Access to the Master’s Program

• 1st period: From February 1 to April 30 (In order to apply for the Master’s study Scholarships of the Fundació Conservatori Liceu, it is essential to complete the pre-enrollment according to the calendar of the call that will be established during this period).
• 2nd period: until June 30.
• Specific calendar for the Opera Master’s Degree: From June to November.

Application for admission and pre-enrollment in the Master’s programs

In order to apply for the Master’s study Scholarships of the Fundació Conservatori Liceu, it is essential to pre-enroll during the first period.

Through this link you can submit the application for admission to the Master’s Programs and enter the required information and documents, as well as upload the videos, recordings or necessary documents.

REGISTRATION FORM

• Master’s Degree in Performance of Classical and Contemporary Music: 100
• Master’s Degree in Performance of Jazz and Modern Music: 50
• Master’s Degree in Performance of Chamber Music: 50
• Master’s Degree in Composition Applied to Audiovisual and Performing Media: 25
• Master’s Degree in Opera Performance: 25 (depending on the cast of the opera selected for each edition)

Entry profile

The Master’s studies are aimed at students who have completed Higher Studies, as well as professionals holding analogous higher degrees, with a high level of instrumental or vocal technique and with knowledge of the stylistic and aesthetic implications of their repertoire, who wish to deepen their knowledge in the field of performance or composition with a view to specializing in specific repertoires for the different specialties offered.

They must have the talent, ability and motivation to pursue an ambitious musical career and be aware of an artistic personality that allows them to develop the study of a repertoire that makes the most of their talent.

Training profile

The interest of the Master’s proposal lies in the need to deepen the knowledge of specific repertoires for each musician, who, once they have completed Higher Studies and have a complete but general training, must develop tools to design and define what will become their personal style while working on these repertoires, from theoretical and technical knowledge and with their own contribution to performance criteria.

As provided in art. 15 of Royal Decree 1614/2009, candidates must hold a Higher Degree in Music or equivalent qualification issued by a higher education institution in the EHEA that entitles, in the country issuing the qualification, access to artistic/official Master’s studies (or a qualification from outside the EHEA, subject to prior verification that the qualification certifies an equivalent level of training).

The Higher Conservatory establishes the different admission procedures. To access the Master’s Degree in Performance it will be necessary to pass an audition, or Entrance Examination, in which the candidate must perform a previously prepared repertoire. Candidates for the Master’s Degree in Applied Composition must send scores and recordings of four works of different format which are a representative sample of their work as composers. Candidates will receive prior advice from the Master’s Director, if they so request, to choose the appropriate repertoire for the audition.

Likewise, candidates for the different Master’s programs must attend an interview in which they will present their motivation and expectations for taking the course. This interview will aim to assess the artistic maturity of the candidates and the suitability of their complementary musical training in accordance with the objectives of the Master’s program.

The audition and the interview will be graded with integer numbers from 0 to 10. The Entrance Examination will also include study of the academic record.

In the case of students with specific educational needs due to disability, they must pass a specific adapted test that will primarily assess their ability to achieve the objectives of the Master’s program and will also serve to identify possible needs for adaptation of the format of individual and group training sessions.

Places are limited and, if necessary, those responsible for the Master’s program will allocate them according to the results of the admission process and will propose alternative teachers to the other candidates.

Candidates who do not have a document certifying B2 level in English must take the corresponding language proficiency test.

Each year the center’s website will publish the call for the admission process to the Master’s studies, specifying the deadlines and procedures for submitting applications and the documentation that must accompany them.

The Conservatory will reserve an appropriate number of places to be allocated among students with disabilities. The reserved places for these students that remain unfilled will be added to those offered by the center for students without disabilities in each of the calls.

Students will complete pre-enrollment online using the standardized form established for this purpose.

During the Master’s pre-enrollment period, applicants must complete the registration form available on the center’s website and submit it together with the interested party’s curriculum vitae and certificates accrediting the training claimed.

Pre-enrollments will be sent from the center’s secretary’s office, which will forward them to the Academic Committee for Master’s Studies, which will assess the applications and return them to the secretary’s office once evaluated in order to call the applicants to the Entrance Examination.

• Curriculum vitae
• Motivation letter
• Photocopy of ID card (passport in the case of foreign students)
• Photocopy of the Higher Degree in Music or equivalent (if available)

Master’s Degree in Performance of Classical and Contemporary Music

Performance of a repertoire that includes a minimum of 4 works or complete movements with a total minimum duration of 30 minutes. The pieces performed may be chosen according to the type of repertoire in which the candidate wishes to specialize.

Master’s Degree in Performance of Jazz and Modern Music

Performance of a program of about 30 minutes in duration, consisting of a selection of standards from the jazz repertoire including at least one piece from each of the following styles: Swing / Be-bop, Bossa Nova, Ballad and Contemporary (an original composition may be included).

The ensemble is free (trio, quartet, etc.), but the candidate must always play a leading role. For polyphonic instruments (guitar and piano), one of the pieces must be performed solo without a rhythm section.

Master’s Degree in Performance of Chamber Music

Candidates will appear in complete ensembles with significant experience in group rehearsal and performance. Candidate ensembles must perform a repertoire consisting of two or more works or complete movements, with an approximate duration of 30 minutes.

The admission of students enrolling individually will be subject to the possibility of including them in suitable ensembles, depending on the availability each year. For candidates applying for individual enrollment, the Entrance Examination will consist of an individual audition in which the candidate must perform a repertoire consisting of two or more works or complete movements, with an approximate duration of 30 minutes.

Master’s Degree in Applied Composition

To access the Master’s program it is required to pass an examination consisting of one analysis exercise, one harmony exercise and two composition exercises.

For the analysis exercise, a piece will be provided in score and audio that must be analyzed, clearly and precisely explaining its structural, stylistic and expressive characteristics. For the harmony exercise, a brief tonal melody will be provided, which must be harmonized by the applicant.

For the first composition exercise, the applicant must write a musical passage developing a given beginning. Several options in different styles will be proposed, from which the student must choose two. In this test, stylistic coherence will be valued above originality. Secondly, candidates must create a short piece (between 30 and 40 seconds) based on a static image (photograph or painting), where instrumentation and the color and expressive relationships between music and image will be especially assessed. In the case of applicants not residing in Barcelona, the preselection phase may be done online.

In the case of applicants not residing in Barcelona, the selection process may be carried out online. The Master’s Director will indicate the Composition exercises to be completed in this case.

Master’s Degree in Opera Performance

Performance of arias or passages linked to the role that the student wishes to sing in the opera selected for each call. Specific indications will be published at the beginning of the pre-enrollment period.

In justified cases, students not residing in Barcelona have the option of submitting a video recording with the repertoire via email or postal mail. The interview may in this case be conducted by videoconference.

Video recordings must have acceptable sound quality and clearly show the candidate’s participation in the performance.

They must be sent via a link to services such as YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, Google Drive or similar. Recordings in the form of file downloads or temporary links will not be accepted.

The Conservatory will schedule this examination with sufficient notice and coordination with the admission process. Applicants who take this examination will be graded as suitable (pass) or not suitable (fail). Passing the Entrance Examination entitles the student to enroll and begin the Master’s program in the academic year of the call.

By resolution of the Academic Committee, the center will publish the list of allocation of the available places. Interested parties may file a complaint with the academic management within three days following the official publication of the allocation list. After reviewing the allegations made by the interested party, the academic management will proceed to submit the corresponding proposed resolution of the complaint.

Communication of the start of the enrollment process

Once the admission process is completed, the Student Services and the Secretary’s Office of the center will provide the necessary guidance to formalize enrollment.

Calendar

Enrollment will be completed once the student has received notification that they are suitable to begin the desired Master’s studies.

Regulations on continuation of studies

Admitted students may carry out their studies full-time or part-time. A full-time student is one who enrolls in 60 credits at the start of their studies. Part-time students must enroll in a minimum of 14 credits when starting their studies (40 in the case of the Master’s Degree in Opera Performance).

When, in accordance with the previous sections, a student has to withdraw from the studies started, they may not enroll again in the same studies until the following academic year.

To pass a subject, a student will have a maximum of two regular examination sittings. The student will have a third extraordinary sitting when there is a justified reason that prevents them from attending the examination in the corresponding sitting.

The maximum duration of enrollment for the Master’s program is two years full-time and three years part-time.

In order to guarantee equal opportunities, for students with a disability rating equal to or greater than 33%, at the request of the interested party and taking into account duly justified personal circumstances, a reduction in the minimum number of enrollment credits may be considered.

At the request of the interested student, and on an exceptional basis and for duly justified reasons (family, work, illness, accident, etc.), exceptions to the general regulations on continuation of studies may be authorized in compliance with the relevant legislation.

The maximum continuation periods generally established for the Master’s studies necessarily presuppose the maintenance of the degree offering. If this is not the case, the examination rights regulations specific to the discontinuation of the degree will apply.

At the beginning of the academic year, an information meeting is held for new students, and several meetings with the corresponding Heads of Department and with the coordinators of certain cross-curricular subjects so that new students are informed and receive guidance as they begin their higher studies.

The Conservatory organizes welcome and specific orientation meetings for new students and for the rest of the students during the first days of the academic year. In the case of new students, the aim is especially to facilitate their adaptation. Likewise, student tutoring is regulated by the Conservatory’s Tutorial Action Plan.