Wind, Brass & Percussion Auditions

• Prepare the required items for your instrument, as listed in the attachment below.
• One work must be accompanied; a pianist will be provided for London auditions, and a short warm-up period will be available.
• The audition will comprise sight-reading, a coached session on a prepared work, and an interview with a senior member of the Wind, Brass and Percussion faculty.
• Candidates applying for the BMus (Percussion) programme will also take part in a percussion ensemble workshop, which may include elements of West African drumming. 

Candidates should present video recordings of all items listed under the ‘live auditions’ section above. Please play one piece with accompaniment, if possible. 

Applicants who are successful at this stage will be invited to an online audition with the panel. This will include a short, coached session, based on one or more of the submitted works, and an interview with a senior member of the Wind, Brass and Percussion faculty.

• Prepare a programme of two works, including the set piece and a contrasting piece, demonstrating an advanced level of technical and musical accomplishment. Please note: Recorder, Saxophone, and Timpani and Percussion requirements are different from above, and are indicated separately in the document below.
• At least one work must be performed with accompaniment; a pianist will be provided for London auditions, and a short warm-up period will be available.
• Candidates must also prepare the orchestral excerpts specified below.
• The audition will include a performance of the prepared programme, a short, coached session with a panel member, and an interview with a senior member of the Wind, Brass and Percussion faculty. 

• Candidates should present video recordings of all items listed under the ‘live auditions’ section above. Please play one piece with accompaniment, if possible.
• Candidates must also prepare the orchestral excerpts specified below.
• Applicants who are successful at this stage will be invited to an online audition. This will comprise a short, coached session, based on one or more of the submitted works or excerpts (performed unaccompanied), and an interview with a senior member of the Wind, Brass and Percussion faculty. 

Live Auditions

• Candidates should prepare a substantial programme of contrasting works demonstrating a high level of technical command, musical understanding and artistic individuality, duration 25-40 minutes.
• At least one work must be performed with accompaniment; a pianist will be provided for London auditions, and a short warm-up period will be available.
• The audition will include a performance of the prepared programme, a short, coached session with a panel member, and an interview with a senior member of the Wind, Brass and Percussion faculty. 

Recorded Auditions

• Candidates should submit a recorded audition comprising three contrasting works of solo repertoire, with a total duration of approximately 25–40 minutes.
• Where appropriate, at least one work should be performed with accompaniment.
• Following initial review, the panel may request additional recordings of orchestral excerpts, as outlined in the MMus/MPerf audition requirements.
• Applicants who are successful at this stage may be invited to an online audition. This will comprise a short, coached session, based on one or more of the submitted works or excerpts (performed unaccompanied), and an interview with a senior member of the Wind, Brass and Percussion faculty. 

Applicants who are successful at this stage will progress to a second stage of consideration by the Advanced Artist Diploma panel. 

The second stage review is a cross-disciplinary panel of senior musical staff. If you are successful in the first stage, the panel will review your artistic CV and video recorded performances (made within the last year).

CV

All candidates must upload their artistic CV in the ‘supporting information’ section of the application form. 

Video recordings

If you are attending the first stage audition in person you should upload a list of links to your video recorded performances (on a freely available streaming service such as YouTube) on a Word/pdf document in the ‘supporting information’ section of the application form.

If you submit a recorded first stage audition, we will use the first stage audition recordings already provided for this purpose.  

If you are successful at the first two stages, you will be required to submit a ‘Context and Development Plan’ (CDP) as a condition of your offer. Details about the CDP are found below.