Primary instrument/specialism
- Accordion
- Bassoon
- Bassoon (Historical Performance)
- Cello
- Cello (Historical Performance)
- Clarinet
This course is for you if you are about to complete your secondary school (High School) studies and either wish to spend a year at the Academy before taking up a full-time undergraduate programme of study at another institution, or if you would like to receive Academy training but do not require a full programme of study that leads to a degree. Gap year students are considered as fully-enrolled members of the Academy’s student body, and have equal access to the Academy’s resources (library, computers, practice rooms etc). The course principles are: • To enable students to benefit from one year of conservatoire education • To provide a tailor-made course of study according to the strengths and needs of each individual student • To offer the same performance opportunities provided for degree students (with the approval of the Academic Tutor and Head of Programme) • To offer appropriate academic subjects in consultation with the Academic Tutor and Head of Programme • To assess practical and/or academic progress by examination • To provide a transcript of studies showing completed modules (but no degree or other award)
During the application and audition process, you must select which instrument(s) you wish to specialise in for the duration of your course. On this course, you can choose from the following options:
Only one instrument is studied. It may be possible to study a further instrument formatively, but this will not contribute towards the qualification.
For all courses, you must select at least one specialism from the 'primary' list. For those studying primary/secondary pathways, two instruments may be selected – one from the 'primary' list and one from the 'secondary' list. Joint pathway students may select any two instruments from either list.
Please see the information published on https://www.ram.ac.uk/study/about-our-courses/undergraduate-courses
This course is closed for the 2023 academic cycle. Please contact the provider or view the 2024 courses.
*If you are an international applicant, or you are applying for a postgraduate course, or are choosing certain assessment locations, the 'on time' deadline may be later in the year - please contact the conservatoire directly.
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
The following entry points are available for this course:
The Gap Year course is not an eligible course for a UK Student Route visa. You will need a different UK visa which allows you to study, unless you have a UK passport or EU Settled/Pre-Settled status. Please contact [email protected] if you have questions about your visa status.
There are no qualification requirements for this course.
Audition
Evidence of professional performing potential in your principal study
Test | Grade | Additional details |
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IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | Minimum scores of 5.5 for each section of the test. |
PTE Academic | 59 | Minimum scores of 59 for each section of the test. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 72 | Minimum scores for Reading: 18, Listening: 17, Speaking: 20, Writing: 17. |
We accept IELTS Indicator, TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL ITP Plus for China. PTE Academic Online and Cambridge C1 Advanced.
English Language requirements are published on our website:
In the event of a successful assessment, applicants may be invited for a further interview prior to being made an offer.
Remote assessment recordings may be accepted in the event that you cannot attend an assessment in person.
Location | On-time Fee | Late Fee |
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Video Recording: Upload | £100 | £100 |
New York | £100 | £100 |
London | £100 | £100 |
Brazil (São Paulo) | £100 | £100 |
Location | On-time Fee | Late Fee |
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Video Recording: Upload | Not available at this location | |
New York | Not available at this location | |
London | Not available at this location | |
Brazil (São Paulo) | Not available at this location |
http://www.ram.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/video-recordings has details about how to submit a video audition. Jazz candidates: 28 October 2022 is the deadline to upload Round One audition recordings into the Acceptd portal, details are on our Jazz auditions page. All BMus and Gap Year Jazz candidates are initially assessed by video recording as Round One of the audition process, after which candidates may be invited to a December recall, either live in London or online. Please note that Jazz is only available as a London or a Video option, please do not select New York or São Paulo.
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
No fee information has been provided for this course
This course is not eligible for UK Student Finance or Academy scholarships/bursaries.
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Marylebone Road
Westminster
NW1 5HT
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