Auditions for entry to the Bachelor of Music (Honours) for 2024 are scheduled for September 2023. There is no cost to audition - participation is free.
Applying to audition
Applications to audition are due by 4 pm on Monday 21 August 2023. All on-time applications that progress to the second round of auditions are considered for our first-year Music scholarships.
The School may accept late applications to audition on a case by case basis.
- Late applications received by 4pm on Monday 25 September 2023 (the scholarship application due date) that progress to the second round of auditions are considered for our first-year Music scholarships.
- Late applications received after the scholarship application due date are not considered for our first-year Music scholarships.
- Under no circumstances will late applications be considered after 4pm on Monday 27 November 2023.
Application to Audition form
to be published June 2023
Audition Format
Auditions will be held in two rounds. All applicants submit a link to an audio-visual recording of their 15-minute audition program on YouTube as part of their application. Your audition video must be unedited and recorded in a single take.
Your recording will be considered purely on the basis of your performance skills and musicianship. The quality of the recording is not taken into consideration. Phone, tablet and other audio-visual devices are all acceptable. Accompaniment is not necessary, but you may use pre-recorded accompaniment if you wish. If you are unable to access an instrument to make a recording, please email Dr Anna Grinberg.
Music audition video upload guide (PDF, 46.5 KB)
Recordings will be viewed by academic staff, and you will be notified by Friday 8 September 2023 if you have progressed to the second round of live auditions. Live auditions will be scheduled at the School of Music on the following dates:
- Sunday 17 September 2023
- Sunday 1 October 2023
If you are unable to travel to Brisbane for the live round of auditions, your audition panel will arrange a Zoom or telephone interview after they have reviewed your audition video.
If you are able to travel to Brisbane but are not available for your scheduled audition date and time, we will schedule a mutually convenient date and time with you for a live audition at the School of Music, or, if that is not possible, a Zoom or telephone interview.
All live auditions must take place by 4pm on Thursday 30 November 2023.
Audition Process
Applicants may audition for one or two of the following:
- Brass (any of horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba)
- Classical Guitar (not electric guitar)
- Composition
- Harp
- Percussion
- Piano (not electric keyboard)
- Strings (any of cello, double bass, violin, viola)
- Woodwind (any of alto saxophone, bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe)
- Voice
The School of Music determines which instrument you can study in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) program if you are successful in obtaining an offer of a place through the audition process.
Instrumental and voice applicants must prepare three Western Art Music works of contrasting styles from different periods for the audition. Works should be presented with accompaniment when required: applicants must make personal arrangements for accompaniment. Blues, jazz, popular, folk, rock and similar genres are not acceptable repertoire for your audition. Percussionists must supply your own sticks and mallets for the audition.
Composition applicants must present three compositions of at least two minutes each, demonstrating a range of instrumentation and/or style. Scores are to use staff notation and may include extended notation; electronic music without notation is also acceptable.You are not required to play your own compositions, but if you are invited to the second round of live auditions, you will be required to demonstrate your skill on an instrument that can participate in ensemble performances with other composition students in workshops.
The School of Music does not provide verbal or written feedback on your audition performance.
Accompanists
Applicants auditioning on all instruments except classical guitar, composition, and piano are likely to require accompaniment for one or more of the works in their audition repertoire. Applicants must make personal arrangements for accompaniment. Details of potential accompanists are available at the Accompanists’ Guild of Queensland website.
Applying for a Place in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) Program
In addition to applying to audition, you must also apply for a place in your chosen Bachelor of Music (Honours) program.
All domestic students and international students currently undertaking Year 12 studies in Australia apply through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) for a place in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) program. Domestic students apply for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), while international students apply for a full fee paying (FFP) place.
- The QTAC code for the UQ Bachelor of Music (Honours) program is 723002.
If you are interested in studying as a dual degree student at UQ, there are separate QTAC codes for those courses: however, we strongly recommend that you list the UQ Bachelor of Music Honours single program as your highest eligible preference, as QTAC issues early offers for that program in November. You will have an opportunity to reorder your preferences before conditionally accepting this early round offer, so that you will be issued an offer for a place in your preferred dual degree program in the main round of offers. Accepting the offer for the dual degree program in the main round will replace your conditional acceptance of the offer for the single program in the early round.
- UQ Bachelor of Music (Honours)/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) dual degree program – QTAC Code 723202
- UQ Bachelor of Music (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts dual degree program – QTAC Code 723302
- UQ Bachelor of Music (Honours)/Bachelor of Science dual degree program – QTAC Code 723402
See the QTAC website for detailed information about applying for a place: your QTAC application is due by 30 September.
All international students not currently undertaking Year 12 studies in Australia apply directly through UQ International for a full fee paying (FFP) place in your preferred Bachelor of Music program. See the UQ International website for detailed information about applying for a place: your UQ International application is due by 30 November.
Accepting a Place in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) Program
Once all auditions have been completed, the School determines if it will recommend to QTAC or UQ International that you be offered a place in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) program. In making this decision, the School takes into consideration your performance in the audition and your musical and educational background. The School will advise you of its decision by mid-October.
All domestic students receive offers from QTAC based on your QTAC preference listing and eligibility for entry. You will receive an offer from QTAC for your UQ Bachelor of Music (Honours) program providing it is your highest eligible preference: if it is your preferred program, please list it as your first preference.
- The major QTAC offer round for the Bachelor of Music (Honours) single degree is in November
- The major QTAC offer round for Bachelor of Music (Honours) dual degrees ( with the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education (Secondary), and Bachelor of Science) is in December
If you would like to secure your place in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) single program in November and still be considered for a dual program in the December offer round, please list the Bachelor of Music (Honours) single program as your highest eligible preference. When you receive your offer for the single program in the November round, reorder your preferences before accepting this early round offer with the response option "Conditional response, with change of preference". Please visit the QTAC website for more information about this process.
All international students receive offers from UQ International.