Primary instrument/specialism
- Accordion
- Bassoon
- Bassoon (Historical Performance)
- Cello
- Cello (Historical Performance)
- Clarinet
This course is closed for the 2024 academic cycle. Please contact the provider or view the 2025 courses.
Royal Academy of Music, University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
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)
Course details
Principal study options
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:
Main specialism
Only one specialism is studied. It may be possible to study a further instrument, but this will not contribute towards the qualification.
Instrument/specialisms
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.
Assessment method
Please see the information published on https://www.ram.ac.uk/study/about-our-courses
How to apply
This course is closed for the 2024 academic cycle. Please contact the provider or view the 2025 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.
02Oct
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.
Application codes
- Course code:
- 102F
- Institution code:
- R53
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
The Gap Year course is not an eligible course for a UK Student Route visa. You will need UK immigration permission 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. https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration. The application deadline for London auditions or video auditions is 2 October 2023. The application deadline for our New York audition centre is 8 January 2024.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
There are no qualification requirements for this course.
Additional entry requirements
Audition
Evidence of professional performing potential in your principal study
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Online, TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home Edition. PTE Academic, PTE Academic Online and Cambridge C1 Advanced.
English Language requirements are published on our website:
Assessment locations
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.
Single specialism assessment
| Location | On-time Fee | Late Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Video Recording: Upload | £100 | £100 |
| New York | £100 | £100 |
| London | £100 | £100 |
Joint principal specialism assessment
| Location | On-time Fee | Late Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Video Recording: Upload | Not available at this location | |
| New York | Not available at this location | |
| London | Not available at this location | |
Additional information
The Entry Point for this course is Year 1. For details about how to prepare a video audition, please see the Audition Requirements section for your Department on https://www.ram.ac.uk/study/departments.
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Tuition fees are available on www.ram.ac.uk/fees
Sponsorship information
This course is not eligible for UK Student Finance or Academy entrance scholarships.
Provider information
Royal Academy of Music, University of London
Marylebone Road
Westminster
NW1 5HT