Audition & Interview Information

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Applicants to certain courses at Leeds Conservatoire will need to audition, interview or submit a portfolio of work. Audition fees are no longer charged for any undergraduate or postgraduate course at Leeds Conservatoire.

Please note: Interviews and auditions may be recorded for the purposes of assessing applications.

Audition and interview guides 2025 entry

Please note: Audition guides for 2025 entry will be available soon for all courses.

If you do not see a 2025 entry audition guide available for your course, our 2024 entry guides are published below as indicative - however the requirements for 2025 may differ. All applicants will be able to access an updated guide upon invitation to audition/submit a portfolio.


Undergraduate Music

 

All applicants will be invited to a short interview.

This guide will set out what you will need to prepare for your interview when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Business) at Leeds Conservatoire.

You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Classical) at Leeds Conservatoire.

All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our BA (Hons) Music (Electronic Music Production) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.

 

All applicants will be invited to submit a portfolio of material for assessment. You will then be invited to a short interview with our Film Music team.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our Film Music courses at Leeds Conservatoire.

You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Folk, Roots and Blues) at Leeds Conservatoire.

You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Jazz) at Leeds Conservatoire.

You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Popular) at Leeds Conservatoire.

All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our BA (Hons) Music (Production) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.

 

You have the option of either attending an in-person audition day at our campus, or submitting your materials online by uploading your audition videos.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Music (Songwriting) at Leeds Conservatoire.

You will have the option to audition online via portfolio submission or in person at an audition on our campus.

This guide will set out what you will need to prepare and / or submit when auditioning for our BA (Hons) Voice (Performance and Pedagogy) course at Leeds Conservatoire.

Undergraduate Drama

 

If you are successful after submitting materials online for Round 1, you will be invited to a Round 2 'in-person' recall audition (if you are UK based).

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Acting at Leeds Conservatoire.

If you are successful after submitting materials online for Round 1, you will be invited to a Round 2 'in-person' recall audition (if you are UK based).

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Actor Musician at Leeds Conservatoire.

If you are successful after submitting materials online for Round 1, you will be invited to a Round 2 'in-person' recall audition (if you are UK based).

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Musical Theatre at Leeds Conservatoire.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to BA (Hons) Musical Theatre Studies (Top-Up) Online at Leeds Conservatoire.

Postgraduate Music

 

All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio and if successful attend an online interview.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to our MA Live Events Management course at Leeds Conservatoire.

All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio of online audition materials, and may be invited to an online interview.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our MA Music (Classical) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.

All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio, and may be invited to an online interview.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our MA Music (Composition) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.

All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio, and if this is successful, will be invited to attend an online interview.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to our MA Music (Film, TV and Games) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.

All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio of online audition materials, and may be invited to an online interview.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our MA Music (Jazz) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.

All applicants are invited to submit a portfolio, and may be invited to an online interview.

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our MA Music Production courses at Leeds Conservatoire.

For all variants of MA Popular Music, applicants must submit their initial audition materials online.

Applicants may choose to complete their audition process by submitting the remaining audition materials online, or by attending an in-person audition day (subject to availability of audition dates.)

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to MA Popular Music (Performer) at Leeds Conservatoire.

For all variants of MA Popular Music, applicants must submit their initial audition materials online.

Applicants may choose to complete their audition process by submitting the remaining audition materials online, or by attending an in-person audition day (subject to availability of audition dates.)

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to MA Popular Music (Songwriter) at Leeds Conservatoire.

For all variants of MA Popular Music, applicants must submit their initial audition materials online.

Applicants may choose to complete their audition process by submitting the remaining audition materials online, or by attending an in-person audition day (subject to availability of audition dates.)

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to MA Popular Music (Writer Performer) at Leeds Conservatoire.

For all variants of MA Popular Music, applicants must submit their initial audition materials online.

Applicants may choose to complete their audition process by submitting the remaining audition materials online, or by attending an in-person audition day (subject to availability of audition dates.)

This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to MA Popular Music (Writer Performer) at Leeds Conservatoire.

Postgraduate Drama

 

 

The process will be in 2 stages:

  1. Online Portfolio and Personal Statement
  2. Working with Actors and Interview (online or in person)

The process will be in 2 stages:

  1. Textual Analysis and Personal Statement (online submission)
  2. Presentation and interview (online or in person)

The process will be in 2 stages:

  1. Online Portfolio and Personal Statement
  2. Recall (online or in person)

The process will be in 2 stages:

  1. Round 1 (Online Audition)
  2. Round 2 (In-Person Recall Audition or Online Submission)

The process will be in 2 stages:

  1. Online Portfolio and Personal Statement
  2. Interview and Presentation Task (online or in person)

Help with Audition Travel Costs

In many cases, if you prefer to submit your audition online rather than attend in person, this is an option. However, we don't want travel costs to be a barrier to attending in person auditions or offer holder events at Leeds Conservatoire, so help is available for many applicants where finances are an issue.

For auditions and offer holder events held in person at Leeds Conservatoire, if you are a UK resident you can apply for a refund of your travel costs if you belong to the following backgrounds:

  • Lower income households (income less than £25,000)
  • Underrepresented Ethnically Diverse or Minoritized Communities

If you would like to apply for a refund of your travel costs, please visit the Scholarships & Bursaries page.

Please note: Travel cost refunds are for UK residents only and do not apply for locally based workshops/masterclasses or pre-application auditions. Help with travel costs is available specifically to assist applicants who have travel costs relating to their audition or offer holder event in person at Leeds Conservatoire and does not include overnight accommodation or anyone accompanying the auditionee.

International Applicants

A guide to applying for International Students can be found on our International How To Apply page.

We will be hosting some auditions in the US, please see our International Activities page

Open Days

Find out what it's like to study at Leeds Conservatoire by coming along to one of our Open Days. 

As well as talks and tours specific to the courses you're interested in, you can also chat to our staff and students.

Plus, get immediate access to our On-Demand Open Day.

Open Days
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