SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATION for 2010 ENTRY
BACHELOR OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Improvisation only
Timely closing date for this application is Wednesday 30 September 2009
Instructions
1. Please complete the form in CAPITALS and return to Admissions, Student and Academic Services, Faculty of the VCA and Music,
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006.
2. You will be required to provide certified copies of documents to verify credit for prior study and any qualifications claimed. A
certified copy is a photocopy of the original document which has the signature and stamp of one of the following persons, indicating
that they have sighted the original document: Barrister or Solicitor, Police in Charge of Station, Pharmacist, Doctor, Dentist,
Principal of School, Justice of the Peace, or Clerk of Court. The signature and stamp must appear on every page. A photocopy or
facsimile of a certified copy is unacceptable.
You must include a copy of the receipt for your VTAC application payment with this application. Note that we
cannot schedule an audition for you until we have received proof of this payment.
Personal Details (BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE)
VTAC Application Number
Title: Date of Birth: / / Age: Email:
Family Name: Given Names:
Telephone: ( ) Mobile:
Address:
Suburb: Postcode:
Proposal Area of Study
On which instrument do you wish to audition? …………………………………………………………………………………………
Foundation Music Performance course
Do you also wish to be considered for admission to the Foundation Music Performance course? Yes No
(Details of this course can be found at www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/musiccoursesintro)
Credit for Prior Study
If your application is successful, will you be requesting CREDIT in the course? YES NO
If you answered YES a Credit Application form will be mailed to you. Please return the form with documentation (if available) prior to your
audition. Applicants are not required to provide evidence where prior studies were completed at the VCA.
Note: Full documentation to support your credit application should be included with the Credit application or as soon as the documentation
becomes available. Official academic transcripts or certified copies and course outlines should be included, refer to point 2 in Instructions.
Credit for successfully completed tertiary subjects will be processed at the time of offer. Printouts downloaded from the web will not be
accepted.
Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?
No Yes, Torres Strait Islander Attach a recent
head and shoulders
Yes, Aboriginal Yes, both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander passport-sized (only)
photo of applicant
here
By identifying yourself as an Indigenous applicant, you automatically give approval for
your documentation to be provided to the Wilin Centre whose role it is to assist and
support applicants through the application and audition/interview processes.
How did you find out about the Course? Please tick one box only.
Careers adviser Advertisement Family/ WWW Open Day Teacher
Friends
Other: (Please specify) ………………………………….………………………………………………………………….

Disability or Long Term Medical condition
Do you have a disability, impairment or long term medical condition, which may affect your studies?
Yes No If YES please indicate the nature of your disability.
Hearing Medical Condition Learning Disability
Neurological Condition Mobility Other, please indicate -
Mental Health Condition Vision
Qualifications
• Tertiary Education
Institution: Year last attended:
Name of Course: Course completed: YES NO
Institution: Year last attended:
Name of Course: Course completed: YES NO
• Secondary Education
Name of School: Year last attended (eg 2006):
Standard reached:
Other: (please specify)
Subjects passed in last year at school plus ENTER score:
Musical Background
Instrument level attained (if applicable):
Current Teacher (include duration of study):
Previous Teachers (include duration of study):
Other musical studies undertaken including theoretical:
Public Performances, Awards, Competitions or other relevant activities undertaken:
Please include a 100 word statement outlining your musical goals
Note: Documents supporting claims of qualifications must be submitted to VTAC, not VCAM
Student Privacy
The University of Melbourne Privacy Policy can be viewed at www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/privacy/studentinfo.html
Checklist
Before you submit the application form please ensure that you have:
Answered all questions
Supplied us with contact telephone number in case we need to contact you to verify details;
Included a recent head and shoulders photograph of yourself;
Included the 100 word statement outlining your musical goals;
Included a copy of the receipt for your VTAC application payment. Note that we cannot schedule an audition for you until we have
received proof of this payment.
Included the schedule of any dates you will be unavailable for audition.

VCAM (Southbank Campus) Audition Dates 2009
Bachelor of Music Performance - Improvisation Audition Dates
Brass Tuesday 17th - Wednesday 18th November
Drums/Percussion Monday 16th - Wednesday 18th November
Guitar Monday 23rd - Wednesday 25th November
Keyboard Friday 20th & Thursday 26th November
Voice Monday 23rd - Wednesday 25th November
Woodwind Monday 16th & Wednesday 18th November
* Please note that due to limited audition bookings on the above listed days, Improvisation
auditions for any instrument may need be scheduled for Thursday 26th or Friday 27th
November. Please indicate if you are not available for these days.
* Please note that if you are auditioning for both the Bachelor course of Music Performance
and the Foundation course in Music Performance, your audition for the Bachelor course will
count for both the Bachelor application and Foundation application
All dates listed above may be subject to change. Please indicate ALL dates you are not
available on the table following:

AUDITION ADVICE
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Instrument: _____________________________________________________________
Course (please tick)
□ Foundation
□ Bachelor of Music Performance
□ Honours
Proposed audition pieces
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Will you be auditioning in person? Please circle YES NO
If no, see information for Distance Applicants in the attached supplementary information.
If yes, please indicate dates you are not available for auditions:
Date Morning Afternoon All day
Monday 16th November
Tuesday 17th November
Wednesday 18th
November
Thursday 19th
November
Friday 20th November
Monday 23rd November
th
Tuesday 24 November
Wednesday 25th
November
Thursday 26th
November
th
Friday 27 November
• If we do not receive an indication of your availability for auditions, it will be
assumed that you are available all days during the auditions period.
• If you are not available on any days in which auditions for your instrument and
stream are being held, you will be required to submit an audition via DVD.