About Program
India’s first degree program in Western Contemporary Music
Here is the list of stream and subjects offered by NMIMS SoPA in Western Contemporary Music undergraduate program:
Streams:
Subjects offered:
Internship Program:
Under the 40 hrs internship program the 3rd year students are working with composers in Bollywood as well as with production houses for web series.
Eligibility Criteria
For the B.A. Music (Western Contemporary Music) program, A candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from any stream and must have obtained a minimum 50% aggregate in 12th Standard (Students having good potential and skills can be considered as a special case and allowed for audition round) for being eligible to B.A. Music (Western Contemporary Music) program (OR) the candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from IB Board (should be either IB certificate or DP awarded) with 24 credits having passed 3 HL (12 credits) & 3 SL (9 credits) mandatorily from any stream
Online Registration & Payment of Registration Fees
Online Registration Fee is Rs. 1800/- plus taxes (Please refer details listed in online registration form). Registration Fee is non-refundable For online registration, candidate's Aadhaar Card number is also required.
Structure for Audition
The shortlisted candidates will be invited to the auditions through call letter being published in the website The audition process will include:
Admission Process / Pattern
All eligible candidates who wish to apply for admission to the B.A. Music (Western Contemporary Music) will be required to upload a video of their performance on Youtube (as a unlisted video) and send the link in the application form.
The candidates will be then shortlisted and called for the audition on the mentioned date.
Admission offer is given as per merit; waitlisted candidates must check their merit list status regularly and selected candidates should report for the payment of fees within given duration as per important dates.
| Test Area | Marks |
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Performance The candidate can choose any song of your choice of the level that describes his/her best performing ability. He/She will be assessed on accuracy, technique and stylisticelements |
50 |
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Improvisation The candidates will be given a chord chart / pop song / ballad progression and will be asked to perform a simple improvisation over the same. A backing track will be used for improvisation. (Scatting for vocalist) |
25 |
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Aural Basic intervals and triad recognition. Identifying changes in rhythm, melody or pitch |
25 |
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Personal Interview Question will be asked to assess the candidate's aptitude. This will be a non-technical round |
50 |
