Composition

• Submit at least 3 own composition (with sheet music and recordings a total of approximately 15 minutes).
• Participate in an oral examination where the Board may assess the candidate’s knowledge of their area of specialization and their understanding of related cultural issues (colloquium).
• Submit a portfolio of their original works.

Electroacoustic Composition

• The applicant must present his electroacoustic compositions in a recording or live performance (a total of approximately 15 minutes).
• Participate in an oral examination where the Board may assess the candidate’s knowledge of their area of specialization and their understanding of related cultural issues (colloquium).
• Submit a portfolio of their original works.

Audiovisual Composition

• The applicant must present his audiovisual compositions in a fix­media form and/or live performance (a total of approximately 15 minutes).
• ­ Participate in an oral examination where the Board may assess the candidate’s knowledge of their area of specialization and their understanding of related cultural issues (colloquium).
• ­ Submit a portfolio of their original works.

The Examination Board will assess and evaluate:

• the composer’s artistic mindset and the originality of his/her creative ideas;
• the logic of development and expressiveness of the works;
• the technical refinement of the works, the ability to make appropriate technical choices to represent their artistic ideas;
• how the applicant fulfilled the length and genre requirements;
• the applicant’s understanding of cultural and specialty-specific issues.

The examination is evaluated on a scale of 0-10 points.

Recording Arts

The candidate must:

• present 10 minutes of his/her own recorded music accompanied with an explanation detailing the contents of the recording. The portfolio should contain the following:
  • A recording of acoustic music;
  • An overdub recording.
• Submit a list of works in the field of sound engineering and composition.
• Be able to converse on a variety of topics reflecting professional competence and knowledge of culture and society (colloquium).

The examination panel will evaluate the following:

• Sound quality reflective of AES/EBU standards
• Originality
• Technique
• Musicality
• Knowledge of musical styles
• Creative personality
• General knowledge of music and culture

The exam will be graded on a scale of 0-10, with 5 being the minimum passing grade