EU and EEA full degree applicants

You apply for admission to The Royal Danish Academy of Music online by clicking APPLY in the top right bar. You will then be directed to the application site. Fill in the application form, and pay the application fee. 

You can apply for admission to the Bachelor's and Master's programmes from mid-October and the Advanced Postgraduate programme from mid-February. 

Please note that it is a prerequisite for admission to the Master's programme to have a Bachelor's degree. 
If you don't have a finished Bachelor's degree by the time you apply for admission, you must upload a confirmation letter from your current academy/institution, where it emerges that you will get your degree within this academic year in your application.

The online application form (for EU/EEA) is open for applications to Bachelor's and Master's programmes from mid-October. The site is open for application to the Advanced Postgraduate programme from mid-February.

Deadlines

• The Opera Academy's Advanced Postraduate Diploma (Young Artist Programme): 10 October
• Bachelor's Programme: 1 December
• Master's Programme: 1 December
• Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Orchestra Conducting: 1 December
• The Opera Academy's Master's Programme: 1 December
• Advanced Postgraduate Diploma: 1 April 

All deadlines are at noon. If the deadline is on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, the deadline is extended to the following weekday at noon. 

All applicants for Bachelor's, Master's, and Advanced Postgraduate programmes must pay an application fee of DKK 500. The fee is used to cover administration expenses in relations to the planning and completion of the entrance examination. The fee is payed through our online application system. The fee is not refundable.

When you apply for admission you must attach documentation to your application to make sure, we have the right information to process it. 

See which documentation you should attach to your application: 

Bachelor of Music (BMus) - Instrumentalists/Singers

Bachelor of Music (BMus) - Church Music (Organ)

Bachelor of Music (BMus) - Composition

Please, attach the following documentation: 

• Documentation for previous studies - please find more information under "Previous studies" in the application form.
• Your high school diploma. If you do not have a high school education, then please upload a scan of you primary school diploma.
• A scan of your passport as documentation of your citizenship.

Please note that additional material may need to be uploaded for the entrance examination. Read more

Bachelor of Music (BMus) - Tonmeister

Please, attach the following documentation: 

• A certified audiogram (max. 1 year old).
• Documentation for previous studies - please find more information under "Previous studies" in the application form.
• Your high school diploma. If you do not have a high school education, then please upload a scan of you primary school diploma.
• A scan of your passport as documentation of your citizenship.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Please note that additional material may need to be uploaded for the entrance examination. Read more

Bachelor i musik (BMus) - Almen musiklærer (AM)

Please, attach the following documentation:

• Documentation for previous studies - please find more information under "Previous studies" in the application form.
• Your high school diploma. If you do not have a high school education, then please upload a scan of you primary school diploma.
• A scan of your passport as documentation of your citizenship.
• International applicants are required to submit documentation of their level of Danish. A CEFR level of B1 or higher is required.

Please note that additional material may need to be uploaded for the entrance examination. Read more

When you apply for admission you must attach documentation to your application to make sure, we have the right information to process it. 

See which documentation you should attach to your application: 

Master of Music (MMus) - Instrumentalists/Singers

Master of Music (MMus) - Repetiteurship (Piano)

Master of Music (MMus) - Tonmeister

Master of Music (MMus) - Composition
Master of Music (MMus) - Ensemble Conducting
 

Please, attach the following documentation: 

• Documentation for your bachelor’s or equivalent degree. If you have not yet finished the degree, please upload a confirmation from your current academy/institution, where it clearly emerges that you will get your degree within this academic year.
• Documentation for previous studies - please find more information under "Previous studies" in the application form.
• Your high school diploma. If you do not have a high school education, then please upload a scan of you primary school diploma.
• A scan of your passport as documentation of your citizenship.

​​​​​​​Please note that additional material may need to be uploaded for the entrance examination. Read more

Master of Music (MMus) - Voice, specialising in opera (The Opera Academy)

Please, attach the following documentation: 

• A motivation letter (max. a half page).
• A recommendation from a relevant professional.
• Documentation for your bachelor’s or equivalent degree. If you have not yet finished the degree, please upload a confirmation from your current academy/institution, where it clearly emerges that you will get your degree within this academic year.
• Documentation for previous studies - please find more information under "Previous studies" in the application form.
• Your high school diploma. If you do not have a high school education, then please upload a scan of you primary school diploma.
• A scan of your passport as documentation of your citizenship.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Please note that additional material may need to be uploaded for the entrance examination. Read more

Kandidat i musik (MMus) - Almen Musiklærer (AM)

Kandidat i musik (MMus) - Hørelære

Please, attach the following documentation: 

• Documentation for your bachelor’s or equivalent degree. If you have not yet finished the degree, please upload a confirmation from your current academy/institution, where it clearly emerges that you will get your degree within this academic year.
• Documentation for previous studies - please find more information under "Previous studies" in the application form.
• Your high school diploma. If you do not have a high school education, then please upload a scan of you primary school diploma.
• A scan of your passport as documentation of your citizenship.
• International applicants are required to submit documentation of their level of Danish. A CEFR level of B1 or higher is required.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Please note that additional material may need to be uploaded for the entrance examination. Read more

The academy sends out the final decision for the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in mid-March and the Advanced Postgraduate (soloist) programmes in the beginning of July. The final decision will be sent through the application system, Studieoptag. Please note that the email may end up in your spam filter.

The content of the entrance examination depends on the subejct for which you are applying. You can read about the entrance exams here. All entrance examinations are subject to the general rules set by the Academy and according to Danish law. 

Entrance examinations for the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes are primarily held in January. A preliminary schedule for the entrance examinations will be available here (pdf).

Entrance examinations for the Advanced Postgraduate programme in Orchestra Conducting are held on 5 and 6 February 2024.

Entrance examinations for the Opera Academy are announced on the Opera Academy's website.

Entrance examinations for all Advanced Postgraduate programmes are primarily held between  mid-May and the end of June. A preliminary schedule for the entrance examinations is available here  (pdf).

The admission process to the Bachelor's programmes is coordinated between all Danish academies of music. You can apply for admission to several music academies in your application and with several instruments in order of priority.

Admission to Master's and Advanced Postgraduate (Soloist) programmes, incl. continuing education is not coordinated between the Danish academies of music. If you want to apply for more than one programme, you must apply for admission to each of them separately.

If you are already enrolled in a Bachelor's programme at RDAM, you are guaranteed admission on the corresponding Master's programme at RDAM for up to one year after your lessons on the Bachelor's programme has ended.

All BA3 students will receive an email during February with further information on how to register.

The registration deadline is 1 March.