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application form 2013/14GUITAR

Higher Diploma BMus(Hons) Degree

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Student Prole

Application GuidelinesCriteria for admission onto ACM full time programmes

2 x A-levels at C grade, or equivalent Level 3 qualications (160 UCAS points).

Grade 5 Music Theory (ABRSM), or equivalent, is preferred but not essential.

Minumum age 18*, no upper limit.

Exceptions - At the discretion of Education Management, students may be

able to access these courses without the above qualications based on priorrelevent experience, quality of application, quality of audition / interview (as

required). Exception also given in certain circumstances based on successful

completion of a relevant ACM intensive course.

* The ACM Diplomas in Music and Music Production are accelerated Level 3

qualications equivalent to 2 A-levels. Students aged 17 who have successfully

completed the ACM Diploma in Music or Music Production can progress

to the ACM Degree level courses provided they show the required level of

attendance, commitment and maturity.

It is a requirement for all ACM full time students to be able to speak and

write English. There is the opportunity for students whos rst language is

not English, but do have a reasonable level of knowledge, to study English at

Guildford College.

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1.4 Previous music education: (Not required for students wishing to study on Tour Production &Management or Music Business courses)

1stInstrument 2ndInstrument (if applicable)

1stInstrument Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Awarding Body

2ndInstrument Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Awarding Body

Music Theory Grade* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Awarding Body* Please note that Grade 5 Music Theory or equivalent (i.e. ACM Higher Diploma) is required for Degree Performance applicants. If/where

certication is not available, please indicate how equivalent level of Music Theory has been achieved. Please supply copies of your certicates.

The college collects information about you on this form to ensure that you are placed on the correct course. All information is treated in line with the Data Protection Act.

1.1 Details about you please complete ALL sections.

Surname: Title (Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Other):

Forenames: Gender: Male Female

Home address:

Postcode: Daytime tel:

Home tel: Mobile:

Web Address: Email:

Nationality: Country of Birth:

Date of Birth: Age: Place of Birth:

National Insurance (NI) Number: Passport Number:

1.2 Year of Study (eg. 2010/11)

1.3 Have you resided in the UK throughout the last 3 years? Yes No

If no please give your last country of residency

Non-UK student: if you are notan EU national, who has lived in the EU or EFTA for the threeyears before the course starts, you will be classed as an overseas student and will need to paythe overseas fee rate for the course.

Please tick if English is NOTyour rst language.

SECTION 1

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1.7 Previous work experience:

Start Finish Company Position

1.5. Previous education (including GCSE Maths/English/Music results and all other qualications post-16)starting with your current/most recent school or college. You MUSTsupply copies of your certicates.

Start Finish Grades

mm/yy mm/yy College / University / School Subject Level Predicted Actual

1.6 Evidence of English Language Level (for students who do not come from a majority Englishlanguage speaking country). Tier 4 VISA students, please see UKBA regulations for a list ofaccepted courses. Minimum requirement is B1 of CEFR.

Date Qualication Score

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1.8 Monitoring of Ethnic Origin: Completion is voluntary and information supplied will be used only forstatistical purposes and will be treated as condential. Please tick the group to which you belong.

Mixed - White and Black African

Mixed - White and Black Caribbean

Mixed - Other Mixed background

White - British

White - Irish

White - Other White background

Prefer not to say

Other, please specify

Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi

Asian or Asian British - Pakistani

Asian or Asian British - Other Asian background

Black or Black British - African

Black or Black British - Caribbean

Black or Black British - Other Black background

Chinese

Mixed - White and Asian

Dyslexia Dyscalculia Dyspraxia

Speech & Language Difculties Dysphasia ADHD / ADD

Reading Difculties Aspergers Syndrome Visual Impairment

Hearing Impairment Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Wheelchair Use Other Mobility Difculty Mental Health Tourettes

Anaphylaxis ME IBS Diabetes

Other / please specify

Have you ever been given dispensation (e.g. extra time in exams) whilst at school or college?

Yes No

1.9 Any particular learning requirements for which you will need additional support in your timeat ACM. Please note; this question provides our support tutors with the information required toprovide any support that may be available to you and will not adversely affect your application.

1.10 How did you frsthear about ACM? (Please tick one box only)

Total Guitar Music Tech Sound on Sound Surrey Advertiser

Andertons British Council Website ACM Website

Facebook Twitter YouTube Wikipedia

PinTerest Google Search Careers Event School Event

Exhibition (please specify):

Referred by friend / name:

Other/ please specify:

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Welcome to the ACM Performance SchoolWelcome to the ACM Performance School! We are very pleased that you have

chosen to complete this application form. In doing so you are following in the

steps of scores of top professional musicians from all around the world who have

chosen to study and train at ACM.

Consider this application an introduction between yourself and all of the potential

career enhancing opportunities offered by ACM. We look forward to establishing

the best path for your development within the Performance School and helping

you achieve your aspirations as one of the next generation of professional

contemporary musicians.

You will nd several sections to this application that will help ACM gain a picture

of where you are at and what you are about as a musician. The most important

thing to bear in mind is to complete this application to the best of your abilities and

to always be yourself.

We expect a wide range of ability levels in all areas of this application, so we

believe that there is essentially no perfect way to complete the entire application

form. In fact any type of performer can excel if they prepare well and perform to

their strengths.

The written section is your chance to present your musical experiences and

aspirations. Be sure to describe your formative training and performance

experience gained to date, as well as how you see yourself developing as a

performer in relation to your future studies.

The score analysis section measures your experience with traditional notation and

theory concepts. Those who are unfamiliar with these skills might nd this section

challenging, but are strongly encouraged to give it a go. Theory and notation

for pop and rock musicians is often a secondary skill, with numerous variations

in terminology and notation. We will take all of this into consideration when

assessing your application, so do your best and answer with what you would think

is the most correct answer.

Be sure to complete your application in full and when ready, video your

performance of the supplied application piece, performing to your strengths and

attempting all areas as best possible.

Good luck!

The Performance School Team

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SECTION 2All applicants are required to complete the following:

(Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary)

2.1 Please describe your previous musical training and performance experiences, including your areas of

strength and your areas for improvement. (250 words)

2.2 Please describe your musical aspirations and goals for the future, including how you feel the ACM

could contribute to you achieving your career aims. (250 words)

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Hello and thank you for showing your interest in applying for the ACM Performance Schoolon guitar.

The ACM application piece provides an opportunity for you to showcase your current level

of playing, highlighting your accompaniment skills, as well as your ability to play melodies,

riffs and to solo over changes. Simultaneously, it will help us in getting to know you from

a musical standpoint. This task will require some music reading skills as well as melodic,

harmonic, rhythmic and, most importantly, stylistic awareness, which should guide and

support your musical choices while executing this piece.

The aim of this task is to simulate a typical musical scenario in a recording studio or in a

live performance, namely deciphering the content of the chart using your sight-reading

skills and/or absorbing as much as possible by ear, interpreting the part with creativity and

individuality. Most passages can be played either nger style or with a plectrum, however,

pick is recommended due to the stylistic nature of the tune. This technique will be particularly

effective to play the various fth chords (bars 12-13 etc) and the palm-muted passage (bars

6-11), which would sound more punctuated if played with a pick.

Particular attention should be paid on dynamics, timing, phrasing and interpreting the slash

marks in bars 16-17, which require you to add your own ideas. The play-along practical

assessment video should help in practising the various sections, particularly the solo which

happens in section C.

In this section you can decide to plan and deliver a composed solo, or an improvised one

instead. Either way, make an effort to imply the chord changes in a uid and musical manner

and to develop your individual solo with narrative quality as well as with tonal and dynamic

awareness.

Be sure to take your time in developing this piece before you submit your application.When ready you will need to video yourself playing along to the practical assessment video

provided with your application pack. Your application will not be judged on the sound or

video quality of your recording, but be certain to capture your performance as best possible,

including a full view of you performing your application piece.

Feel free to explore various effect pedals and pickup selections, inections and articulations

for a more contrasting outcome. Finally, if you have a whammy bar and feel the urge to use

it, go for it and most importantly, enjoy!

Giorgio Serci

Fellow of ACM, Guitar

SECTION 3

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SECTION 4 continued

Score Analysis Questions

Melody

1. Name the highest pitch of the Bass Guitar part

2. In Bar 2 of the Lead Guitar Part, on which beat does the

6th of the G chord appear?

3. Name all of the pitches of the Lead Guitar part in bar 5

4. Write down the note names of all of the pitches played by

the lead guitar in bar 5 transposed up by a major second

Harmony

1. What key is this composition in?

2. Which chord in the rst four bars is not diatonic to the key?

3. What are the pitches that make up the chord on the 1st

beat of bar 3?

4. Name the nal chord in the Lead Guitar Part

Rhythm

1. What is the name of the rest in bar 2 of the alto part?

2. What three parts of the drum kit are being played in bar 1?

3. On what count does the F/A chord fall in bar 6?

4. In bar 6. How many bass drum notes are syncopated?

Performance Markings

1. What does mf stand for in bar one of the tenor part?2. What does the symbol in bar 2 of the drum part mean?

3. In the bass part what is the symbol called that joins the last

pitch of bar 1 to the rst pitch of bar 2?

4. On the fourth beat of bar 8 of the drum part, what is the

symbol assigned to the snare drum called?

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CHECK SHEETBefore returning your Application pack to us, please use the following check sheet to ensure you have

completed all the necessary sections;

Section Details Page(s)

1 Main Application form 3 5

2 Answer the two questions as fully as possible using 7

separate sheets if necessary. All applicants to complete.

3 Complete your recording of the practical assessment video 9

4 Complete the Score Analysis questions 10 11

Should you wish to include any other music related information which you feel is indicative of your current

ability please feel free to do so. Recordings should be supplied on a separate disc, again marked clearly with

your name, and any supporting notation should be supplied as additional sheets. This should only be sent

as additional material to enhance or support your application and should not be seen as an alternative to the

recordings requested in section 3 of this form.

Send your completed form and recording to ACM for the

attention of the Admissions Department.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not an enrolment form. Our admissions tutors will carefully consider your application

and may ask you to attend an interview. If you are accepted onto a course you will receive a letter offering you

a place. You will also receive instructions on how to enrol. You are only an ACM student once enrolled.

In order to avoid delay in processing your application, and possibly missing your chance of a place at ACM,please make sure you have answered ALL relevant questions as fully as possible.

For latest info and downloads check out www.acm.ac.uk

Would you like to be sent information in the future regarding ACM? Yes No

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the information I have submitted is true and correct.

Student Signature: Date:

Parent Signature (if student under 18): Date:

Please indicate your preferred level ofstudy (please tick). You should refer tothe assessment criteria indicated on the

assessment sheet as a guide. NB: conrmationof level of study is subject to assessment.

Higher Diploma Degree

Please note that ACM Diploma level courses are Level3 qualications which do notqualify for student fundingsuch as student loans.Also, if you have previously completed a course at the

same or higher level of study, ACM may not be able toobtain funding to support your studies and therefore youmay be required to pay the full course fees. You mayalso be unable to achieve the educational qualicationbut will receive the relevant ACM certicate if you pass.

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