Application and admission

• November 1st 2024: Application form opens
  • Søknadsweb and the application form is open for new applications.
• December 15th 2024: Application deadline
  • This regards your application in Søknadsweb and the application form.
• January 15th 2025: Deadline for submitting video audition
  • For applicants who have chosen option 2: online audition
  • The videos must be submitted by a separate form you receive in an email from the Admissions Office.
• February 1st 2025: Language requirements
  •  Deadline for uploading language documentation for international applicants.
• Early February 2025: Invitation
  • Applicants recieve an email with intivtation to either live auditions or digital interviews.
• February 19th-23rd 2025: Auditions
  • Live auditions and online interviews for the Graduate programmes.
• February 28th 2025: Offer of admission
  • Graduate admission decisions are made available in Søknadsweb. You will also be notified by email.
  • Applicants with an offer of admission must accept or decline the offer of admission by the 23rd of March 2025.
• June 2025: Welcome letter
  • Information about the upcoming academic year is sent to the admitted students.
• August 1st 2025: Check if applicants meet the formal requirements.
  • Deadline for submission of academic records of studies completed during spring 2024.

1. Log in to Søknadsweb
   • Once you have registered your name and contact information, you will receive an email with a link and password for login. Follow the directions provided in the email.
2. Fill in the application form in Søknadsweb
   • When you have chosen a programme, a window will pop-up prompting you to select your instrument from the provided list.
   • Please remember to upload supporting documents by the application deadline. Inncomplete applications will not be considered.
   • Changes or withdrawl can be made until the application deadline.
3. Complete your application by submitting an additional application form
   • Click here
4. February 19th-23rd 2025: Audition
   • Live auditions and online interviews for the Graduate programmes.

Please upload following documents in Søknadsweb within the application deadline:

• Documentation of education.
  • Academic records/diplomas/transcripts (colour scans) of previous education.
  • Transcripts (colour scans) of ongoing education.
  • All documents must be translated into English or Norwegian by an authorised translator.

• A list of your principal instrument repertoire (of previously covered works), with a total duration with a minimum of 360 minutes, of which at least 40 minutes is chamber music
• Performance bio/resumé (providing an overview of performance experience)
• A project proposal. Read about the content of the project proposal below.
• Proof of English proficiency (within 1st February)
• A picture of yourself

If you have several single page PDF files, please combine (merge) them in one file. Transcripts should be scanned in full colour to ensure authenticity. 

Guidelines for Project Proposal

• You must write a description of the intended project. The description should be between half a page and one full A4 page long and must be uploaded into Søknadsweb before the deadline of December 15th. The Master’s degree project is intended as a performance-based project that showcases independence and artistic maturity in musical performances.
• The project should have a clearly outlined topic/subject matter with clearly defined issues to be addressed. The description should involve which repertoire you wish to work on and explain how you intend to go forward to address the project. The project description draft is not binding but its purpose is to function as a good starting point for the Master’s degree project.

Suggestions for a Lay-Out Plan

1. Working title.
2. Description of the subject area/topic:
   1. Why does it interest you?
   2. How will you address the project?
   3. What can you and others learn from the work involved?
3. Thoughts on potential repertoire
   1. List the repertoire you want to study during the master programme.
4. How do you envisage completing the work?
   1. What sources can you use? Which professionals /specialist environments could you take advantage of?
   2. How do you envision the final artistic presentation?

For applicants living outside one of the Nordic countries:

Applicants from outside the Nordic countries may choose between two different trial variants: physical audition and digital audition.

We encourage all our applicants to attend a physical audition if you have the opportunity. You must state in the application form which variant you would like.

Physical audition in week 8 (19.–23. February).

• Requirements for entrance exam repertoire 30–45 minutes / Voice approx. 25 minutes.
• The entrance exam program is self-chosen, but if you want to play with one of our accompanists, you must play the program listed below (see tab “repertoire requirements”).

Video submission and digital interview.

• Repertoire requirements: 20–30 minutes.
• The repertoire is self-chosen, but should contain at least two works of different style and character. You may perform excerpts of pieces.
• ATTENTION: For applicants with classical piano as their main instrument, the audition program cannot include piano concertos (e.g Rachmaninov piano concertos, Chopin piano concertos etc.).
• The deadline for submitting the video material is 15th of January.
• General criteria for video recording can be found here.

Repertoire requirements

For the repertoire requirements, please click here

Admission to the 2-year Master programme requires a Bachelor’s degree in music with minimum 80 ECTS-credits in performance-related subjects, as well as passed auditions and entrance examinations. A high level of performance skill on your principal instrument is expected, as well as excellent aural skills and good knowledge of music theory.

Please check the GSU-list (nokut.no), compiled by The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, NOKUT, for detailed information regarding additional requirements for your country.

Proof of English proficiency

If your primary language is not English and you graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English, you must demonstrate your proficiency in the English language. All international students must meet the English requirements listed in the GSU-list.

For applicants with foreign education, the requirements are specified in the GSU-list

Language Test
If you need to take a language test, make sure you sign up as quickly as possible, as these tend to fill up quickly.

• English (140 hours) from Norwegian upper secondary school: written and oral exam.
• TOEFL with a minimum of 500 points from TOEFL PBT (paper based test) or 60 points from TOEFL IBT (Internet based test). DI code: B387
• IELTS, academic test with a minimum score of 5.0.
• PTE Academic, academic test with a minimum score of 51.
• Cambridge ESOL Examinations: First Certificate in English, Certificate in Advanced English, Certificate of Proficiency in English.

You can also meet the English requirements if you have completed one of the following:

• A university degree in English language and literature.
• A minimum of one year of university studies taught in English in one of these countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Great Britain or USA.
• Completed a master’s degree where the language of instruction was English

Documentation
The deadline for uploading language documentation, where this is necessary:

• 1th February 2023 

Applicants who fail to meet the requirements cannot be accepted into the programme.

Please upload proof of language proficiency in Søknadsweb along with your other documents.

The application fee is NOK 550,-.
Click here to go to the payment page

Tuition fee

• The tuition fee at Barratt Due Institute of Music is for the academic year 2024/2025 is 26.620 NOK.
• International students from a country outside the EU/EEA must pay a proof-of-funds deposit (approx. 380 000 NOK) to ensure that living expenses are covered for your academic year in Norway.
• In addition to that, all sutdents in Norway must pay a semester fee (approx. 690 NOK) and an institutional copy/resource fee (approx. 200 NOK) each autumn and spring.
• An estimated monthly cost for students living in Oslo is approx. NOK 12.900.  (equivalent to approx. 1100 €, 1200 $ or 920 £).
• Unfortunately, we do not offer any scholarships. As a general rule, international students cannot expect loans or subsidies from The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund.
• All students who plan to stay in Norway for more than three months, will need a student residence permit. These can be applied to here. 

Visa requirements

• All students who plan to stay in Norway for more than three months, will need a student residence permit.
• Visa requirements are regulated by the Norwegian Immigration Authorities and details are to be found in the GSU-list.
• For students who need to document sufficient funding in order to obtain a student visa, The Barratt Due Institute of Music has a deposit account where the funds can be deposited until a Norwegian bank account has been opened. Please contact us for further details.
• For more information, please visit:

http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate-of-Immigration/Central-topics/Studies
http://www.studyinnorway.no/

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please send an email to opptak@bdm.no