This English-language version of the application guide is solely for reference purposes only. Please note that applicants must follow the application criteria and procedures indicated in the original Japanese-language version of the guide. 2019 Academic Year Tokyo University of the Arts Guidance for Prospective Students (Faculty of Music/Practical Music Course) * Supplementary volume: “Documents to submit with your application” December 2018 Tokyo University of the Arts 12-8 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714 Entrance examination information site http://admissions.geidai.ac.jp Notes on taking examinations 1. Information on examinations, including examination schedules (meeting times and examination times) and announcement of examinee numbers of successful applicants will be announced on the University’s entrance examination information site (http://admissions.geidai.ac.jp/). (1) Examinees themselves are responsible for keeping up to date with posted materials or information on the University’s entrance examination information site (http://admissions.geidai.ac.jp/) regarding the dates of announcements of successful applicants, schedules, and other information shown under “Entrance Examination Schedule” in this Guidance. (This calls for special care. From time to time, past applicants have found themselves unable to take examinations because they overlooked or misunderstood posted information.) The Faculty will announce on the University’s entrance examination information site (http://admissions.geidai.ac.jp/) (starting at 4:00 pm) (planned) the schedule for the Faculty’s first examinations on Sunday, February 24, 2019 and the schedule for the Practical Music Course examinations on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (2) Numbers indicated on posted materials and in other information refer to examinee numbers on the Faculty’s admission tickets. 2. On the day of the examination, arrive at the meeting place by the announced meeting time and follow all instructions provided by staff. (Only examinees will be permitted to enter the campus.) (1) Keep your Faculty of Music admission ticket and your National Center Test for University Admissions examination card (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students examination card if you are a privately financed international student) with you at all times when taking the examination. On entering the campus, show your admission ticket to the security office staff at the gate. (Notify staff if you have forgotten or if you lose an admission ticket.) Applicants to the Practical Music Course must always bring their Faculty of Music admission tickets. (2) Examinees arriving late for the meeting times of technical examinations will not be permitted to take their examinations. Notify the Admissions Office immediately if you are delayed for unavoidable reasons beyond your control. (3) Vocal and instrument practice is prohibited outside the sound room (for example in the meeting place, waiting room, or corridors). (4) Use of the pianos in the sound room is prohibited. (5) Follow instructions given by staff regarding the order of testing for technical examinations. (6) Use of pencil boards is prohibited during written examinations. Only watches may be used as timepieces. (7) Turn off mobile phones and similar devices and place them in your bag or similar place before entering the examination room. (8) Audio recordings, photography, and videography inside University buildings are strictly prohibited. (9) Questions regarding the content of examinations will not be answered. (10) Notify nearby staff if you feel ill during the examination. (11) Contact the Educational Affairs Section of the Faculty of Music within one week if you leave anything behind on the Faculty premises. 3. Applicants will not be permitted to inspect examination locations or other facilities in advance. 4. Generally speaking, no inquiries concerning examinations will be accepted by telephone. 5. The University does not have parking facilities. 6. Each year at examination time, parties purporting to be affiliated with the University will appear in the vicinity of the campus and nearby railway stations offering to send telegrams to notify applicants of their examination results. Note that these parties are not affiliated with the University in any way. Additionally, note that the University will never ask examinees for their addresses or other contact information off campus. Notice of tuition revisions 1. Timing of and detailed information on tuition revisions Starting with the 2019 academic year, annual tuition for students enrolled in undergraduate programs or the Practical Music Course at Tokyo University of the Arts will be revised from the previous amount of 535,800 yen to 642,960 yen. The revenues generated will be allocated to help improve student services and enhance education and research, thereby helping to maintain the University’s status as a world-class arts university. 2. Enhanced financial support for students To ensure that this revision does not compromise educational opportunities, the following allowances will be made: ① Reduction or exemption of tuition fees, including the increased amount → Detailed information: p. 54 ② Establishing a new Study Support Scholarship (benefit type) for students who find it difficult to continue their studies for financial reasons → Detailed information: p. 55 Note: The University also offers numerous scholarship programs for students who satisfy certain criteria, such as for those demonstrating outstanding academic performance. → See: https://www.geidai.ac.jp/life/scholarship/geidai_scholarship Inquiries Address any inquiries concerning the tuition revisions to: Address any inquiries concerning reduction or exemption Strategic Planning Division, Tokyo University of the Arts of tuition fees and scholarships to: Tel.: 050-5525-2021, 2024 Student Affairs Division, Tokyo University of the Arts Email: kikakucs＠ml.geidai.ac.jp Tel.: 050-5525-2069 Email: syogaku＠ml.geidai.ac.jp Message from the President Since our founding as the only national arts university in Japan, Tokyo University of the Arts has been conducting education and research activities on a global level, nurturing a great number of outstanding artists and contributing to the succession and development of Japanese art and culture through extensive and diverse artistic activities and social practices both in Japan and overseas. In recent years, Tokyo University of the Arts has secured its position as a national center that plays an important part in national strategies, as illustrated by the fact that it is the only arts university selected as a “Top Global University” and “Center of Innovation (COI)” Site. On the 130th anniversary of our founding in October 2017, we took the opportunity to conduct institution-wide discussions on our future direction for the next ten years, which culminated in the formulation of the “Tokyo Geidai NEXT 10 Vision.” Be innovative: Keep challenging to stay innovative and unique Be diverse: Keep providing diverse and inspiring environment Be international: Keep presenting Japanese art culture to the global community In the next 10 years, we will push forward toward these three visions. To fully demonstrate our capability and attraction as a globally unparalleled comprehensive arts university and rigorously promote the cultivation of outstanding artists who can play an active role in the world—not only in the artistic fields of fine art, music, and film, but also through our new Graduate School of Global Arts established in 2016—we strive to enhance, to a greater extent, our educational research environment and support system for our students under the “Tokyo Geidai NEXT 10 Vision.” Specifically, we will focus on the following: ① Promote initiatives to attract prominent artists from overseas, as well as diverse specialists and practitioners ② Expand opportunities to acquire international experience through means such as sending students to overseas universities, art festivals, and music festivals. ③ Enhance practical education and research programs in art organizations, businesses, etc. ④ Enhance the university’s education and research environment to ensure thorough, individualized instruction and small-group learning ⑤ Expand specialist staff who support hands-on guidance and practical training in workshops, studios, etc. ⑥ Provide world-class large workshop facilities, musical instruments, and filming and editing equipment To steadily implement these initiatives, we have decided to increase our tuition fees. Annual tuition for undergraduate and Practical Music Course students enrolling from the 2019 academic year as well as graduate students enrolling from the 2020 academic year will increase from the current rate of 535,800 yen to 642,960 yen. We will work even harder to improve the quality of our education and the standard of our student services while striving to enhance our financial support for students, including the establishment of new scholarships. We appreciate your kind understanding in this matter. Kazuki Sawa President, Tokyo University of the Arts Table of Contents I. Faculty of Music ................................................................................................................................... 1 Faculty of Music Admissions Policy .......................................................................................................... 1 1. 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