UK applicants to certain courses at Leeds Conservatoire will need to audition, interview or submit a portfolio of work. Auditions for Clearing 2020 applicants will take place online. Further information can be found in our Clearing Guide.
What you will need to prepare for your audition/interview/portfolio will depend on the course you apply for. We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
In the meantime, you can look at our 2020 entry guides to give you an idea of what we might ask you to do.
Due to current social distancing guidelines, we are asking all of our applicants to submit their audition materials online this year, rather than attend an audition in-person.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our Classical courses at Leeds Conservatoire.
Due to current social distancing guidelines, we are asking all of our applicants to submit their audition materials online this year, rather than attend an audition in-person.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our Jazz courses at Leeds Conservatoire.
Acting applicants will need to audition.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Actor Musician applicants will need to audition.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Music Theatre applicants will need to audition.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Classical applicants will need to audition.
Applicants combining Classical with another pathway may also need to prepare a portfolio.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Film Music applicants will need to submit a portfolio.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our portfolio and interview experience for 2021 entry applicants. This may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Folk Music applicants will need to audition.
Applicants combining Folk with another pathway may also need to prepare a portfolio.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Jazz applicants will need to audition.
Applicants combining Jazz with another pathway may also need to prepare a portfolio.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Business applicants will be assessed by UCAS application. If it is not possible to make a decision based on the application then the applicant will be invited to submit a portfolio for assessment.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our portfolio and interview experience for 2021 entry applicants. This may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Production applicants will be asked to submit a portfolio for assessment.
Applicants combining Production with another genre will also need to submit additional recorded audition material.
Foundation Degree (FdA) in Music Production
Applicants will be assessed by UCAS application. Some applicants may be invited to submit a portfolio for assessment.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our portfolio and interview experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Popular Music applicants will need to audition.
Applicants combining Popular Music with another pathway may also need to prepare a portfolio.
Please see the below Audition Guide for more information.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Songwriting applicants will need to audition.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
Audition fees are no longer be charged for any undergraduate or postgraduate course at Leeds Conservatoire.
If you are invited to attend your audition in person, and you are from a household with an income of less than £25,000, and would like to apply for a refund of your travel costs, please download further information and an application form here.
Please note: travel cost refunds apply to UK residents who have already applied, and have attended an audition in person at Leeds Conservatoire, not to those attending locally based workshops/masterclasses or pre-application auditions.
International Applicants
Guides for International Students can be found on our International How To Apply page.
We are currently working with our programme and admissions teams to develop our audition/interview experience for 2021 entry applicants. Your audition/interview may take place online or in-person, but we will provide full guidance for you in due course.
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