music college's in england

[franzliszt2]

Hi, is anyone applying to any music college's in england this year. I'm applying to Royal college of music. royal academy of music. royal northern college of music, royal scottish academy of music, trinity college of music, and giuldhall college of music.

Does anyone on this website go to any of these college's. If yes, could they share there audition experiences please as I really don't no what to expect.
My audition pieces are:

Bach: prelude and fugue no.5 from book 2 of WTC
Beethoven: 1st mvt from appassionata
Chopin: 3rd Scherzo
Liszt: Gnomenrigen
Debussy: La cathedrale engloutie

Is that a suitable programme?, in terms of technical difficulty, or is it to easy?

thanks

[mrchops10]

I don't think that program is too "easy" for any school. Then again, I don't believe in "easy" music, but the technical challenges this presents are more than acceptable. I would not play the Debussy, however. Although it certainly isn't easy, it's too difficult to distinguish yourself from the million and one other pianists who play this; anyone can play it okay, and the difference between okay and first-rate is in this case not easy to hear. Assuming this is your modern piece, show a little more imagination. I played Shostakovich preludes for my conservatory auditions, those were a big success. Or you could search the various threads on this topic and find some really kickass out-of-the-way pieces guaranteed to be noticed. Good luck!

[pianowelsh]

I played the Debussy as part of my college audition programme at several of the colleges and got through. hadnt you considered Leeds Col, London Col and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama? Or could you only choose 6?? There is Birmingham Conserv too of course.  My audition at Trinity was when they were moving buildings so perhaps not the most typical!! Rest were fairly uneventfull - standard play your pieces, written paper /aural dictation and a short chat jobby - you should breeze it! I assume of course you can play all these pieces to a good level??! I havent heard you but i trust your teacher knows what they are doing.

[steve jones]

I played Shostakovich preludes for my conservatory auditions, those were a big success.

I love those pieces! I have no idea how to play them mind, lol. I have a prelude and fugue in a Gr8 book, and its a bizarre piece of music. The fugue seems impossible to memorise.

But yeah, Id be if you played some wacky atonal, chromatic, serial madness, it would raise a few eye brows