Prerequisites & regulations for admission
GENERAL ADMISSION INFORMATION
The Royal Danish Academy of Music is a higher educational institution, which requires students to be able to independently and responsibly plan and complete their education.
There is no age limit for admission, but if you are under 18 when you apply, we expect you to meet the demands placed on students at a higher educational institution.
Music academies typically cannot admit all qualified applicants. Admission is primarily based on the results of the entrance exam, but other factors may also be decisive, such as specific needs in the music world and the Academy’s ability to create a balanced ensemble of instruments and voices for group performances, etc.
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR'S PROGRAM
To be admitted to the bachelor's program, the only requirement is that you pass the entrance examination at the Academy.
PREREQUISITE FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER'S PROGRAM
To be admitted to the master's program, you must have completed a bachelor's degree and passed an entrance examination. If you have not yet completed your bachelor's degree at the time of application, you must upload a confirmation from your current institution stating that you will be able to complete the degree within the current academic year.
If you complete your bachelor's degree at the RDAM, you are granted direct admission to the two-year master's program in the same principal study. If you wish to change your principal study or if you have a bachelor's degree from another music academy, you must pass an entrance examination and meet the specific prerequisites for admission to the master's program you are applying to.
If you are an internal applicant for a master's program, you can find the admission rules in the Study Handbook on the intranet.
Read about the entrance examinations
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER'S PROGRAM FOR MUSICIANS AND SINGERS
- Bachelor’s degree in music as an instrumentalist/singer or equivalent from a Danish music academy
- Bachelor’s degree in music as an instrumentalist/singer or equivalent from a higher education institution abroad at a level equivalent to RDAM
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER'S PROGRAM FOR CHURCH MUSICIANS
- Bachelor's degree in music as a church musician or equivalent from a Danish music academy
- Bachelor's degree in music as an instrumentalist/singer/AM* or equivalent from a Danish music academy
- Bachelor's degree in Musicology from a Danish university
- Bachelor's degree in music as a church musician or equivalent from a higher education institution abroad at an equivalent level
*AM refers to "Almen Musikpædagogik" (General Music Education).
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER'S PROGRAM FOR MUSIC DIRECTORS
- Bachelor's degree in music from RDAM
- Bachelor's degree in Musicology from a Danish university
- Bachelor's degree in music or equivalent from another Danish music academy
- Bachelor's degree in music or equivalent from a higher education institution abroad at an equivalent level
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER'S PROGRAM AS A GENERAL MUSIC TEACHER AND FOR AURAL TRAINING
- Bachelor's degree in music from a Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish music academy
- Bachelor's degree in music with a specialization in music education or equivalent from a higher education institution
ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO FOR AURAL TRAINING
- A prerequisite for admission is that the applicant has proficiency in both spoken and written Danish and can use the language in a communicative context. Foreign applicants must provide documentation of their Danish language skills.
- The exam in general aural training must be passed with a convincing grade.
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER'S PROGRAMME FOR COMPOSERS
- Bachelor of Music as a composer or equivalent from a Danish music academy
- Bachelor of Musicology from a Danish university
- Bachelor of Music as a composer or equivalent from a higher education institution abroad at an equivalent level
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER'S PROGRAMME FOR SOUND ENGINEERS
- Bachelor's degree as tone master from RDAM
- Bachelor of Music or equivalent from another Danish music academy
- Bachelor of Music from an institution of higher education abroad at a level equivalent to RDAM
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION TO THE SOLOIST PROGRAMME
A diploma or master's degree (MMus) from a music academy or equivalent qualifications and a passed entrance examination are required for admission to the soloist programmes. If you have not passed a diploma or master's degree programme, your application for admission must be accompanied by information and documentation of previous work. In connection with the entrance examination, the board of examiners decides whether the applicant has qualifications equivalent to a passed diploma or master's degree programme.
Read about the entrance examinations
DOUBLE PROGRAMMES AND DOUBLE ENROLMENT
If you already have a master's or soloist programme, you can only be admitted to a new master's or soloist programme if there are places available. This also applies if you have previously been enrolled in a master's or soloist programme twice without completing it (cf. section 4 of the Executive Order on the Music Academies and the Opera Academy).
If you already have a bachelor's degree programme, you can be admitted to a new bachelor's programme at the Academy.
Please note that as a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, you may not be enrolled in more than one full-time programme at a time (cf. section 5 of The Executive Order concerning the Danish academies of music and the Opera Academy). This also applies to programmes abroad.
The Executive Order concerning the Danish academies of music and the Opera Academy (In Danish)
CREDIT TRANSFER
If you have previously attended another Danish or foreign higher education programme (e.g. at a university or a music academy), RDAM is obliged to give you credit for completed programme elements that can be transferred to programme elements on the programme at RDAM you have been admitted to. This also applies to transfers from another Danish music academy.
FURTHER INFORMATION
MORE QUESTIONS?
Please reach out to admission@dkdm.dk