Your audition will take place in two parts. Initially you should submit a folio of your compositions. If we are satisfied with the quality of your folio, we will then conduct an interview with you.
Your Folio
Your composition folio should include two original, contrasting creative musical works. The two works need not adhere to any specific compositional style or genre, but should demonstrate a creative, exploratory approach to music and ideally demonstrate some familiarity with both Western musical notation and electronic music production. Not everyone is afforded the same opportunity in their music education, so even if you lack experience in one of these areas, we encourage you to demonstrate what you can do. We value creativity, experimentation and potential over previous experience. The total duration of the two submitted works should not exceed 10 minutes.
The contrasting works can be created with music notation software, or by hand, for notated works or a digital audio workstation (Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Garage Band or similar) for studio-based works. Prospective students are expected to have some familiarity with traditional notation practice and basic tools of music technology.
Applicants submit either audio recordings (small compressed audio files only, including MP3 or M4A) PDFs of music scores, or a combination of both. PDFs of music scores should be submitted together with a recording of the notated work, either as Audio Export from the notation program or, if possible, as a live recording with human performers.
Do not submit notation program files, such as Sibelius, Finale or MuseScore files. These must be exported as a PDF. Please include your full name within the file name for each file your folio.
Instructions on how to submit your composition folio will be emailed to you. Once submitted, your folio will be considered by a panel of academic staff, and follow-up interviews with successful applicants will be confirmed via email.
Interview
Following the submission of your folio, successful applicants will be required to attend a short interview. The purpose of this interview is to get to know you a little and to determine whether the CMT program is suitable for you. It is also an opportunity for you to ask questions of us.
Interviews are by invitation only. You will receive an email if you are required to attend.
