Admission requirements
For the entrance exam, a pre-selection will take place through recordings that the candidate has to submit via a link or upload in the application form. The recording should include two pieces from the jazz idiom and one piece of the candidate's choice. If the candidate's playing on the recording does not match the required level, they will not be invited to the entrance examination. 

During the entrance examination, the candidate is tested on:

1. Playing skill

1. The committee will choose from three pieces prepared by the candidate which show that he/she both masters his/her instrument and has a reasonable rhythmic, harmonic and melodic understanding. This means that merely a complete repetition of existing arrangements or classic pieces is not appreciated, because this shows little of the candidate's skill (take this into account especially when selecting pop and fusion pieces).
2. Being able to play all major and minor scales and triads at a reasonable tempo. The committee reserves the right to interrupt the candidate's playing as according to the committee, he/she has supplied enough information (because of the limited time). 

2. Hearing, tempo/timing and reading skills
The committee supplements the examination with some exercises which must show the candidate's skill which have not been sufficiently disclosed up till then. This may consist of:

• accompanying by ear an unknown simple piece, without any previous information
• repeating by ear a sung or played line
• playing of a self-selected part at a given tempo (clicktrack)
• filling in (accompanying/solo playing of a harmonic progression to given chord symbols)
• playing of a written bass line/melody

3. Assessment
The possibilities to follow a principal subject study will be discussed by the committee.

Important issues for the assessment are:

1. musicality, hearing and melodic understanding (also in bass lines), and the ability to relate this to the instrument
2. feeling for rhythm and tempo
3. affinity with the instrument and the music styles which are directly connected with it

but besides these also:

1. harmonic understanding, reading chords
2. technique, tone quality
3. sight reading

Preselection
The candidate must submit via the application form three links (YouTube, Soundlink etc). to audio or video recordings of their performances. On the basis of these materials, the committee will assess the candidate's level. If the candidate's level meets the requirements for the master's degree programme, the candidate may be invited to do an online or a live audition. During the audition the candidate will play three songs:

• one original composition
• one jazz-standard
• one solo piece for bass guitar

Additionally, there will be an interview bout the candidate's research topic.

The committee may supplement the exam with some exercises which must show the candidate's skills which have not been sufficiently disclosed up till then. These may include:

• playing along by ear with an unfamiliar, simple piece, without any previous information
• replaying a sung or played line by ear
• playing a pat of the candidate's choice using a given tempo (clicktrack)

Candidates can bring their own musicians. It is also possible to use conservatoire accompaniment; please indicate this on the application form.