Applicants to certain courses at Leeds Conservatoire will need to audition, interview or submit a portfolio of work. Audition fees are no longer charged for any undergraduate or postgraduate course at Leeds Conservatoire.
Audition and interview guides 2023 entry
Audition guides for 2023 entry will be available soon for all courses. If your course does not have a current 2023-entry audition guide listed, the 2022-entry guidance is provided below for reference.
Music
Business
All applicants will be invited to a short interview.
This guide will set out what you will need to prepare for your interview when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Business) at Leeds Conservatoire.
Classical
You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Classical) at Leeds Conservatoire.
Electronic Music Production
All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our BA (Hons) Music (Electronic Music Production) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.
Film Music
All applicants will be invited to submit a portfolio of material for assessment. You will then be invited to a short interview with our Film Music team.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our Film Music courses at Leeds Conservatoire.
Folk, Roots and Blues
You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Folk, Roots and Blues) at Leeds Conservatoire.
Jazz
You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Jazz) at Leeds Conservatoire.
Popular
You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Popular) at Leeds Conservatoire.
Production
All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our BA (Hons) Music (Production) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.
Songwriting
You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Songwriting) at Leeds Conservatoire.
Performing Arts
Acting
If you are successful after submitting materials online for Round 1, you will be invited to a Round 2 'in-person' recall audition (if you are UK based).
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Acting at Leeds Conservatoire.
Actor Musician
If you are successful after submitting materials online for Round 1, you will be invited to a Round 2 'in-person' recall audition (if you are UK based).
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Actor Musician at Leeds Conservatoire.
Musical Theatre
If you are successful after submitting materials online for Round 1, you will be invited to a Round 2 'in-person' recall audition (if you are UK based).
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Musical Theatre at Leeds Conservatoire.
Please note: Interviews and auditions may be recorded for the purposes of assessing applications.
Audition and interview guides 2022 entry (reference only)
Foundation Degrees (FdA Music Production & FdA Electronic Music Production)
Applicants will be assessed by UCAS application. Some applicants may be invited to submit a portfolio for assessment.
Help with Audition Travel Costs
In many cases, if you prefer to submit your audition online rather than attend in person, this is an option. However, we don't want travel costs to be a barrier to attending in person auditions at Leeds Conservatoire, so help is available for many applicants where finances are an issue.
For auditions held in person at Leeds Conservatoire, if you are a UK resident you can apply for a refund of your travel costs if you belong to the following backgrounds:
- Lower income households (income less than £25,000)
- Underrepresented Ethnically Diverse or Minoritized Communities
Please click here for further information and our application form to understand what support we can offer before deciding between in person or online auditions.
Please note: Travel cost refunds are for UK residents only and do not apply for locally based workshops/masterclasses or pre-application auditions. Help with travel costs is available specifically to assist applicants who have travel costs relating to their audition in person at Leeds Conservatoire and does not include overnight accommodation or anyone accompanying the auditionee.
International Applicants
A guide to applying for International Students can be found on our International How To Apply page.