DC014 · Level 8 · 4 years · Audition / assessment

Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance (Audition Required)

Dublin City University · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

367

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Up 62 points since 2023 (305).

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About this course

A four-year performance degree for musicians who want to work professionally in jazz and contemporary music. You must pass an audition to get in.

How long
4 years
What you study
You study ensemble playing, your instrument or voice, arranging and composition, aural and theory training, and the history of music. Skills include improvisation, computer music and music business. Options in final year include Irish traditional music. There is a chance to transfer to Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Where it can lead
Careers include performing musician, composer, arranger, music producer, session musician and music teacher.
Who it suits
Suits students who play an instrument or sing to a high level and love improvising and performing with others.

Summary written by FindMyCollegeCourse.ie from the college's own course information. Check the college website for full details.

About Arts

Artistic fields like Fine Arts, Music, Theatre

The study of Creative Arts involves exploring various forms of artistic expression, including visual arts, performing arts, and media arts. This field encourages students to develop cultural awareness. E.g. Fine Arts, Drama and Theatre Studies, Music, Creative Writing.

Points history

2023305202432820255152026367

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026367Published after the final round
2025 515516622
2024 328328–
2023 305385385

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6 or Foundation F6
  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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