Aussie Teachers I need your help

[Kel]

hey all aussie's
im currently in yr 12 at school and was wondering what the level to get into the bacholer of music is in aust
in the uni books it says gr 7 AMEB however i think that the level of people auditioning may be of quite a higher level???
what do u think?
and in your experince what are th kind of people that get into these courses
thanks heaps for your help

[jeff]

Hi
The standard of playing might be different in different states, but i can tell you what it was like for me where i live (victoria), when i was auditioning for bachelor of music courses last year. I managed to hear (from outside the room) a few people auditioning, and generally, most of them weren't that good. i was kinda surprised.. i was a bit worried about the competiton, because i've only been playing for 4 years (last exam i did was gr. 8 AMEB).
When it comes to people's technical ability, i think they're probably looking for people with at least a gr 6 or 7 level of technique, so that they have something substantial to work with. And, as long as they're at about that technical level, what's really important is the candidate's musicality and passion/enthusiasm for music

by the way, what grade are you at?
and what state do you live in?

work hard, have fun

-Jeff

[Kel]

thanks soooo much
u have no idea how much ive been stressing out these holidays thinking everyone auditioning is on their Amus or something!!!

im in queensland so im guessing that it would be the same standard??

and at the mometn it looks like ill be sitting the gr 7 ameb exam in octo ber this year

how r u enjoying your b mus anyway? it would be my dream to do that course
thanks sooooo much for all your help

[jeff]

hi

glad to hear that i've set your mind at ease
it sounds like you're really really enthusiastic about doing your bmus! that's really cool!
i'm having a great time with my bmus course. i'm studying at the victorian college of the arts, and they put a lot more emphasis on performance than written work, which i love (as apposed to the other universities around)

hope you get into the course, and even if you didn't, you could try again the next year, but i reckon there'll be plenty of people who won't want it as much as you seem to.

good luck!