Audition Guidelines

1.  All interested candidates should call up (Tel: +61 490852371) for interviews before any commencement of formal lessons.

2.  In the interview, beginning students (Grade 1 or below) are expected to :

• play two pieces from your own choices;
• recognize notes by using either solfege (Do, Re, Mi) or letter notation;
  
• sing as an echo of three short melodies; and
• clap the rhythm of three short passages
  
  

* Beginning students without music notation training are exempted for score-reading test. Reading and speaking tests would be conducted as a substitution.

 

3. In the interview, all transfer students (Grade 2-7) are expected to :

• play two contrasting pieces from your own choices;
• play scales (octave apart in similar motion, chromatic scales and arpeggios) from your own choices;
• read a short passage of music by sight; and
• answer a few questions regarding general music history and theory

4. In the interview, all transfer students (Grade 8 or above) are expected to :

• play two contrasting pieces from your own choices (Time limit: 30 minutes);
• play scales (octave apart in similar & contrary motion motion, scales in 3rd & 6th apart, chromatic scales and arpeggios, dominant & diminished 7ths) from your own choices;
• read a short passage of music by sight; and
• answer a few questions regarding general music history and theory

5. The interview will be lasted for 30-45mins.

 

6. Successful candidates will receive their results in three days.