Admissibility to Music Studies at Javeriana: an audition by emphasis and preparation
At Javeriana the hearing changes as emphasized: Interpretation, Composition, Direction or Musical Education demand different things. That's how you get ready for every case.
At the Career of Music Studies at the Pontifical Javeriana University, admission combined an interview with an audition that depends on the emphasis that you choose. At the most recent call we reviewed (2026), who aspired to Interpretation did an face-to-face hearing, to Composition or Creation and Production of Songs, had a portfolio of two original works as well as an audition, to Direction, directed an ensemble and to Music Education, performed a free work of any gender.
That's why the first decision isn't what work to play, but what emphasis you put on. Here we help you to think about and prepare every case.
To sum up
- Javeriana's Music Studies () is a private undergraduate of 10 semesters with an emphasis on his degree as a Master of Music.
- The admittance combines an interview and an audition that changes a lot as emphasized.
- At the revised call (2026), Composition and Creation and Production of Songs requested a portfolio of two original works.
- Music Education accepted a free work of any gender, an open door for popular training musicians.
- The admitted have a location examination that can lead them to a level.
What admission to Music Studies looks like
Music Studies is a private undergraduate of 10 semesters in Bogotá. He gives his Master's degree in Music with emphasis and his options include Composition, Direction, Musical Education, Sound Engineering, Interpretation, Jazz and Popular Music, and Creation and Production of Songs.
All applicants have an interview and what changes is their hearing. About the weight of Know 11 in this race we have no clear official information for Bogotá, so ask them directly to the university rather than guide you by what a forum says.
What they ask of you as emphasized
| Emphasis | What did she include? | What to focus on |
|---|---|---|
| Interpretation | Factual impairment | A well-assembled contrasting Repertoire, solid technique and good sound. |
| Composition | Portfolio with 2 original works and an audition | Finished works with clear scores and as requested by the call. |
| Creation and production of songs | Portfolio with 2 original works and an audition | Full own songs: letter, form and a model that you understand. |
| Address | To conduct an assembly and an audition | A clear gesture, an understudied score and good communication with musicians. |
| Musical Education | A work free of any gender | A play that will represent you and that will play with confidence. |
| Sound Engineering and Jazz and Popular Music | Own requirements | See the details at the official race page. |
The requirement of Musical Education is among the most open we have found in Bogotá: if you come from the vallenato, Andean music, rock or salsa, that experience counts. If you have learned from an ear, it also compares with the examination of musical aptitude of the AndesThat doesn't mean theoretical knowledge.
How to prepare an audition for Interpretation or Musical Education
- I chose works that come out well with nerves, not the most difficult jobs you've been trying.
- If the format allows more than one work, it looks for contrast: a slow and sung, an agile and rhythmic.
- Prepare your start with care: put your foot at ease, decide your tempo before you start and breathe.
- Test the complete presentation: come in, say hi, get ready, play and answer questions.
- Record your essays and listen to them the following day with fresh ears.
- If you sing, get with a heated voice and avoid forcing them in the previous few days.
For Music Education, gender freedom does not mean improvising the choice. Choose a work with your musicality: strong pulse, tuning, intention. A popular song well played says more than an uncertain academic work. We profuse in the choice [Repertoire for admittance audition]](/blog/repertorio-para-la-audicion-de-admision).
Mapping and direction testing portfolio
A portfolio of two original works
- He has completed works, and they have no sketches. Two well-finished pieces say more than five loose ideas.
- It looks for a contrast between them: different format, character or language show more resources.
- Take care of the score: legible with dynamic, joints and tempo indications and check the required format.
- In songs, let the form be understood (stanza, chorus, bridge) and let the model hear the idea.
- Prepare to explain your decisions: why that form, that harmony or that instrumentation.
To conduct an ensemble
To lead musicians you don't know requires studying the score deeply: to know every entrance, to sing the main voices and to have clear what you want to listen to. Do a clear gesture to mark and put them in and fix them with concrete and brief indications. If you can, ask the choir or the band of your school to let you conduct some essays.
After admission: location and levelling exams
To pass an audition isn't the end. According to information we review, the admitted have location exams and, depending on the result, they may have to have a leveler. Reaching with good base saves you that time.
That matters especially if you come into Music Education with a popular work: the door is broad but the race works theory, reading and listening from the start. Before we start, we have to strengthen:
- Grammar: tones, scales, intervals and chords.
- Rhythmic and solpic reading atoning.
- Ritmic and melodic dictation. To practice it with phases, look how to prepare the musical dictation.
UCollege and other forms of training
The Javeriana offers [UCollege - Preparatory Music Cycle]](https://artes.javeriana.edu.co/w/preuniversitario-m%C3%BAsica)with solphis and listening training, audio-vocal technique, musical appreciation and ensemble pop. The university itself clarifies that the entrance to the race is given only through an official entrance exam: the preparatory forms you but does not give you the quota.
Also you can get ready with particular classes. A medio tono [music theory]](/clases/teoria-musical)and your instrument or your voice with teachers, in virtual or at home classes in Bogotá, we tell you how [to prepare for music admissions tests]](/preuniversitario-musica). If you want to see the complete process, from first month to day of the test, check how to prepare for the music admittance test.
Frequently asked questions
Can I introduce myself to Javeriana if I don't read score?
It depends on the emphasis. At the revised call, Musical Education allowed to play a free work of any gender. Still, location and race exams work reading and theory, so we should start reading from now on.
How much does Know 11 weigh for music at Javeriana?
We have no clear official source with that information for Bogotá. Ask the admissions office or check the call before drawing conclusions.
What do you mean I get a level?
That, according to the location exams, you need to strengthen some bases. He wants to know how it works and what it means in your curricula and how to get to work with a dedicated theoretical and ear reduces that possibility.
Do UCollege secure me with the share in the race?
No. The university makes clear that entrance to the race is only through an official entrance examination.