback?

They used to audition everyone who applied. I think that's still the case. So if you're willing to pay the money involved and want a shot, then why not go for it!

Yep. Everybody who applies gets an audition.




What instrument/voice are you applying for? Also remember the RAM has an entrance exam and the deadline for applications for both RAM and RCM (and all other music colleges; Trinity Laban, Guildhall, RWCMD, RNCM, Birmingham Conservatoire, RCS) is October 1st.

Thanks! Am applying for a variety of things, some music-based and some not. Like I've applied for internships at some charities like CAFOD, as well as the BBC. That stuff was all non-musical. Whereas an administrative post has just come up on a big research project in Oxford's Music Faculty, so I'm applying for that

I'd say it's definitely worth looking ahead. I think there are a number of things you should consider including location, course content and modules, student satisfaction, rep of the uni and grades required. I've just finished my AS levels and am going to apply for music at Oxford, King's College London, maybe Manchester, as well as RWCMD, trinity, and maybe RNCM.

I think it's really important to decide whether you want the emphasis to be on the academic study of music or practical music performance. In my opinion Oxford offers greater performance opportunities in the modules you can choose throughout the course than Cambridge. In addition, many oxbridge music students get instrumental lessons at conservatoires.
Many music applicants apply through UCAS where you have 5 choices, and CUKAS where you have 6, and see where you get offers from!

Definitely go to the places and look around, read prospectuses, go to open days. Joint course between RNCM and manchester looks crazy hard to get onto but you get the uni experience and academic degree, whilst also getting world class instrumental tuition.

One more thing to bear in mind is that music is a tough world to make money in... even if you don't think oxbridge is necessarily suited to you, having such a respected degree can only help your career prospects. If you CAN get in, then by all means do it! Many graduates go on to do post grad courses at conservatoires, or get great jobs. But don't do something you won't enjoy...

I've actually read on the Goldsmiths forum that they are quite lenient with grades, and care more about your personal statement, reference and whether you're really passionate about the course, particularly with an arts subject like music. You say you weren't in the best of places - are your school aware of that? Might it be worth calling Goldsmiths to enquire, or have your school contact them? I was in a similar situation last year and although I've withdrawn my ucas application now (to apply for music this year!), my school specifically mentioned in my reference that I'd been having a hard time and as a result (I presume) some of my offers were lower than the 'typical offers' listed in the prospectus.
tl;dr - I'd say your first point of call is definitely to contact Goldsmiths and consider your other options afterwards depending on what they say. Hope this helped somewhat

You're not the only one scared about Friday, Jack - I'm just wishing OCR to be very nice!

I'd definitely go with what Rainshine says - contact Goldsmiths and they might be able to sort out something due to circumstances and the like; personally I wouldn't leave it to just see what happens. What have you got to lose anyway just by asking?

Considering you got to Leeds/LIPA audition stages you've pretty much summed up for yourself that you probably are too good for Salford, don't feel like you HAVE to go there just because if it's your only choice. Maybe have a look in Extra for courses that have still got places left and make a list just as a 'back up'?

Don't feel like you have to listen to anything I say but I hope this helped :L good luck for Friday too (here's hoping the question on Wagner isn't too nasty!!)

Hi everyone,

I was considering Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music as some of my uni options, I just wanted to know what your opinions on this are?

Thanks

If you're good enough then go for it!! But you'll have some very stiff competition so worth looking into other options too, and bear in mind it will basically be entirely performance based, so if you were hoping for academic stuff you might not get it so much. I had a tour around RCM, lovely location in London, but I personally didn't like it - There is little to see other than rows of practise rooms, made me feel claustrophobic and cut off. The piano corridor has two steinways in each room though which is pretty cool!!
The Royal schools of music do have a certain prestige about them, but there's no reason to discount other places too, places such as Trinity Laban have good employability rates... And check out who the tutors are in your instrument. I have a friend who is going to RWCMD in september on trumpet who decided against RCM because she didn't really like the brass department there.
I think look around and if you like it by all means apply! Just make sure you have a back up