Application, admission and enrollment to the Bachelor’s Program

• Online registration: From July 6 to 27, both included.
• Part A exercises: September 1.
• Part B exercises: September 4.

Place: Liceu Higher Conservatory of Music (Nou de la Rambla, 88 – 08001 Barcelona).

1. Photocopy of the National Identity Document (DNI), passport, or NIE (Foreigners’ Identification Number).
2. Baccalaureate (High School) diploma or certificate of having passed the Generalitat exam for applicants who do not meet the academic requirement, or equivalent documentation, such as:
   • Advanced Vocational Training (higher-level VET) diploma.
   • Certificate of having passed the university entrance exams for candidates over 25 years of age.
   • Any university degree (licenciatura, diplomatura, or bachelor’s degree), as well as any higher degree in music (plans 66, LOGSE, or LOE).
   • Foreign studies officially recognized or declared equivalent to the Spanish Baccalaureate diploma.
3. Receipt proving payment of the registration fee for the Entrance Exams, validated by a bank.
4. If you hold the Professional Degree in Music or are currently enrolled in the 6th year, the corresponding proof document.

Send the scanned documentation to: provesacces@conservatori-liceu.es

Registration is possible in all modalities except for the following, for which NO places will be offered:

• Double bass and transverse flute in the field of Classical and Contemporary Music, in the specialisations of Performance and Pedagogy.
• Voice and drums in the field of Jazz and Modern Music, in the specialisations of Performance and Pedagogy.

Preparation for the Entrance Examinations is acquired in regulated Professional Degree studies or in studies of similar content and level of demand. A high level of general training in Music Theory and History and mastery of one or more instruments is required, as well as possessing the specific qualities needed to follow the desired speciality, whether in the field of performance, creation, or pedagogy.

• Performance: applicants are expected to be able to perform the repertoire indicated for the examinations with a technical level and stylistic awareness that will allow them to reach the Bachelor level in four years.
• Composition: a high level of knowledge of compositional and analytical techniques is expected, as well as familiarity with the main repertoire. The submitted works must demonstrate creative ability and the potential to develop an individual artistic personality.
• Pedagogy: in addition to a technical and artistic level on their main instrument comparable to that of Performance, applicants are expected to show sensitivity and resources for studying different types of scores and an ability to communicate musical ideas.

Participation requirements

The examination is aimed at people between 16 and 18 years of age (who turn that age during the year 2026) who wish to access higher artistic education degrees in music and dance without meeting the academic admission requirement. Students in this age range who are enrolled in the 6th year of professional music or dance studies, or who have passed the entrance examination for the 6th year of the professional degree and wish to access higher artistic studies in music or dance, may apply.

If it is not planned to hold the entrance examination for the 6th year of the professional degree in a specific specialty, the applicant may request that it be administered by the Service for Special-Regime, Artistic and Sports Education (Via Augusta, 202-226, Barcelona). The period for submitting this request will be from 23 to 27 March 2026.

Registration and payment procedure

The application is submitted through the online registry, using the computer application available on the website of the Department of Education and Professional Training, in the Entrance Examinations section, from 9:00 a.m. on 23 March until 11:59 p.m. on 27 March 2026.

People who have completed secondary studies (baccalaureate) outside Spain must request recognition (homologation) of their diploma by contacting the Education and Science Office of the Spanish Embassy in their country or the nearest Spanish Consulate, or else request a “provisional registration certificate” if they have already applied for recognition but it has not yet been resolved.

For more information:

• Recognition (Homologation)
• Consulates and Embassies

With regard to the transfer and recognition of credits, procedures are adapted to the provisions of the following legal texts:

• RESOLUTION ENS/2869/2011, of 21 November, on the recognition and transfer of credits, validation of prior learning, individualized recognition of credits and other specific procedures in the field of higher artistic education.
• RESOLUTION ENS/27/2016, of 11 January, amending RESOLUTION ENS/2869/2011, of 21 November.
• ROYAL DECREE 1618/2011, of 14 November, on the recognition of studies in the field of Higher Education.

Applicants who wish to access the Bachelor in Music by means of a transfer of academic record may contact superior@conservatori-liceu.es to request the start of the procedure.

The Conservatory reserves the right to request an audition or interview to verify that the performance or creative level corresponds to the requirements of the year in which the student would be admitted.

Applicants with specific needs resulting from physical, psychological or sensory disabilities or other serious disorders, who hold a legal disability declaration, may request adaptations to the Entrance Examination tests.

The Examinations consist of two parts: A and B.

• Part A is assessed as “Pass” or “Fail”.
• Part B represents 100% of the final mark.
• Part A must be passed in order to take Part B.

Part A assesses the basic competences, knowledge and skills required to undertake the studies.

• For applicants without the Professional Degree in Music:
  • Performance and Pedagogy: sections on Aural recognition and Musical analysis.
  • Composition: sections on Aural recognition, Musical analysis and Instrumental exercise.
• For applicants with the Professional Degree:
  • Single test on Aural recognition and Musical analysis.

Part B is specific to each speciality and evaluates the competences and abilities needed to follow it. It contains a variable number of exercises depending on the speciality.

Passing the Entrance Examinations

Passing the Entrance Examinations, together with meeting the academic requirements, allows participation in the admission process for the corresponding programme only for the academic year of the call.

Once the ordinary call has finished and enrolment has been completed, if there are still vacant places an extraordinary call may be held. Applicants who, having passed the Examinations in the ordinary call, have not obtained a place and wish to sit the extraordinary call must take all the tests again.

Communication of results

After the Entrance Examinations have been held, the following are published on the Higher Conservatory’s website:

1. A provisional list of admitted applicants, with a brief period for submitting corrections and withdrawals.
2. A final list, approximately two days later.

Prospective students are also informed by email of their admission status and the deadline for formalizing enrolment. If, once this period has ended, a candidate has not completed enrolment, it is understood that they relinquish the place.

At the beginning of the academic year, the following take place:

• An information meeting for newly admitted students.
• Several meetings with department heads and with those responsible for cross-disciplinary subjects to offer guidance at the start of higher studies.

The Conservatory organises specific welcome and orientation meetings for new students and for the rest of the student body during the first days of the academic year, with the aim of facilitating adaptation. Student mentoring is regulated by the Conservatory’s Tutorial Action Plan.