bachelor’s degree in advanced artistic education in music

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Academic Requirements for Access to Higher Artistic Music Education

In accordance with Article 7 of Law 1/2024, of 7 June, which regulates artistic education
and establishes the organization and equivalences of professional artistic education,
«In order to access the bachelor’s degree in higher artistic education, the following requirements must be met:
a) To be in possession of a Baccalaureate degree, or a degree in higher artistic education, university degree or Higher Technician degree, or a degree declared equivalent or homologated to these degrees, or to have passed the university entrance exam for those over 25 years of age.
b) To have passed a specific entrance test to the corresponding discipline, in which it must be demonstrated that they possess the knowledge, abilities, skills and aptitudes necessary to take advantage of the teachings.»

Foreign students must present the homologation of the degree by the Ministerio de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes.

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Specific Access Test

Specific Access Test June 2026

What is the registration deadline?

From May 25 (9:00) to June 10 (10:00)

Where do I register?

This link leads to the ARTIC platform

Once I have registered, what documentation do I need to provide?

In this link you will find the documentation that you must send before June 10 (10:00) through this form.

If you encounter any problems paying the fee through ARTIC, you can make the payment via the following link

The status of applications and the submitted documentation can only be checked using the list of admitted candidates to the PEA, which will be published on our website starting June 10. No information regarding this matter will be provided over the phone.

When is the test performed?

From June 15 to 18. Here is the schedule for the Entrance Exam.  

List of those admitted to the Specific Access Test

 Positions offered          Tribunal        Support committees

When are the results of the Access Test published?

You can access the provisional results on   ARTIC with your username and password on  June 18.

If you disagree with the results, you can file a claim regarding the test grade via this link,  from June 19 to 26.

You can access the final results on   ARTIC with your username and password on 29 de junio.

What happens if I passed the test but didn’t get a place?

Applicants who have passed the test but have not obtained a place are placed on the waiting list (unless they indicate otherwise) and will be notified by email if any withdrawals occur.

June 2026

Registration May, 26 (9;00) to June, 10 (10:00) on our ARTIC platform.

Tests: June, 15 to 18

Submission of documentation May 25 (9:00) to June 10 (10:00), through this form.

List of admitted students

Calendar of the Entrance Exams          Places offered          Tribunal           Support committees

Results of the Entrance Exams (Individual results in ARTIC).          Provisional: June, 18     Definitive: June, 29

Claim of the test mark June, 19 to 26.

Applicants who have passed the test but have not obtained a place are placed on the waiting list (unless otherwise indicated) and will be notified by email if there is a resignation.

Septembre 2026

Registration, July, 20 to September, 1 on our ARTIC platform.

Tests: September, 3 and 4.

Submission of documentation, July through this form.

Final List of admitted students

Calendar of the Entrance Exams and Support committees          Places offered          Tribunal

Results of the ARTIC Entrance Exams.

Provisional: September.

Definitive: September.

Enrollment: September. Admitted will be contacted by phone.

Claim of the test mark  September.

Applicants who have passed the test but have not obtained a place are placed on the waiting list (unless otherwise indicated) and will be notified by email if there is a resignation.

Structure and content of the Specific Entrance Test

  • Part One:

Interpretation of a 30-minute program of at least three different styles. The applicant must interpret, at least, a work of memory. This test has an eliminatory character and represents, in case of passing it, 50 percent of the final grade.

  • Part Two:

Structural and historical analysis of a musical fragment. It represents 25 percent of the final grade.

  • Part Three:

Reading in sight with the main instrument of the itinerary to which it is chosen. It represents 25 percent of the final grade.

Structure of the Interpretation test:

Voice         Double bass     Clarinet     Basoon            Flute     Guitar     Oboe      Percussion     Piano

Saxophone     Trombone        Horn       Trumpet     Tuba        Viola          Violin     Cello

  • Part One:
    It is eliminatory in nature and accounts for 60% of the final grade of the specific test. Applicants must obtain a grade equal to or greater than 5 out of 10 to be able to complete the second part.
    1.A. Harmonic, structural and stylistic analysis of a piece or musical fragment proposed by the court. It will represent 30% of the final grade.
    1.B. Writing exercise of harmonic, contrapuntal character or a combination of both types of writing. It will represent 30% of the final grade.
  • Part Two:
    It has no eliminatory character and represents 40% of the final grade of the specific test.
    2.A. Exercise of musical dictation or solphistic reading. It will represent 10% of the final grade.
    2.B. Piano performance of a piece prepared by the applicant and/or reading at the piano. It will represent 10% of the final grade.
    2.C. Interview about own works made by the applicant and defense of them, with a maximum of three works presented. It will represent 20% of the final grade

Structure of the Composition test

  1. First part. Of an eliminatory nature, it will represent in the seu conjunt and in case of being passed, 50% of the final grade of the test. Aspirants must obtain a qualification equal to or greater than 5 out of 10 in order to be able to carry out the second part.
    • 1.A: Interpretació d’un fragment musical amb l’instrument propi. The candidate will present two works of different styles and the tribunal will decide the fragment and duration to be performed of these.

It will represent, in case of passing the first part, 5% of the final grade.

    • 1.B: Piano reduction of a choral score. The tribunal may request the candidate to interpret two or more times. It will represent, in case of passing the first part, 5% of the final grade.
    • 1.C: Auditory proba. It will represent, in case of passing the first part, 20% of the final grade. The tribunal will decide the contingut of this prova can include one or more of the exercicis according to the following: dictat d’1 a 4 veus, reconeixement de concordes, detecció d’errors en partitura i dictat rítmic.
    • 1.D. Prova de solfeig. It will represent, in case of passing the first part, 20% of the final grade. The court will decide the contingut of this prova can include one or more of the following types of exercicis or the following combination: rhythmic exercise, intonation exercise, melodic-express exercise with the effects of the exhibition and transport exercise.

The candidate will carry out the exercicis to accompany the gestation.

  1. Segona part. It will not have an eliminatory character and will represent, in the seu conjunt, 50% of the final grade of the test.
    • 2.A: Analysis of a different musical fragments proposed by the court. It will represent 15% of the final grade.
    • 2.B: Harmony. Realització d’exercicis proposats pel tribunal. It will represent 15% of the final grade.
    • 2.C: Prova d’adreça: To conduct a fragment of the Egmont Overture. Op. 84 L. van Beethoven. The school will provide a pianist who will interpret the work in reaction to the student’s gesture, but the student must conduct by giving the indications to an imaginary orchestra. The tribunal may ask the applicant any questions it considers opportune about the work to be directed, as well as propose to propose different alternative techniques for being carried out by the aspirant. It will represent 15% of the final grade.
    • 2.D: Personal interview with the appraisal commission. It will represent 5% of the final grade.

Indicative repertoire for the exercise to be carried out with the own instrument

  • Part One:
    Of an eliminatory nature, it represents in case of being passed, a third of the final grade of the test. Applicants must obtain a grade equal to or greater than 5 out of 10 to be able to complete the second part.
    – Exercise 1: Interpretation of a 30-minute program of at least three different styles. The applicant must interpret, at least, one work of memory.
  • Part Two:
    It has no eliminatory character and represents two thirds of the final grade of the test.
    – Exercise 2: Structural and historical analysis of a musical fragment. It represents one third of the final grade.
    – Exercise 3: Sight reading on the piano, with prior preparation on a piano. It represents one third of the final grade.

Structure of the Pedagogy test

    1. Interpretation of a 15-minute program of at least three different styles. It represents 25% of the final grade.
    2. Structural and historical analysis of a musical fragment with score and audition. It represents 25% of the final grade.
    3. Exercise of harmonization to four voices of a bass and / or tiple. It represents 25% of the final grade.
    4. Commentary of a text of musical theme and questionnaire on it (historical, aesthetic, social and artistic aspects). It represents 25% of the final grade.

Structure of the Musicology test

In any of the above specialties, to obtain the final weighted grade it will be mandatory to perform all the exercises of the tests.

The average grade of the professional studies record constitutes 50% of the grade of the specific entrance exam, in the case of being in possession of the Professional Title of Music, as long as the weighted qualification of all the exercises carried out is a qualification equal to or greater than 5.

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Test for people without academic requirements

Test information

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Access test Regulations

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