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Application Guidelines2021-2022Master in MusicEnglish & Dutch ProgrammesClassical Music / Jazz / Pop / Music Production / Music Theory / Instrument Building

MASTER APPLICATION DEADLINES & DATES . 4MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS . 6MASTER PROPOSAL / MOTIVATION LETTER / PORTFOLIO: . 7MOTIVATION LETTER . 7(FOR CANDIDATES IN CLASSICAL MUSIC, MUSIC PRODUCTION, JAZZ OR POP). 7PORTFOLIO . 7(FOR CANDIDATES IN JAZZ, POP, MUSIC PRODUCTION, COMPOSITION AND INSTRUMENT BUILDING) . 7MASTER PROPOSAL . 9(FOR CANDIDATES IN COMPOSITION) . 9MASTER COORDINATORS . 10CURRICULUM MANAGERS . 10FINANCIAL INFORMATION. 11STUDENTS EXEMPTED FROM HIGHER TUITION FEES . 12SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS. 13THE SCHOOL OF ARTS SCHOLARSHIP FOR NON EEA STUDENTS . 13BLOCKED ACCOUNT FOR VISA OR RESIDENCE PERMIT PURPOSES . 14PRACTICAL INFORMATION . 14A PLACE TO LIVE . 14INTERESTING WEB SITES . 14LEARNING DUTCH . 14REQUIRED DOCUMENTS . 15DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATION & TRANSLATION OF YOUR DOCUMENTS. . 16WHAT IS: AN AUTHENTICATION?. 16WHICH AUTHENTICATION METHOD FOR MY DOCUMENTS? . 17LIST OF AUTHENTICATIONS PER COUNTRY . 19DOCUMENT TRANSLATION. 20ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR CHINESE STUDENTS . 20WHERE TO SEND YOUR DOCUMENTS TO . 21CHECK LIST . 22PRACTICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING ORIENTATION COMMITTEE AUDITION FOR MASTERCANDIDATES IN MUSIC . 23MEETING WITH THE ORIENTATION COMMITTEE – PERFORMING MUSIC: CLASSICAL MUSIC . 23MEETING WITH THE ORIENTATION COMMITTEE – PERFORMING MUSIC: JAZZ /POP . 24MEETING WITH THE ORIENTATION COMMITTEE – COMPOSING MUSIC: COMPOSITION . 25MEETING WITH THE ORIENTATION COMMITTEE – COMPOSING MUSIC: PRODUCTION . 26Application Guidelines 2021-20222

Dear Candidate,The School of Arts welcomes a growing number of new master students every year. Apart from anincreasing number of Belgian master students coming in from other schools in the country, all in all 60 to70 new foreign candidates enroll as master students in our programs every year.In these application guidelines we explain in a clear and simple way how to go about the application applyfor our programs. At the same time, we provide practical information related to your study inGhent/Belgium.The final goal of our guidelines is to make sure that, at the time you enroll as a student here at the school,all of your application formalities have been taken care of and you do not need to worry about that part ofyour master adventure anymore.For reactions, feedback or additional questions, you may at all times contact paul.lamont@hogent.be.So there you have it, dear candidate: we look forward to hearing from you. The action is go!Paul LamontAdmissions OfficerStudent Affairs DepartmentRoyal Conservatory & KASK School of ArtsUniversity College Ghent & HowestApplication Guidelines 2021-20223

MASTER APPLICATION DEADLINES & DATESSESSIONSESSION 1 - SPRINGSESSION 2 - SUMMERSUBMISSION DEADLINE19.03.2021 – 16H0025.06.2021 – 16H00AUDITION DATE26.04.202130.08.2021International candidates are strongly advised to participate in Session 1 !Candidates who require an accompanist from the school during an audition must submittheir application two weeks before deadline !INFORMATION DAYSINFO AFTERNOONOPEN HOUSE DAYINFO MORNINGINFO MORNINGWELCOME DAYEXTERNAL 2124.09.2021TIME14h00 – 17h0009h30 – 17h0009h30 – 12h3009h30 – 12h3010h00 – 16h00STUDENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT CLOSEDSPRING RECESSEASTER RECESSSUMMER RECESSCHRISTMAS RECESSApplication Guidelines 021TO18.02.202118.04.202116.08.202109.01.20224

APPLICATION PROCEDURESTEP 1PREGISTRATIONhttps://webreg.hogent.beSTEP 2ONLINE APPLICATIONThrough an online form (Cognito) for which youreceive a link after your preregistration.STEP 3INVITATION TOINTERVIEW/AUDITIONAn invitation to attend an intake interview is sent toyou if Step 1 & Step 2 have been fulfilled and if youmeet the minimum requirements.STEP 4INTERVIEW/AUDITIONYou attend in person or online.STEP 5PROCLAMATIONYou are informed if you passed the interview/auditionor not at the latest 2 weeks after the interview/auditiondate.STEP 6SUBMITTING DOCUMENTSSESSION 1If you passed, you will need to deliver yourauthenticated diploma documents, authenticateddiploma transcripts and official translations (ifapplicable) per post.SESSION 2You need deliver your authenticated diplomadocuments, authenticated diploma transcripts andofficial translations (if applicable) per post to theschool before the Session 2 deadline. When deliveredafter deadline, we cannot guarantee the finalization ofyour application before the start of the academic year.STEP 7INVITATION TO ENROLLYou receive a formal invitation to enroll at the Schoolof Arts when your authenticated documents have beenverified.STEP 8ENROLMENTYou make an appointment with Paul Lamont at theSchool of Arts to enroll to enroll personally.Application Guidelines 2021-20225

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSThe minimum requirement to start in one of our master programs is that you have obtained an equivalentdiploma to the Belgian academic bachelor’s degree in music creation or performance at the time you enrollfor the master.This means that you can apply when you are in your graduating year, but have not obtained your bachelordegree yet. If you can provide us with a document from your school that says when you expect to obtainyour diploma, you are very welcome to submit your application.Applications are verified individually at the School of Arts to determine the equivalence to an academicbachelor diploma in music creation or performance.Equivalence: Some bachelor diplomas are not equivalent to our Belgian academic bachelors, but to our professionalbachelors.Holders of a professional bachelor’s degree need to enroll in a bridging program first. Your diploma transcripts andsupplements are important sources of information to us in determining whether you have an equivalent to a professionalor academic bachelor 1.The purpose of a bridging program is to bridge the gap in academic art theory and/or practice that was not present inyour professional bachelor curriculum. It is composed of a necessary number of subjects from our academic bachelorprograms. Depending on each individual file and on the outcome of the application interview, this program can sometimesbe combined with a part of the master program.For students who have an academic degree in the arts in a different discipline than the one they apply for, there is thepreparation program, which also takes subjects from the bachelor programs, but is less restrictive than the bridgingprogramme.1For more information on the Belgian education system you can visit the Belgian country module on -modulesApplication Guidelines 2021-20226

MASTER PROPOSAL / MOTIVATION LETTER / PORTFOLIO:MOTIVATION LETTER(for candidates in classical music, music production, jazz or pop)Briefly explain (maximum 1 page) what your motivations are to come and study at our faculty and in theprogram you would like to study in. Also explain what you hope to achieve/learn from your master program.PORTFOLIO(for candidates in jazz, pop, music production, composition and instrument building)An artist’s work speaks more clearly than a degree, gives us a much better idea of the artistic level and canindicate if you are an artist able to function in our master program.1.A digital portfolio when submitting your application documents.ATTENTION: the specifications for the digital portfolio for students in jazz and pop are listedon the next page.2.An actual physical portfolio at the time of the interview (Instrument building candidatesonly).This may be combined with the digital portfolio that you already submitted. Portable digitalportfolios are allowed here. During the interview the candidate can give a short presentationof his/her portfolio. Please note that each interview lasts about 25 minutes.The artistic portfolio is a presentation of the artistic evolution during the previous studies or in the past 5years. It can contain documentation on artistic work as well as reproductions of artistic work. The candidateshould restrict him/her/Xself to relevant work (artistic work that is relevant to the candidates’ artisticprocess, his/her artistic goals and master proposal).Important: the portfolio needs to be submitted as part of the entire application file. Stand-alone portfoliosalone will not be taken into account.Application Guidelines 2021-20227

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DIGITAL PORTFOLIO FOR CANDIDATES IN JAZZ OR POPThe digital portfolio consists of following things:1.A link to a performance video.The video should contain 3 songs.- one song you have written yourself- one pop or jazz standard- one pop or jazz standard that you have arranged/rearrangedThe video should have decent audio quality and must clearly show you playing your instrument live ,preferably in a band or combo setting.2.The song description (author, composer, released )This information can all be filled out in the appropriate fields in the application form.Application Guidelines 2021-20228

MASTER PROPOSAL(for candidates in composition)The Master Proposal is an important document in your application, because – together with the portfolio – itwill be one of the arguments in the decision to invite you to the interview/audition rounds. Every application filemust therefore contain a master proposal and a portfolio.The proposal is a document that contains your starting point and outlines of the artistic research project you wish todevelop in the master programme. It is a motivation written from the viewpoint of your personal history as an artist orart student. The document needs to be between 1500 and 2000 words and needs to contain the following elements:Part 1:A Working Title a personal statement why you are a suitable candidate for the course.What you hope toachieve during your studies at the School of Arts and how this relates to your career aspirations. Give details of yoursubject interests, relevant experiences and abilities in arts.Part 2:Discuss the research question(s) you would like to develop on in your artistic master project. Describe which interests,ideas and media you wish to explore through the master program and how your master project would help to attainyour long-term goals. Mention artistic and/or theoretical references. Illustrate how you would start up this masterproject, on a practical and technical level as well as on the level of contents. Define a possible theme for your masterthesis and explain how this thesis could support you in your artistic process.The master proposal describes in general terms what you hope to achieve by means of artistic research and will oftenalready form the (general) basis of the student’s master projects and thesis. (This does not mean, however, that yourmaster proposal pins you down to an unchangeable viewpoint or basis for your master study, since any artistic processis and should be open to change and evolution).Part 3:Add any relevant info that can support your motivation and research project.The master proposal is a central part of your application and will also be a central part of the interview or audition withthe Orientation Committee. Applications without a master proposal are inadmissib

(for candidates in jazz, pop, music production, composition and instrument building) An artist’s work speaks more clearly than a degree, gives us a much better idea of the artistic level and can indicate if you are an artist able to function in our master program. 1. A