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Admission for the Bachelor of Arts at the Haute école de musique de Genève takes place on a competitive basis.
The candidates for the Bachelor of Arts must have a secondary school qualification, a professional university degree, a specialist music degree or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. To find out more: https://www.hes-so.ch/la-hes-so/etudier-a-la-hes-so/admissions/admissions-en-bachelor. Under certain conditions, the HEM may waive this requirement if the student demonstrates outstanding musical talent.
Candidates must submit an admission pack by the deadline stated. Candidates taking an admission test remotely must send their video recording by the deadline stated. If the admission pack is complete and admissible, they will receive confirmation by email. Candidates taking an admission test in person will be invited to the test if their admission pack is complete and admissible. This stage is followed by an admissions interview and a test in general musical training (completed remotely).
Candidates who are admitted to more than one school in French-speaking Switzerland (Geneva, Neuchâtel, Lausanne, Fribourg or Sion) have until 31 May to choose which site they wish to study at.
Deadline for all the subjects: 1st March 2024
The admission pack is put together, using the following documents, which must be enclosed with the online form:
One pack must be filled in for each admissible student.
Recommendations for filling the online form
The list of repertoires demanded for the practical exam, by subject, may be accessed in the repertoire of tests. Candidates must enclose with their admissions pack a list of the works that are going to be performed during the instrumental or vocal test, in compliance with the required repertoires.
Check the admissions tests timetable for 2024-2025
Rules and regulations are available in french only