What grade do you require audition pieces for musicians to be at?
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Hi, i am interested in the musician role, so would like to know about your general standards and expectations please. Thank you very much! Kind regards.
Anonymous asked a question to Music and Ceremonial
Category: Career Advice
Date asked: Friday, January 7, 2022
Last reviewed: Saturday, January 29, 2022
Bethan W.
Defence Leadership
Hi there, thanks so much for your question.
A rough guide to the minimum instrumental grade to apply would be around Grade 6. However, the most important thing to remember if you are considering an application is that British Army Music are looking for your musical potential not the finished product.
The audition involves a range of different aspects. You will need to perform 2 contrasting pieces on your instrument, take an aural perception test, demonstrate some scales and arpeggios, and show an understanding of music theory. Make sure you check out this link here that tells you about all the different audition requirements: https://apply.army.mod.uk/roles/corps-of-army-music/musician so that you have the best chance at success in the future.
You can check out more about Army Music at our website here: https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-corps-of-army-music/ or Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/Royalcorpsofarmymusic. If you want to find out more detail about our careers then fill in our contact form here and one of the team will get back to you: https://forms.gle/hth5FLA9hD43HXYz7
Good luck and keep in touch,
Bethan
Saturday, January 29, 2022
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