South African College of Music Audition Information - 2026
All applicants for the Bachelor of Music (HB010) and Diploma in Music Performance (HU021) are required to attend an in-person audition.
There will be TWO in person audition dates; you may only audition ONCE. Please ensure that you are properly prepared for your audition. In order to book an audition, you need to have made an application online via the UCT website and received your applicant number. Please see the link below for details on how to go about applying online:
https://uct.ac.za/students/applications/key-dates
Audition dates 2026
- Saturday 01 August (CAPE TOWN)
- Saturday 26 September (CAPE TOWN)
All applicants are required to submit a personal statement online and complete a theory test on the day of your audition.
Each section within the College of Music has it’s own set of specific instructions for auditions.
Click on the section you have applied for in order to prepare for your audition.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU PREPARE THE CORRECT AUDITION PROGRAMME.
If you are unable to attend the in person audition, you will be required to submit a video audition.
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All applicants for Jazz are required to submit a video audition. Selected applicants will be invited to attend the second round of in person auditions.
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On the day of your audition
- Arrive on time: 08h30 start. You will likely be required to wait for your audition slot, so arrange transport accordingly.
- Bring water/snacks with you.
- Make sure you have prepared your audition pieces
- No family/friends are allowed in the audition.
- Details of the audition venue will emailed to you closer to the time.
Good luck!
Should you have any questions, please contact: shabnam.pansari@uct.ac.za
Audition Theory Test
For Diploma in Music Performance applicants, basic music literacy is assessed. This includes the correct identification and writing of pitches and harmonic intervals (both treble and bass clefs), and literacy in the notation of rhythmic patterns and time signatures. Approximately UNISA Grade 3 level.
For BMus applicants, this may include the identification and writing of intervals (both treble and bass clefs), time signatures, triads (in various spacings as well as their inversions), key signatures, rhythmic groupings, transposition and elementary four part harmony (SATB). Approximately UNISA Grade 5.
