Practical admission HKU Utrechts Conservatorium Bachelor of Music

On this page, you will find all the information about scheduling an appointment for your practical admission for a program at HKU Utrechts Conservatorium. You will also find practical information and tips.

Scheduling an Appointment

• Click on the 'Plan your exam' button.
• Log in using the same email address and password that you used to create the UC upload tool.
• Choose the program and instrument for which you will be doing the practical admission, and click on 'search'. Please note; if you are going to schedule an appointment for the Jazz &Pop course, after you have chosen your instrument, choose with HKU rhytm section or without HKU rhythm section and then click on 'search'
• Then, you will see all the available dates and times that you can still choose from. Please note that all time slots are based on the Dutch time zone.
• Choose your preferred date and time and click on 'subscribe'.
• You have now scheduled an appointment, and you should have received a confirmation email at your email address.

Rescheduling an Appointment

You can reschedule your appointment yourself. You can do this by following the steps below:

• Click on the 'Plan your exam' button.
• Log in using the same email address and password that you used to create the UC upload tool.
• You will now see your scheduled appointment.
• Select 'Unsubscribe', and your appointment will be canceled.

Forgot Your Password

If you have forgotten your password, select "Forgot my password" when logging in. You will receive instructions on how to create a new password at your email address.

Points of Attention

• For each admission, you can only schedule one appointment.
• If you are applying for admission in multiple programs, you must schedule a separate date for each instrument.
• If you are applying for admission in the Jazz & Pop program and will use HKU Combo, make sure to choose the correct date and time where HKU Combo is available.

• 09:00 with HKU-rhythm section = time with an HKU-rhythm section (HKU will arrange a band)
• 09:30 without HKU-rhythm section = time without HKU-rhythm section (you will arrange your own band)

Location and Time of Practical Admission

On the day of the practical admission, confirm your attendance at the Service Desk at Mariaplaats 28 in Utrecht at least 30 minutes before your exam. There, you will receive the room number for your exam and for the rehearsal room where you can prepare 20 minutes before the exam.

Please note: the room where you can prepare and the room where your exam will take place can be different. Keep in mind that you may need to set up twice.

Preparing

Additional information practical audition Jazz & Pop

• The following instruments are present at the practical auditions:
  • Bass amplifier
  • Guitar amplifier
  • A small PA-set with inputs for all relevant electronica
  • Piano (acoustic and / or electric),
  • Drum set - bring your own cymbals, felts, clutch, etc.,
• If you use HKU-rhythm section, bring sheet music in triplicate.
• The HKU-rhythm section always consists of melodic and rhythmic instruments. When you audition for a melodic instrument yourself, the ensemble is supplemented with rhythmic instruments.
• It is not possible to practice with the HKU-rhythm section musicians in advance. They are talented musicians who can play the music you provide directly.

Additional information practical audition Classical

• A HKU pianist is present to accompany you at the practical audition.
• Please note: if you make use of an HKU pianist, there is no opportunity to prepare with the HKU pianist.
• You may also bring your own pianist. Please note: submit your repertoire anyway and indicate that you will bring your own accompaniment (select the option 'No, I will bring my own accompanist').
• Submit your repertoire no later than 16 March using the 'Submit repertoire' button so that the accompanying musician(s) know what you'll playing and can become familiar with it. Pleae note: you don't need to upload sheet music.
• Are you applying for Piano, Choral Conducting, or Composition, you don't have to submit your repertoire.
• Bring your printed sheet music with you during your admission.

Questions

Please check if the answer to your question is listed under FAQ, under the category 'Admission'.

If you have any other questions, please contact HKU Student Affairs by e-mail via sz@hku.nl or phone +31 (0)30 2091540.030-2091540.