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 results are final and not subject to re-evaluation.
Please note: Audition guides for 2026 entry will be available soon for all courses.
If you do not see a 2026 entry audition guide available for your course, our 2025 entry guides are published below as indicative - however the requirements for 2026 may differ. All applicants will be able to access an updated guide upon invitation to audition/submit a portfolio.
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 and Events 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) Classical Music at Leeds Conservatoire.
All applicants will be invited to a short interview.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our BA (Hons) Electronic Music Production courses at Leeds Conservatoire.
All applicants will be invited to submit a portfolio of material for assessment - This should consist of 2 or 3 minutes of film music you have composed and recorded. You can sync this to a moving image of your choice or submit the audio. 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, TV and Games 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) 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) Popular Music at Leeds Conservatoire.
All applicants will be invited to a short interview.
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) 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.
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.
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.
Auditionees for MA Music (Classical) may request to complete their audition process by submitting audition materials online, or by attending an in-person audition day in Leeds (subject to availability of audition dates.)
We may not always be able to facilitate an in-person audition requesting depending on the time of year. If no in-person auditions are available, we will ask you to submit materials online.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our MA Music (Classical) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.
Auditionees for MA Music (Composition) may request to complete their audition process by submitting audition materials online, or by attending an in-person audition day in Leeds (subject to availability of audition dates.)
We may not always be able to facilitate an in-person audition requesting depending on the time of year. If no in-person auditions are available, we will ask you to submit materials online.
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 video chat.
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.
Auditionees for MA Music (Jazz) may request to complete their audition process by submitting audition materials online, or by attending an in-person audition day in Leeds (subject to availability of audition dates.)
We may not always be able to facilitate an in-person audition requesting depending on the time of year. If no in-person auditions are available, we will ask you to submit materials online.
This guide will set out what you will need to submit when applying to one of our MA Music (Jazz) courses at Leeds Conservatoire.
Applicants will be required to attend 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.
Alongside the guide, here's a video of our academic manager for the School of Pop and Voice, Dr. Jack Harbord, sharing guidance and tips on the critical writing portion of the audition process for the MA in Popular Music 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.
Alongside the guide, here's a video of our academic manager for the School of Pop and Voice, Dr. Jack Harbord, sharing guidance and tips on the critical writing portion of the audition process for the MA in Popular Music 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.
Alongside the guide, here's a video of our academic manager for the School of Pop and Voice, Dr. Jack Harbord, sharing guidance and tips on the critical writing portion of the audition process for the MA in Popular Music 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.
Alongside the guide, here's a video of our academic manager for the School of Pop and Voice, Dr. Jack Harbord, sharing guidance and tips on the critical writing portion of the audition process for the MA in Popular Music at Leeds Conservatoire:
The process will be in 2 stages:
The process will be in 2 stages:
The process will be in 2 stages:
The process will be in 2 stages:
The process will be in 2 stages:
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:
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.
A guide to applying for International Students can be found on our International How To Apply page.
We will be hosting some auditions in China, the US and Norway, please see our International Activities page
Our Head of Popular Music and Voice will be hosting auditions in Norway between 27 and 31 October 2025. We welcome auditionees for any of our courses to attend. Please contact Kari Bleivik at [email protected] to find out more.
Leeds Conservatoire’s School of Drama will be taking part in the Unified auditions in New York and Boston in 2026 and would love to see you there.
24 & 25 January 2026 – Studio 17M, Ripley Grier Studios, New York City.
2 – 5 February 2026 – Salon 9, The Palmer House Hilton, Boston.
We will also be confirming our guest attendance for the URTAS very soon.
To confirm a place at our auditions please email [email protected]
If you have applied for a music course (or are thinking of doing so) and would like to audition in person in New York or Boston please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
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 DaysFind 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
