Please take note of the Audition Video Requirements section at the end of the page.
Dear Applicant
Please note that the app for recording videos will be available from the 10th of October 2022 till the 18th of November 2022. Detailed instructions will be presented with the app. Please do not upload videos before the 10th of October.
Application Process
Are you interested in studying music at UKZN?
Here are the steps that you need to follow to apply:
- Visit the Central Applications Office https://www.cao.ac.za/
- Fill in the online application form and pay the required fee.
- IMPORTANT: We advise all applicants to apply for both the BA in Music Foundation Programme AND the BA in Music.
- For consideration in the music programmes at UKZN you will need to meet the following criteria:
Entrance Requirement
All applicants need a National Senior Certificate with a Bachelor’s Pass (NSC-Deg) or a Senior Certificate with endorsement.
For the BA in Music candidates will require:
- A pass at level 4 in English Home language or first additional language and Life Orientation;
- At least 28 matric points;
- The equivalent of Grade 5 music theory;
- Experience in practical music lessons and performance;
- A practical audition before an accepted panel of music staff;
- A series of tests in theory and aural.
For the BA in Music Foundation Programme candidates will require:
- A pass at level 4 in English Home language or first additional language and Life Orientation;
- At least 24 matric points (excluding Life Orientation);
- A practical audition before an accepted panel of music staff;
- A series of tests in theory and aural.
Those who have successfully completed the accredited BA in Music Foundation year may be admitted to the BA in Music degree.
Learning Assumed to be in Place
- Have the information-gathering, analysis and presentation skills required at exit level 4 on the NQF;
- Be able to comprehend what they have learned and to communicate it reliably, accurately, and comprehensively in the required medium of instruction;
- Be able to begin to take responsibility for their own learning and its progress within a well-structured and managed learning environment;
- Be able to evaluate their own performance.
Important Notes REGARDING APPLICATION:
- It is your responsibility to check your status for admissions. Please make sure that you check the online system regularly.
- If you are given the opportunity to send a set of audition videos, it is your responsibility to ensure that they are sent by the cut-off date (see below). No late submissions will be considered.
- The decision regarding your placement in the BA in Music Foundation Programme or the BA in Music degree is entirely in the hands of the audition panel AND the university admissions staff.
Auditions
On the Central Applications Office website, you will see if you have been asked to submit a set of audition videos; or you will be invited to do so through an SMS from the university. If you meet all the entrance requirements and are offered the chance to send a set of audition videos, you have not necessarily been given a firm offer of acceptance to the university. You will first need to pass the audition to ensure that you satisfy the minimum musical criteria for entry. Please note: there are limited places for opera, pop and jazz voice in the two programmes offered at UKZN. Only the top performing applicants will be given firm offers.
Audition video requirements
Please download and fill in ONE of the forms below. Please ensure that your details are accurate.
You are required to submit two short videos of yourself playing/singing for the audition. The instructions for each individual stream are listed below. Once you have filled in the form and recorded the videos, please email them to ONE of the following addresses by 30 November 2021: ukznmusic@gmail.com.
African Music and Dance
1. You may upload a MAXIMUM of 2 videos.
2. Each video should be a MAXIMUM of 3 minutes long and MUST NOT exceed 30MB, otherwise the system won’t accept it.
3. Ensure that you are clearly visible as the performer in the videos you submit.
4. In one video present a dance, in the other present a song or instrument.
5. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2021.
Jazz
1. You may upload a MAXIMUM of 2 videos.
2. Each video should be a MAXIMUM of 3 minutes long and MUST NOT exceed 30MB, otherwise the system won’t accept it.
3. Ensure that you are clearly visible as the performer in the videos you submit.
4. One or both of your videos should demonstrate your ability to improvise.
5. Singers: choose songs which are suited to your voice and which bring out the best parts of your vocal range.
6. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2021.
Pop Voice
1. You may upload a MAXIMUM of 2 videos.
2. Each video should be a MAXIMUM of 3 minutes long and MUST NOT exceed 30MB, otherwise the system won’t accept it.
3. Ensure that you are clearly visible as the performer in the videos you submit.
4. Choose songs which are suited to your voice and which bring out the best parts of your vocal range.
5. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2021.
Opera
1. You may upload a MAXIMUM of 2 videos.
2. Each video should be a MAXIMUM of 3 minutes long and MUST NOT exceed 30MB, otherwise the system won’t accept it.
3. Ensure that you are clearly visible as the performer in the videos you submit.
4. Choose songs which are suited to your voice and which bring out the best parts of your vocal range.
5. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2021.
Western Classical (Instrumental)
1. You may upload a MAXIMUM of 2 videos.
2. Each video should be a MAXIMUM of 3 minutes long and MUST NOT exceed 30MB, otherwise the system won’t accept it.
3. Ensure that you are clearly visible as the performer in the videos you submit.
4. Choose pieces which demonstrate your fluency and abilities on the instrument.
5. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2021.
African Music and Dance
1. Ungafaka amavidiyo ANGEQILE kwama-2.
2. Ividiyo ngayinye kufanele INGEQI emaminithini ama-3 obude futhi ingeqi kuma-30MB.
3. Qinisekisa ukuba uyabonakala ngokucacile njengomethuli wokukwividiyo oyifakayo.
4. Kwenye yamavidyo akwethulela umdanso, kwenye kuneculo noma izinsimbi.
5. Usuku lokuvalwa kokulethwa kwemingenelo 30 kuLezwi (November) 2021.
Jazz
1. Ungafaka amavidiyo ANGEQILE kwama-2.
2. Ividiyo ngayinye kufanele INGEQI emaminithini ama-3 obudefuthi ingeqi kuma-30MB.
3. Qinisekisa ukuba uyabonakala ngokucacile njengomethuli wokukwividiyo oyifakayo.
4. Eyodwa noma omabili amavidyo kumele aveze ikhono lakho lokwenza kube lula.
5. Abaculi: khetha amaculo ahambisana nephimbo lakho nalawo aqhakambisa izingxenye ezingcono zephimbo lakho.
6. Usuku lokuvalwa kokulethwa kwemingenelo 30 kuLezwi (November) 2021.
Pop Voice
1. Ungafaka amavidiyo ANGEQILE kwama-2.
2. Ividiyo ngayinye kufanele INGEQI emaminithini ama-3 obude futhi ingeqi kuma-30MB.
3. Qinisekisa ukuba uyabonakala ngokucacile njengomethuli wokukwividiyo oyifakayo.
4. Khetha amaculo ahambisana nephimbo lakho nalawo aqhakambisa izingxenye ezingcono zephimbo lakho.
5. Usuku lokuvalwa kokulethwa kwemingenelo 30 kuLezwi (November) 2021.
Opera
1. Ungafaka amavidiyo ANGEQILE kwama-2.
2. Ividiyo ngayinye kufanele INGEQI emaminithini ama-3 obude futhi ingeqi kuma-30MB.
3. Qinisekisa ukuba uyabonakala ngokucacile njengomethuli wokukwividiyo oyifakayo.
4. Khetha amaculo ahambisana nephimbo lakho nalawo aqhakambisa izingxenye ezingcono zephimbo lakho.
5. Usuku lokuvalwa kokulethwa kwemingenelo 30 kuLezwi (November) 2021.
Western Classical (Instrumental)
1. Ungafaka amavidiyo ANGEQILE kwama-2.
2. Ividiyo ngayinye kufanele INGEQI emaminithini ama-3 obude futhi ingeqi kuma-30MB.
3. Qinisekisa ukuba uyabonakala ngokucacile njengomethuli wokukwividiyo oyifakayo.
4. Khetha lezo ngoma eziveza ulwazi lwakho ngensimbi yomculo.
5. Usuku lokuvalwa kokulethwa kwemingenelo 30 kuLezwi (November) 2021.
Please Note
Your application will NOT be considered if you have not submitted the completed form.