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with Georgiana Ghetiu from the University of Salford

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Writing a personal statement for music? Whether your musical interests lie in performance or music history, think engaging, detailed, and relevant to strike the right note with music admissions tutors.

Conservatoires offer performance-based courses in music, dance, drama, musical theatre, film, and production. These are at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

This toolkit includes information and resources to help you support students applying to conservatoires.

Some universities require you to sit an admissions test as part of the application process – discover the different types of assessment here.

Conservatoires will let you know what you should prepare for an assessment.

What are conservatoires like? How do conservatoires differ from a university or college? Find out here.

UCAS today publishes the 2014 UCAS Conservatoires End of Cycle Report, a detailed analytical report setting out the nature of admissions to this important part of higher education provision

Professor Julian Lloyd Webber, renowned cellist, conductor and Principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, and Ace, the guitarist from rock band Skunk Anansie, and Head of Creative Industry Development at the Academy of Contemporary Music, will appear at a UCAS event for people who wish to explore a career in the creative arts.