Master of Music

Admission

• 1. Home assignment

  The home assignment consists of two parts.
  
  1. Motivation
  The motivation is a fillable PDF. Use of this file is mandatory; it is formed into a study plan at the start.
  
  In the motivation you describe your technical and creative skills, your contextual focus and your research and development skills. You will do this based on the four competencies we describe in the document. Together, this will give us insight into your development as a musician in recent years, and tell us how you wish to use your master course for your professional development.
  
  You can fill out the pdf file digitally. Download the Motivation (pdf) and after completing this questionnaire save the document. Use as file name: last name.motivation.pdf
  
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  In your Curriculum Vitae you mention your personal details, relevant studies and work experiences. Save the document in a PDF file. Use as file name: last name.cv.pdf

  
  Deadline home assignment
  We kindly ask you to submit your home assignment before the upload deadline mentioned in the email you received from us. If you have not uploaded your home assingment before the deadline, we will conclude that you do no longer want to partake in the admission and your entrance examination will end.
  
  Please note: have you applied for the Master of Music Composition course at HKU? Click HERE for the information about your admission.

• 2. Practical entrance examination

  The practice admissions will take place between 30 March and 10 April 2026. You will receive an e-mail no later than 16 March 2026 with more information about the practical entrance examination.

  Exception Carillon
  The practical entrance exam for the Carillon will take place in June 2026. The candidates who have apply for this instrument will receive a separate invitation for the practical entrance exam.

  For this exam we ask you to prepare a few entrance assignments.
  
  Below the Master assignments.
  Requirements Master of Music (pdf)