Admission to Musical Arts at ASAB (District University): Tests and Preparation
To get into Musical Arts at ASAB first you get through two elimination tests and then you compete with emphasis, dictation, harmony, lectowriting and Know 11.
To get into Music Arts at the ASAB School of Arts at Universidad District Francisco José de Caldas is a two-stage process. At the most recent call we reviewed (2026), first there were two abolatory tests, hearing aptitude and instrumental performance, at which you needed at least 60 to 100 at each. Those who advanced them passed them to a weighted stage: emphasis, tiup and reading, harmony and counterpoint, lectowriting and Know 11.
It's a picky admission in theory: demand to conduct voices and counterpoint by species, issues that many seekers have never seen at school. The good news is that the program admits every semester, so you can plan with precision.
To sum up
- ASAB's Music Arts awarded his Master's degree in Music Arts with an emphasis on Interpretation, Composition and Arrangements, or Direction.
- At the revised call (2026), hearing and instrumental performance were eliminating: minimum 60 / 100 at each.
- The emphasis (40%), dictation and reading (20%), harmony and counterpoint (20%), lectowriting (15%) and Know 11 (5%) were then weighed.
- A minimum global score of 250 was requested at Know 11, from a test submitted in the last five years.
- The ASAB offers the Preparatory for Musical Arts (MAP), an extension course that does not lead to its title.
Requirements and structure of acceptance
Musical arts is a public undergraduate in Bogotá that forms Masters in Musical Arts with three emphasis: Interpretation, Composition and Arrangements, and Direction. Admit students every semester.
Before thinking about the tests, check your Know 11. The revised call required a global score of at least 250, obtained in the last five years. Although after Know 11 only weighs 5%, that minimum is a requirement: check them before applying for registration.
| Etapa | Prueba | Weight or condition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eliminatory | Hearing skills | Minimum 60 / 100 |
| 1. Eliminatory | Instrumental performance | Minimum 60 / 100 |
| 2. Stretch | Emphasis Test | 40 % |
| 2. Stretch | Dictation and reading | 20 % |
| 2. Stretch | Harmony and counterpoint | 20 % |
| 2. Stretch | Test for lectowriting | 15 % |
| 2. Stretch | Know 11 | 5 % |
The two disposal tests: ear and instrument
Hearing skills
He's evaluating how well you perceive and reproduce what you hear. Reforms of rhythmic and melodic imitation and recognition of intervals and musical memory are usually shown in this type of evidence. The exact format is in the instructiva. He's trained with constancy: ten minutes a day singing intervals, repeating short motif and pounding rhythms that another person propose to give up more than a marathon the week before.
Instrumental performance
Here you show your level in the instrument or in the voice. Check the instructiva what works, studies or scales they demand for your case and prepare a repertoire that you really dominate. A 60 about 100 doesn't seem a high barrier but a day of nerves with works mounted at last hour can leave you out. Arrives with margin.
The eye with a typical error: to prepare only the instrument. Hearing aptitude is also an elimination and it's the most careless of those who come from learning independently.
The weighted stage, test by test
Emphasis (40%)
That's the most serious and depends on the emphasis you have: Interpretation, Composition and Arrangements, or Direction. Each person's requirements are published at the call and read them with his or her teacher at least 6 months in advance, as they define a good share of what you are about to practice.
Dairy and reading (20%)
- Dates of intervals, chords, melodic, rhythmic and harmonic.
- Reading: To write intervals, triads and chords of seventh, more melodic and rhythmic reading.
It's an extensive repertoire of dicates. If you want a step-by-step method, check how to prepare the musical dictation.
Harmony and counterpoint (20%)
He included leading voices in the style of common practice and contrapunto two voices by species. For many seekers it's the newest theme, so we should start soon:
- Driving rules: movement of voices, second and octaves parallel, resolution of sensitive and seventh.
- I-IV-V-I chains in several tones, first at a fundamental stage and then with investments.
- First species counterpoint, note to note, before passing to following species.
Lectowrite (15%) and Know 11 (5%)
The reading test weighs three times as much as the Know 11. Check the instructiva exactly what it includes and prepare it as an additional test, and not as a procedure.
How to get ready for ASAB
The seeker who gets to ASAB well combines a solid instrument with a theory that goes beyond basic grammar. A week of preparation could be distributed as follows:
| Area | What to practice | Suggested frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Instrumento | Stages, studies and repertoire for performance and emphasis | Daily |
| Heard | Intervales sung, imitation of rhythms and melodies, quality of chords | 10 to 15 minutes daily |
| Dictado | Rhythmic, melodic, with intervals, of chords and harmonics | 3 or 4 times a week |
| Harmony and counterpoint | Written exercises reviewed by a teacher | 2 or 3 exercises per week |
| Lectura | Solphis and rhythmic reading with new material | Every day, little time |
| Lectoescritura | The information referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1065 / 2003 shall be submitted to the Commission and to the Commission and to the Commission. | The previous weeks |
Harmony and counterpoint are barely learned by themselves: you need someone to correct your exercises and show you why a second fifth sounds different. That's where a teacher best works. A medio tono Can work [music theory]](/clases/teoria-musical) and harmony, solpseus and dictated, as well as your instrument, in virtual or at home classes in Bogotá, we explain how we organize them in [preparation for music admissions tests]](/preuniversitario-musica).
For a monthly schedule that serves every university, check how to prepare for the music admittance test.
The Preparatory for Musical Arts (MAP)
The ASAB offers the [Music Arts Preparatory (MAP)]](https://fartes.udistrital.edu.co/uextension/index.php/cursos-extension/preparatorios/preparatorio-musica)an extension program that doesn't lead to a title. It's organized at four levels and includes grammar, harmony, integrated workshop and instrument.
It's a good choice if you want to train in an environment close to that of the faculty. Be clear: it's training, not an entrance path. To where we review, the undergraduate quota is defined in the admission process. Many applicants combine a preparatory with particular class of instrument and we compare the options at [what's a music preschooler]](/blog/preuniversitario-de-musica-que-es).
Common errors of applicants
- To review the Know 11 late: Without the minimum score, the rest of the preparation does not count.
- Prepare only the instrument and get there without training the ear, and it's also disposal.
- To leave harmony and counterpoint for the end, if they require weeks of corrected exercises.
- To underestimate his reading because "it's not music," though it weighs more than Know 11.
- To trust what someone told you that came forward years ago without revising the current instructiva.
- Reaching the test without ever playing with strangers.
Frequently asked questions
How many admissions for Musical Arts are available at ASAB?
According to information we have reviewed, the program will be supported every semester. The exact dates are published at every call of the District University.
What score of Know 11 do I need for ASAB?
The most recent call we reviewed (2026) called for an overall score of at least 250, of a test submitted in the last five years. That value can change: trust them with the current instructiva.
What if I get less than 60 at the hearing skills test?
At the revised call, the two initial tests were at least 60 out of 100, so you wouldn't get to the weighted stage at that time. As the program admits every semester, you can strengthen your ear and re-introduce yourself.
Do MAP give priority to get into ASAB?
We do not find that the MAP gives priority or direct quotas. It's an extension course that doesn't lead to a title and admission is decided in the official process.
What's species counterpoint?
It's a classic method to learn how to combine melodies by stage: you start with note and move with note and two notes to one, four to one, and, at the end, a more free line. At the revised call, ASAB evaluated two voices to each species.