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You make your application online. Here’s a step-by-step guide to applying to a conservatoire.

This toolkit includes information and resources to help you support students applying to conservatoires.

Conservatoires will let you know what you should prepare for an assessment.

Find more information about conservatoire audition/assessment fees and how to pay for them.

Conservatoires will let you know what you should prepare for an audition or interview. There are usually audition fees, but conservatoires might waive them if you'll have difficulty paying.

Take a look at what it's like studying at a conservatoire.

Find out more about the different decisions you might get from the conservatoires, and what they mean.

Find out more about the different decisions conservatoires can make and what they mean.

If you decide a conservatoire is right for you, there's still a lot of variety in course types, locations, previous qualifications required, and application deadlines, so make sure you do your research.

You make your application in our online system called Apply. Follow our step-by-step guide to applying – there's quite a bit to fill in, but you don't need to do it all at once.

Compare conservatoires, their locations and courses – and how you can find out more, so you choose the right course for you.

Take a look at how courses are delivered, find out more about conservatoires, and compare them.

Who should write your reference and how do you go about getting one? Find out more about references for conservatoire applications.

The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. You should describe the ambitions, skills, and experience that’ll make you suitable for the course.

The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. You should describe the ambitions, skills, and experience that’ll make you suitable for the course.

Use your personal statement to describe the ambitions, skills, and experience that will make you suitable for the course. Read our advice on how to get started, what to write about, and how to write it.

We take you through what you need to do if you've been asked to write an academic or practical reference for a UCAS Conservatoires applicant.

We take you through what you need to do if you've been asked to be a referee for a UCAS Conservatoires applicant.