Auditions in P R China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea & Taiwan

Print ALL pages; the audition centre coordinator must receive Pages 1-6 and the Data Monitoring Form. Send the Music Reference and General Reference forms to your two referees.
Please consult the enclosed 'Notes for Guidance' (page 10) for assistance with completing this form.

Application for Admission in September 2013

PHOTOGRAPH Please glue a recent passport-style photograph of yourself in this space

1. Personal Details (please write clearly in CAPITAL LETTERS)

Title (Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss): ______ Family name _________________________________________

Forenames/Given names: __________________________________________________________ Date of birth: (day/month/year) ________________ Nationality: _____________________________ Age on 1 September 2013 ________ Country of Domicile (where you currently live): _______________________________

Mobile Telephone ___________________________________ E-mail_________________________________________ Please include the International Dialling Code for your country when you give your telephone numbers Permanent Home Address: Correspondence Address (if different to permanent address): __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ City _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ City ___________________________________________ Postcode/Zipcode Country _______________________________

Postcode/Zipcode ___________________________________ Country _________________________________________

______________________________________

Landline Telephone __________________________________

Landline Telephone ___________________________________

2. Application Details
Study Code
(for example: SGS - see list in 'Notes for Guidance')

Please complete Part A and Part B.

A: Principal Study If you also wish to be auditioned in another Principal Study, you must complete another application form. Principal Study Name (for example: Soprano):
________________________________________________

B: Programme of Study see www.ram.ac.uk/programmes-of-study: Bachelor of Music (BMus) Year 1

Year 2

Please note: we cannot audition you for Opera, Jazz, Percussion, Conducting, Choral Conducting, Musical Theatre, Repetiteur or Research Degree Programmes in the East Asia audition centres.

Year 3 (transfer into Year 2 or 3 is only for students already following a music degree programme)

Undergraduate Year Abroad [study dates from ___ / _____ to ___ / _____ ] if you are currently in year 2 of a Bachelor degree in Music

Master of Arts (MA): please indicate if you prefer the

intensive 1-year study option or the

standard 2-year study option standard 2-year study option

Master of Music (MMus): please indicate if you prefer the

intensive 1-year study option or the

All MMus candidates: You must include two pieces of music-related written work (1000-2000 words). www/ram.ac.uk/mmus-written-requirements

MMus Performers (instrumentalists or singers): please also indicate which option you prefer:
Concert Project option, for which you must also prepare a Concert Proposal, or Performance & Research option, for which you must also prepare a Research Project Proposal

MMus Composers Send your portfolio of compositions, with recordings if available, to the Academy's Registry to arrive by 1 October

3. Audition Venue
Centre: BEIJING (CB) GUANGZHOU (CG) SHANGHAI (CS) HONG KONG (AH) MALAYSIA (AM) SEOUL (AK) SINGAPORE (AS) TAIPEI (AT) TOKYO (AJ) FOR OFFICE USE
Music.Ref Gen.Ref

Please tick the box next to your choice of audition centre, and return this form by post to the centre coordinator. The coordinators' postal addresses are in the 'Notes for Guidance', see page 10 of this document. Coordinator: Professor Su Zhen Professor Su Zhen Professor Su Zhen Warren Lee Lim Yean Hwee Dr Jae Eun Shin Lim Yean Hwee Miss Aki Lin Mrs Yoko Takamoto Contact: email: china.auditions@ram.ac.uk email: china.auditions@ram.ac.uk email: china.auditions@ram.ac.uk email: hongkongauditions@ram.ac.uk email: singapore.auditions@ram.ac.uk email: korea.auditions@ram.ac.uk email: singapore.auditions@ram.ac.uk email: taiwan.auditions@ram.ac.uk email: japan.auditions@ram.ac.uk Information page: www.ram.ac.uk/china www.ram.ac.uk/china www.ram.ac.uk/china www.ram.ac.uk/hongkong www.ram.ac.uk/malaysia www.ram.ac.uk/korea www.ram.ac.uk/singapore www.ram.ac.uk/taiwan www.ram.ac.uk/japan

EA/D
Med Student ID Code Fee Status BO PC Offer MA O 1yr MA 0 2yr MO C YB MO P YI other Sent

4. English Language and Finance

ENGLISH LANGUAGE: 4A. What is your first language? _______________________ If this is English, go to Question 4B.

If this is not English, please indicate your current skill level in English: Spoken English: Written English: Fluent Fluent Good Good Moderate Moderate Limited Limited

If you have taken an IELTS or Pearson academic test, please tell us the overall score: _____ and the test date: __________ The minimum overall scores (Academic test) required for matriculation are: BMus: MA: MMus: IELTS 5.5 6.0 7.0 Pearson 51 58 (Vocal Studies - you must get IELTS 6.0/Pearson 58 in the Listening & Speaking tests) 70

You must provide the Academy with an English Language test result no later than 1 May 2013. You must book a test for a date in March 2013 or earlier, and we recommend that you contact your nearest test centre immediately to do this because the tests are very popular. You must tell the centre to send the result directly to us through their electronic result service. To get a UK student visa, you need to reach IELTS 5.5 or Pearson 59 in each part of the test (Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking). 4B. Are you familiar with any other languages? 4C. Have you applied to the Academy before? 4D. Who advised you to apply this time? _____________________________________________________________ Yes / No _____________________________________________________________ Details: _________________________________ Details: _________________________________

4E. Have you had a Consultation with an Academy Professor? Yes / No 4F. Have you applied to other conservatoires? Yes / No

FINANCE: 4F: Fee Status self-assessment (see www.ram.ac.uk/study/tuitionfees): Home (UK or EU) fees ELQ fees International fees

If there are documents which will affect your fee status assessment (for example, a passport stamp giving indefinite leave to remain in the UK, or your parents' passports proving their EU nationality), you must include photocopies with this application form. 4G: Who will pay for your tuition fees and living costs for the full duration of your programme of study?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Principal Study Information

For how many years have you studied?:_______ When did you begin studying with this teacher?: Previous teachers: Present Teacher: __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Give details of your most recent principal study music examination (ABRSM or Trinity/Guildhall). Please enclose a copy of the mark sheet if possible.
Instrument Exam Level or Grade Result: Mark or Percentage Examination Board Date

6. Keyboard Skills

B.Mus. and Year Abroad candidates only

If piano is not your principal study, please provide details of your most recent keyboard examination (if any).
Instrument Exam Level or Grade Result: Mark or Percentage Examination Board Date

What experience do you have of score-reading, harmonisation, transposition, improvisation etc?

7. Theoretical Studies

B.Mus. and Year Abroad candidates only

Yes No If Yes, for how long?

Have you studied Harmony, Music Theory, Analysis? Give full details of your most recent theory examination:

8. Personal Statement
Write your Personal Statement on a separate sheet of A4 paper and put your FULL NAME and INSTRUMENT at the top. Give details of your performing experience, music course membership, orchestral/chamber-music/operatic/conducting experience and general music interests. Also please tell us why you are applying for this programme of study at the Royal Academy of Music, what you hope to gain from it, and how it will help your career aspirations. I have included my Personal Statement: Yes No

9. Your Audition
Special Needs / Access requirements Have you a disability or a specific learning difficulty for which provision may be needed during your audition? If Yes, please give details here, or use a separate piece of paper: Yes No

_________________________________________________________________________________
Read the 'Notes for Guidance' which came with this application form, you can keep the notes. The reference forms must be sent to your two referees. Ask them to send the completed reference forms to the Royal Academy of Music, or return them to you so you can include them with this application form. Please complete the Data Monitoring Form, and include your Personal Statement. Send the application form, Personal Statement and Data Monitoring Form (and references, if you have them) to the contact address for the audition centre you have chosen in P R China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan. The audition dates for the East Asia centres will be publicised on www.ram.ac.uk You must bring your own accompanist if you need one for your audition. You will be contacted by the audition centre with the details of your audition time and date. BMus or Year-In candidates: you will be asked to do ear tests and keyboard tests during the audition. MMus candidates: you must prepare two pieces of written work (1000-2000 words) in English, and a Concert Proposal or a Research Project Proposal (see 'Notes for Guidance') and you must give these to the examiners at the audition. MMus composers: you must send your portfolio to the Registry at the Royal Academy of Music by 1 October 2012. Make sure you have understood our English Language entry requirements. You should book a test for a date in March 2013. See www.ram.ac.uk/english-language-requirements

10. Declaration
I consent to the Royal Academy of Music (the Academy) recording and processing the information about me given on this form. Furthermore, I understand that this information will only be used for administrative purposes and will form the basis of my student record if I am accepted at the Academy. This consent assumes that the Academy will comply with its duties and obligations under the Data Protection Act (1998). I declare that all the information provided in this application form and supporting documentation is correct, to the best of my knowledge. Signed: ____________________________________________________________________ Date: __________________ Signed by parent (if candidate is under 18):____________________________________________ Date: __________________

11. Education and Academic Background

Go to Page 6 and complete the Education section.

FOR ACADEMY USE ONLY [Undergraduate Interview/MKS]

CANDIDATE NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please indicate Fail / Pass / Exceed criteria for each of the following areas: Musical knowledge: Princ.Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Evidence of critical skills:

Repertoire knowledge and interests:

For Undergraduate candidates: please mark each section with an overall mark of A [high] B C or D [low] in the box, plus any comments as required.
Evidence/assessment of keyboard skills A/B/C/D:

Evidence/assessment of aural skills:

A/B/C/D:

1) Intervals 2) Rhythmic patterns and/or sightsinging or Pitching middle note, if time constraints prevent 1) & 2)

Not suitable for BMus Suitable for BMus with support training Suitable for BMus standard entry Excellent Please write any comments relating to anomalies, special needs, streaming implications etc.

PRINCIPAL STUDY REPORT - THIS PAGE IS FOR FOR ACADEMY USE ONLY
REPERTOIRE COMMENTS (please write a full report)

ALL CANDIDATES: AUDITION Mark A(+/-) Percentage %

ALL CANDIDATES: INTERVIEW Matriculation : Comments Age on 1 Sept Standard Early entry Under 18 Yes No Query

Eng. Language Excellent Satisfactory Inadequate

Panel Initials: Chair: _________ _________

Further comments (if any)

Confirmatory Marking: HoS Mark A(+/-) AND Percentage %

HoS initials

Further comments (if any)

Recommended PROGRAMME

LENGTH (yrs)

11. Education and Academic Background Please refer to the 'Notes for Guidance'
Current or most recent school/ college/university Full Postal Address: Date started: Completion date (actual or expected): Institution type: (university, state secondary school, independent school, conservatoire etc)

Main examinations or final qualification award/s already completed, or to be gained by September 2012 at the school/college/university detailed above: Subject title, or Major (Maths, French, Music etc) Qualification/Award name [BA, Maturita etc: in original language, with English translation if necessary) Date [Month/Year] Result (actual, or anticipated if known) [Pass, 2.i, B, Summa cum laude, etc]

Details of previous schools/colleges/universities from age 11, and major examinations taken: Name of school/college/university: Date entered (month & year) Date left (month & year) Type of institution (university, gymnasium, secondary school etc)

Subject title or Major

Qualification/Award name (in original language, with English translation if necessary)

Date of main final exam (Month/Year)

Final result: [Pass, 2.i, B, Summa cum laude, etc]

Name of school/college/university:

Date entered (month & year)

Date left (month & year)

Type of institution (university, gymnasium, secondary school etc)

Subject title or Major

Qualification/Award name

Date of main final exam (Month/Year)

Final result:

Please return the complete application form (Pages 1 to 6, Data Monitoring Form) to the contact address for your chosen audition centre. Do not send it to the Royal Academy of Music, except if you are auditioning in Hong Kong.

Data Monitoring Form

The Royal Academy of Music is required to collect certain personal information (in codified format) for statistical purposes and to fulfil governmental and other requirements. The Academy operates an Equal Opportunities policy which guarantees equal treatment for all candidates, and any information provided about physical or learning disabilities and ethnic origin will not prejudice your application. The sole criterion for entering the Academy is your suitability for advanced, specialist music training. Upon receipt, this form will be kept separate from your application form. All information provided is kept in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998).

1) Personal information
Surname: ______________________________ Forenames: _________________________________

Surname at age 16, if different to above: ___________________________________________________ Date of birth (day/month/year): _____________ Nationality group: UK EU Non-EU Gender: Male Female Other

Principal Study: __________________________________________ Study Code: ________________ Programme of Study: BMus MA MMus Year Abroad

2) Ethnic Origin

Please tick the box you feel most closely describes your ethnic origin (one box only). Asian or Asian British 31 Indian 32 Pakistani 33 Bangladeshi 34 Chinese 39 Other Asian background Black or Black British 21 Caribbean 22 African 29 Other Black background Please tick ONE box: 00 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 96 08 Mixed 41 White and Black Caribbean 42 White and Black African 43 White and Asian 49 Other mixed background White 10 White

Other ethnic origin 80 please specify: _________________ 98 Prefer not to say

3) Disability, access requirements or medical condition

No known disability A specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or AD(H)D: please specify: A social/communication impairment such as Aspergers syndrome/other autistic spectrum disorder: please specify: A long standing illness or health condition such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease, or epilepsy: please specify: A mental health condition, such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety disorder: please specify: A physical impairment or mobility issues, such as difficulty using arms or using a wheelchair or crutches: please specify: Deaf or a serious hearing impairment Blind or a serious visual impairment uncorrected by glasses A disability, impairment or medical condition that is not listed above: please specify: Two or more of the above: please specify:

UK nationals: If you are a UK national (or have settled status in the UK) and currently receive the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA), please tick this box: 7

General Reference
MARYLEBONE ROAD LONDON NW1 5HT U.K. e-mail: registry@ram.ac.uk tel: +44 (0)20 7873 7393

Candidates Name ____________________________________ Candidate's Principal Study _____________________________

Asia auditions
To the Headteacher/Tutor (or person well qualified to comment about applicant)
THIS REFERENCE MUST BE COMPLETED IN ENGLISH, OR AN AUTHORISED TRANSLATION MUST BE ATTACHED. Please let us have your opinion of this candidate's academic or personal qualities commenting, if possible, on the five points below. Please note that this reference will be held in accordance with the regulations governing the Data Protection Act (1998) and may be available for the candidate to see. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Suitability for further training with a view to entering the music profession General intelligence and powers of concentration Ability to write and speak English if this is not the candidate's first language Character and stamina to undertake rigorous study at the Royal Academy of Music Predicted school results UK A-level grades, if the candidate is taking these exams: Subject ___________________ Grade ____ (actual/predicted) Subject ___________________ Grade ____ (actual/predicted) Subject ___________________ Grade ____ (actual/predicted) Subject ___________________ Grade ____ (actual/predicted)

Signature Name: School/College (if applicable), and mailing address:

Date Referee's relationship to candidate : (for example, Teacher) Email:

Please return this form to the Registry at the Royal Academy of Music by 1st November 2012 or give it to the candidate for them to include with their application. Re:EA

Music Reference
MARYLEBONE ROAD LONDON NW1 5HT U.K. e-mail: registry@ram.ac.uk tel: +44 (0)20 7873 7393

Candidates Name ____________________________________ Candidate's Principal Study _____________________________

Asia auditions
To the candidate's Principal Study Teacher
THIS REFERENCE MUST BE COMPLETED IN ENGLISH, OR AN AUTHORISED TRANSLATION MUST BE ATTACHED. Please let us have your opinion of this candidate's academic or personal qualities commenting, if possible, on the two points below. Please note that this reference will be held in accordance with the regulations governing the Data Protection Act (1998) and may be available for the candidate to see. (a) (b) Musicality and standard of general musicianship Character and stamina to undertake rigorous study at the Royal Academy of Music

Signature Name:

Date Referee's relationship to candidate : (for example, Teacher) Email:

Address

Please return this form to the Registry at the Royal Academy of Music by 1st November 2012 or give it to the candidate for them to include with their application. Re:EA

GENERAL INFORMATION for entry in September 2013 Applications for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Year-In Programmes
Auditions in P R China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan

www.ram.ac.uk/auditions-in-asia

Notes for Guidance

Application form Please print the whole file, send the Music Reference and General Reference forms to your two referees, and keep these 'Notes for Guidance' for your own information. Complete Pages 1-3 and Page 6 as fully and as clearly as possible. Send the completed form (pages 1 to 6), with the Data Monitoring Form, your Personal Statement and your references (if you have them), to the contact address for your chosen audition centre by the centre's deadline. MMus candidates must also send their written work (see below). Composition candidates must sent their portfolio to the Registry, Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT with a photocopy of Page 1 of the application form, before 1st October 2012. BEIJING, GUANGZHOU or SHANGHAI Professor Su Zhen, Central Conservatory of Music, 43 Bao Jia Street, Beijing, P R China 1000431 T/F: +86 10 8796 5558; E: china.auditions@ram.ac.uk www.ram.ac.uk/china HONG KONG Warren Lee, 23/F, 11 Celestial Avenue, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong T: +852 5181 2108; E: hongkongauditions@ram.ac.uk www.ram.ac.uk/hongkong SEOUL Dr Jae Eun Shin, Seochoku, Banpodong 32-5, Hanyang APT #5-301, Seoul, Korea T: +82 10 9334 8749; E: korea.auditions@ram.ac.uk www.ram.ac.uk/korea SINGAPORE or MALAYSIA Lim Yean Hwee, Artists Academy, 217 East Coast Road, #02-01/ #02-02, Singapore 428915 T/F: +65 66591860 M: +65 98456226 E: singapore.auditions@ram.ac.uk www.ram.ac.uk/singapore www.ram.ac.uk/malaysia TAIPEI Miss Aki Lin, 8F-1, #181, Chang-an E. Road, Sec. 2, Taipei, Taiwan. T: +886 (0)2 2772 9432; F: +886 (0)2 2773 8834; E: taiwan.auditions@ram.ac.uk www.ram.ac.uk/taiwan TOKYO Mrs Yoko Takamoto, 65-1-203 Kamimaruko-tenjincho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 211-0007 Japan. T/F: +81 44 744 1687; E: japan.auditions@ram.ac.uk www.ram.ac.uk/japan Data Monitoring Form The Academy must ask all candidates for certain information for government and statistical purposes. The Data Monitoring form will be separated from your application papers and will have no influence on the result of your audition. Please complete all three sections (Personal information; Ethnic origin; Disability, special needs or medical condition) and send the completed form to the audition centre with your application form. References It is your responsibility to ask two separate referees to write a Music Reference and a General Reference. We suggest that you provide your referees with a stamped addressed envelope so they can post the completed reference to you or to the Royal Academy of Music. The references must be written by two different people, and we will not accept references from your family, other relatives or close friends. We need to have the original reference document with the referee's signature and date. Faxes or emails are not suitable as they cannot be authenticated. Word-processed references can be stapled to the Reference forms which should be completed and signed by the referee. Music Reference: This should normally be completed by someone who can write about your musical abilities, for example your current principal study teacher. General Reference: If you are still at school, this should normally be completed by your Head Teacher or other senior teacher. If you are at college or university, this should normally be completed by your tutor, but could also be from an employer. If you are applying for the MMus Programme, at least one of your referees should be able to comment on your academic abilities. References should be sent to the Royal Academy of Music by 1 November 2012, or you can include them with your application. All references must be in English; if your referee cannot write in English please include the original document and a translation. MMus and BMus Composition: Candidates must sent their portfolio before 1st October 2012 to the Registry, Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT, United Kingdom. Please include a photocopy of Page 1 of the application form. Master of Music (MMus) applications: If you are applying for MMus, you must include two pieces of academic written work on musical subjects, each should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words in length. Guidelines are on www.ram.ac.uk/mmus-written-requirements If English is not your first language, you must write these in English and not send translations. If we do not receive any written work, your application will be transferred to the Master of Arts programme. If the Admissions Board decides that the MMus is not suitable for you, you may be offered a place on the Master of Arts programme instead. Concert Project MMus: In addition to the two pieces of academic written work, send a Concert Project in which you describe your plans and aims for the proposed Concert Project, and should indicate what preparations and researches would be needed in order to make the project successful. Performance and Research MMus: In addition to the two pieces of academic written work, include a Research Project Proposal.

These notes are for you to keep.

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APPLICATION FORM INFORMATION

PAGE 1 1. Personal Details Please write your name in CAPITAL LETTERS, using the version shown in your passport. Correspondence Details Addresses: The Permanent (home) address is where you normally live when you are not studying, for example your parents' house. The Correspondence address is where you live during your current studies. Please note that the correspondence address will be used for your Result Letter, and the permanent address will be used for your fees invoice and for other postal communication from June to September 2013 unless we are notified otherwise. E-mail: You should only include an email address if it is one which you use regularly. Please write your email address clearly, differentiating between hyphens [ - ] and underscores [ _ ], and between 'l' (small L), 'I' (capital i) and '1' (one). Please email registry@ram.ac.uk immediately if there is a change in your address, email or telephone number. 2. Application Details Principal Study: You should only state the Principal Study in which you wish to be auditioned. If you wish to audition for more than one Principal Study you should complete a separate application form for each one. This list tells you the Study Code and Study Name. Write these clearly in the spaces indicated on the form. Some Principal Studies cannot be auditioned in PR China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan. These are listed in the right hand column. Code Name Orchestral Instruments FL Flute ______________________________________________ OB Oboe CL Clarinet Auditions for the following Principal Studies are only SX Saxophone held in London; they cannot be auditioned in the East Asia BN Bassoon centres. Please contact the Registry for details. HN Horn PC Timpani and Percussion TPT Trumpet TNT Tenor Trombone CC Choral Conducting TNB Bass Trombone OCM Organ & Church Music TU Tuba CON Conducting VN Violin MTH Musical Theatre VA Viola VC Cello PFR Repetiteur DB Double Bass Opera Keyboard SGSO Soprano - opera PF Piano SGMO Mezzo/Alto - opera PA Piano Accompaniment (MA or MMus only) SGCO Countertenor - opera ORG Organ (please contact the audition centre) SGTO Tenor - opera SGBO Bass - opera Historical Performance (please contact the audition centre) BQFL Baroque Flute All Jazz instruments BQRC Recorder BQOB Baroque Oboe BQCL Clarinet - classical If you want to audition for one of these Principal Studies, BQBN Baroque Bassoon you must apply for an audition in London. You will need BQVN Baroque Violin to apply through CUKAS: www.cukas.ac.uk BQVA Baroque Viola Details of the London auditions are on BQVC Baroque Cello www.ram.ac.uk/apply BQDB Baroque Double Bass/Violone BQLU Baroque Lute ______________________________________________ BQHS Harpsichord Vocal Studies (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) SGS Singing - Soprano SGM Singing - Mezzo/Alto SGC Singing - Countertenor SGT Singing - Tenor SGB Singing - Bass Other studies AC Classical Accordion GT Guitar HP Harp COM Composition (BMus, Year Abroad or MMus only) Programme of Study: Details of the programmes offered at the Academy can be found in the prospectus and www.ram.ac.uk/programmes-of study BMus degree: normal minimum age for entry is 18 years. Masters degree: normal minimum age for entry is 21 years, after completing a Bachelor degree.

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3. Audition Venue Please indicate clearly where you wish to audition by ticking the appropriate box. PAGE 2 4. English Language and Finance English Language Please include any recent English test certificates. If your English Language skills have not been examined please indicate your level of spoken and written English by ticking the appropriate boxes. If you are successful at audition, you must take an IELTS or Pearson Academic test if you have not already gained a test result which will allow you to join the Academy and get a UK visa. Please book a test for a date in March 2012, and ask the test centre to send the result directly to the Academy by 1 May 2013 using the electronic report system - it usually takes fourteen days for this to be done. English tests must be booked as early as possible because there is considerable demand. Do not

wait too long!

Choice of Teacher (Preferred Professor) The Academy takes great care over allocation of students to teachers. You are welcome to express a preference and and we will consider this when the allocations are made, but the decision is at the absolute discretion of the Principal and Head of Department and will take place in the summer of 2013. Finance This section is compulsory and you should give full details of how you propose to pay your tuition fees and living expenses for the total duration of your programme of study. Year Abroad programmes may not be eligible for external funding support, and are not eligible for our entrance scholarships. Start your search for funding before you audition - most funding sources have early deadlines. www.ram.ac.uk/scholarships Fee Status You can find further guidelines for annual tuition fees and fee status in the prospectus and on www.ram.ac.uk/fees Information for international students can also be found at www.ukcisa.org.uk Home (UK) and European Union (EU) Fees: 2013 entry Home/EU fees for degree programmes are subsidised by the UK government and are therefore lower than the standard (international) tuition fees. EU: European Union countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark {including Faroe Islands and Greenland}, Estonia, Finland {including Aland Islands}, France {including French Overseas Departments}, Germany {including Heligoland}, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands {including Antilles and Aruba), Poland, Portugal {including Madeira and Azores, excluding Macao}, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain {including Balearic Islands, the Canaries, Ceuta and Melilla}, Sweden, United Kingdom {including Gibraltar and Overseas Territories} EEA: The European Economic Area includes the countries of the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway {including Svalbard} and, in some cases for the purposes of fee status calculation, Switzerland. As a brief guide, you will be eligible to pay UK/EU fees if you fall into one of the following categories: UK Fees 1 You have 'settled' status in the UK on 1 September 2013, meaning that you are a British Citizen or have been granted leave to enter or remain in the UK for an indefinite period or you have a certificate of right of abode AND 2 on 1 September 2013 you have been ordinarily resident in the UK for a minimum of three years (temporary absence does not affect this) AND 3 your main purpose for being in the UK at any point over that three years was not full-time education. EU Fees 1 On 1 September 2013 there is an EU national in your family, this person must be you or a closely-related family member: your spouse or civil partner; your parent, grandparent etc or their spouse or civil partner (if you are under 21 years old or still dependent upon this person); your child/step-child/adopted child/direct descendant or their spouse or civil partner (if you are dependent on this person) AND 2 on 1 September 2013 you have been ordinarily resident in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland (or, if you are an EU national, in the relevant overseas territories) for a minimum of three years (temporary absence does not affect this) AND 3 your main purpose for being in the EEA or Switzerland (or, if you are an EU national, in the relevant overseas territories) at any point over that three years was not full-time education. Other Categories You may also be eligible for UK/EU fee status if, on 1 September 2013, you fall into one of the following categories: you are an EU national ordinarily resident in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for a minimum of three years, and were ordinarily resident in the EEA or Switzerland or relevant overseas territories immediately before this three year period you are a Swiss or an EEA national migrant worker or self-employed person ordinarily resident the UK or a relevant family member (see above) of such a person, and have been ordinarily resident in the EEA or Switzerland for a minimum of three years you are the child of a Swiss national, you are ordinarily resident in the UK and you have been ordinarily resident in the EEA or Switzerland for a minimum of three years you have been recognised as a refugee by the UK government and have remained ordinarily resident in the UK since then, or you have exceptional leave to enter or remain in the UK following the refusal of an asylum application, or are the spouse, civil partner or child/step-child/adopted child of such a person continued...

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 you are a direct ascendant of, and dependent on, a self-sufficient EU national or their spouse/civil partner and have been ordinarily resident in the EEA or Switzerland for a minimum of three years you are the child of a Turkish national who is resident in the UK and who is or has been lawfully employed in the UK and you have been ordinarily resident in the EEA or Switzerland or Turkey for a minimum of three years

5. Principal Study Information You should include details of your most recent principal study music examination. If you are an international applicant, you should state the highest local examinations you have taken (for example, Jury exams). Please enclose a photocopy of the mark sheet. PAGE 3 6. Keyboard Skills and 7. Theoretical Studies Please complete these sections if you are applying for BMus or for Year Abroad. You do not have to complete these two sections if you are applying for a Masters degree. 8. Personal Statement (on a separate A4 sheet of paper) Please give details of your performing experience and reasons for applying to the Academy. If you are applying to transfer into the BMus programme for entry in Year 2 or Year 3, you should include a brief statement giving the reasons. 9. Your Audition Special Needs / Access Requirements The Academy is committed to ensuring that candidates with special needs, disabilities or learning difficulties are not disadvantaged in any way by the admissions process. Please discuss this with your audition centre administrator before the audition. PAGE 4 and PAGE 5 Do not write anything on these pages, but please include them when you send the application to the test centre. PAGE 6 11. Education and Academic Background Please complete these tables even when you are enclosing transcripts. Candidates for Undergraduate level (BMus or Year Abroad): you should provide details of the school-leaving examinations/ examinations you are aiming for, or which you have already taken, and any major examinations which will be taken between the time of application and entry to the Academy. You should list your high school [or equivalent] qualifications and, if possible, enclose a transcript of your most recent results, certified by your school or college (translated into English). If you have taken UK examinations, please list GCSEs, AS-levels, A-levels or equivalents. Candidates for Postgraduate level (MA or MMus): you should list relevant A-levels [or equivalent secondary school / high school examinations] and also provide details of your higher education (university/conservatoire) current studies and/or qualifications. All candidates: If you are currently studying at university or a conservatoire, please give details of your degree or diploma programme. If you have any further queries about completing your application form, please contact the Academys Admissions Officer on admissions@ram.ac.uk, or your audition centre co-ordinator.

The Admissions Officer The Registry Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Road London NW1 5HT United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 7873 7357 Fax: +44 (0)20 7873 7394 e-mail: admissions@ram.ac.uk http://www.ram.ac.uk

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