Entrance Tests for Organ

When you apply to the Bachelor’s Programme in Classical Music, you need to take an entrance examination test. Here is everything you need to know to complete the test.

Application code: KMH-40000

Preparation

Make a repertoire list with the names of your prepared pieces for the entrance examination (including possible Test 2). Include your personal details and the programme, profile, and instrument for which you are applying. Your repertoire list should be in PDF format.

Test 1 – Digital audition

The first audition is digital. This test is a selection that determines which applicants will get to take the remaining tests.

Video och repertoire list should then be uploaded to KMH.

After the application deadline has passed, applicants who have submitted their application at universityadmissions.se External link, opens in new window. will receive instructions via email on how to upload their test to KMH. You are therefore encouraged to prepare Test 1 in advance, before receiving the email.

Instructions for the video recording

For your video to be admissible, you need to

• Provide proof of your identity by showing a photo ID card together with your face in the video. State the name of the piece you will perform and the test code.
• Perform your piece. Your face and your hands must be visible throughout the entire video. It should be easy to see both you and your instrument.
• Record your video in one single uninterrupted take. No clips or other edits are allowed.
• It is fine to make your video with a mobile phone, but make sure your setup allows you to record without too much room acoustic, distortion, or noise. All recordings should have good image quality with sharp focus and good light.
• Allowed formats are MP4 or MOV. Try to keep the file size around 500 MB if possible. Click here for a guide External link, opens in new window. on how to compress your video and reduce the file size.
  

If you do not follow these instructions, and we find that your video shows signs of modification, your audition may be disqualified from consideration.

Test code: LS 11.0 Uttagning klassisk musik/Audition Classical Music
Assessment: The test is qualifying, and the result is evaluated on a pass (1) or fail (0) basis. The jury assesses your technical skill and musical performance.

Your result will be notified by email. Passing applicants will proceed to the remaining tests.

Test 3 – Music theory test

This test is administered on the KMH campus and consists of three parts – music fundamentals, ear training, and harmony and arranging.

You need to pass all three parts. To pass this test, you need to

• Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of music fundamentals: note names, intervals, keys, time signatures, note values and rests, and chord analysis.
• Demonstrate foundational skills in ear training: music dictation (melody, harmony and rhythm).
• Demonstrate foundational skills in harmony and arranging: harmonic analysis (Roman numeral analysis or function analysis), voice leading, and writing a second instrumental part to a given melody.

The test in ear training and music fundamentals is conducted digitally in a computer room and you have a total of one hour. The test in harmony and arranging is written and conducted in another room, and you again get a total of one hour.

The music theory test is the same for three classical bachelor's programmes. That means you only take the music theory test once if you apply to more than one of the following programmes:

• the Bachelor’s Programme in Classical Music at Valhallavägen (application code KMH-40000)
• the Bachelor’s Programme in Classical Music at Edsberg (application code KMH-50000)
• the Bachelor’s Programme in Early Music (application code KMH-60000)

Test code: MT-prov/MT test
Test time: 2 hours
Assessment: The test is qualifying and a basis for selection. You can receive a maximum of 5 points. 1 point for each part of the test is required to pass. For this assessment, the criteria shown in the chart below apply.