Readmittent interview with music: how to prepare

The entrance interview with music isn't a procedure. At the Bachelor's degree in Music at the National Pedagogical University, for example, it weighed 40% of the result at the most recent call we reviewed (2026-2), as did all the aptitude and musical knowledge. And it appears in many other processes, such as Javeriana, El Bosque, Central University, Tolima Conservatory or Univalle's degree.

It's prepared as well as an instrument: with time, with a high and with someone asking you some real questions. Here are the questions that you have to get ready, how to count your path and the mistakes that have been most to be found.

To sum up

At the 2026-2 call of the UPN, the interview weighed 40% of his admission to his Bachelor's degree in Music.
The graduates form teachers of music, so it's logical that they look at your willingness to teach, not just your level.
Prepare your musical tour as a about two minutes story with concrete examples.
Reg out with a high voice but have no memory of answers: you can feel and remove nature from the conversation.
Know about the program you're presenting to: his focus, his emphasis and why you chose it.

Why the interview weighs so much, especially at high schools

A degree forms musicians that will teach at schools, music schools and other spaces. It makes sense that, as well as your musical level, the jury wants to know if you understand what it means to teach and if your motivation is clear. The interview also appears with another focus at Master's Music programs.

The interview with some admissions (as revised 2026)
Institution	Programa	The paper of the interview
National Pedagogical University	Bachelor of Music	40% of result in 2026-2
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Musical Studies	Interview with an audition as an emphasis
Universidad El Bosque	Musical Training	Interview on the same day as the evidence
Central University	Musical Studies	Virtual interview as well as musical tests
Conservatory of Tolima	Master of Music and Bachelor of Music	Interview with both programs
Universidad del Valle	Bachelor of Music	Interview as well as the specific test

The University of the Atlantic's degree also included a short pedagogical exercise: another sign that the teaching vocation will be evaluated. If you come to the UPN, check as well [how his complete admission test is]](/blog/admision-licenciatura-en-musica-universidad-pedagogica).

Questions to be put

We have no information about an official question bench, but there are some issues that come out naturally at any music interview.

About your tour

How did you start with his music and with whom have you studied?
What instrument have you been playing and how long?
What have you been involved with?
What music do you listen to and what do you care about?

About your motivation

Why do you want to study music as a race?
Why this program and this university?
Where do you see yourself after you're done?

About teaching if it's a master's degree

Have you ever taught music, even if it's an informal one?
What do you think makes a good music teacher?
How would you teach a rhythm or a song to a group of children?
What role does music have in a school or a community?

About your proof

Why did you choose that play?
What was the hardest thing to get ready for?
How did you feel about playing or singing?

How to count your musical tour

Your story doesn't have to be impressive and clear and true. A functioning structure:

Home: how did you get to music, be it the high school band, a relative, a chorus or videos online?
Trainingwith whom and how you have studied, including particular classes, music schools or preparatory schools.
Experience: their own groupings, presentations, festivals or projects.
Current timeWhat are you working about and what's missing.
Where are you going?: why this program fits with that.

A concrete example is worth more than ten adjectives. Instead of "I love music from a small age," something like, "I started with the clarinet at the school's band at age 12, and for two years I have been helping the little ones to ride their parts at the rehearsals."

If you have been with them or come from popular or traditional music, tell them with precision and without complexes and honestly recognize what's missing, as reading or theory, as well as what you're doing to solve it.

How to show pedagogical disposition

At a master's degree, vocation isn't shown by saying "I love children." It's shown with experiences and with reflection:

He looks for experiences before his interview: to support his band or his choir at his school, to help his co-worker with his theory or to accompany his younger brother.
Think about your teachers: what did the best and what did not work with them. That reflection was valuable material.
Be clear about a simple way to teach something concrete, such as a pulse, a scale or a song, step by step.
Information about where music is taught in Colombia: schools, local schools of music, houses of culture, gangs and programs such as those of the Batuta National Foundation.

If you still have doubts about teaching or dedicated to interpretation, it's worth clarifying before the interview: check the differences between [Master in Music and Master's degree in Music]](/blog/maestro-en-musica-o-licenciatura-en-musica).

Mistakes that have been put up with a music interview

To recite memorized answers: the conversation becomes rigid and can be felt.
To know nothing about the program, its emphasis and its approach.
To speak bad about previous teachers or institutions.
To say that you choose his degree "in case I'm bad at playing."
Exagerate your level or your experience: The jury can check your evidence.
Answer with monosyllabus for nerves. If you don't understand a question, ask them to repeat it.
At a virtual interview, get with bad connection, background noise or bad camera.

How to practice an interview

Write your ideas for every question in cartoons, and not complete paragraphs.
Say them out loud and register with your cell phone. Check if you understand, speak very quickly or repeat muletlas.
Do two or three simulations with someone who doesn't know you so much and who can surprise you with new questions.
Prepare two or three own questions about the program: they show real interest.
The previous day, just go through your key ideas and get some rest.

A teacher of music is a good practice interviewer: she knows the medium, she can ask about your repertoire and detects vague responses. A medio tonoas well as preparing [music theory]](/clases/teoria-musical), solpheus, dictated and instrument with teachers, in virtual or at home classes in Bogotá, you can ask your teacher to dedicate part of a class to simulate the interview. We tell you how in [preparing for music admissions tests]](/preuniversitario-musica)and the rest of the training is at how to prepare for the music admissions test.

Frequently asked questions

Is an interviewing of music admittent or virtual?

It's up to the university and the period. At Central University, for example, it was virtual as we checked. Trust them with the current instructiva and, if it's virtual, first prove your connection, camera and microphone.

What do I do if I get blank at the interview?

Breathe and ask for a moment or have your question repeated. A short pause is better than an attested response. Having your key ideas ordered in mental cartoons helps you to get back to the thread.

Is it a disadvantage to come from popular and not from academic music?

The interview doesn't have to be: what counts is that you explain clearly your course and what's missing. That's right, check that your level of theory and reading will reach for the other tests.

Do I have an interview with Master of Music and not with his degree?

Some programs did. The Javeriana, El Bosque, Central and Conservatory of Tolima have been reviewed with an interview with training programs as a Master in Music and their weight varies, so trust them with each call.

A music entrance interview: Questions to prepare and how to answer