Contemporary Music Entrance-Exam Academy in Dongtan · YM MUSICEntrance exams aren't about instinct —
they're about preparation.
"I get the artistry, but what exactly does my child need to prepare?" — this is what parents of exam students most want to know. For vocal, guitar, jazz piano, composition, MIDI and drums, the standards for practical, theory and ear training differ by major, and so does the kind of portfolio each university wants. YM MUSIC prepares for those differences precisely, major by major.
University entrance prep has a different exam structure for every major. A vocal practical and a composition practical are completely different events, and even the ear-training test alone demands a different sense in each major.
That's why YM MUSIC runs six majors — vocal · guitar · jazz piano · composition · MIDI · drums — as separate, independent curricula.
Curriculum by major
Even within the same "entrance exam," the standards for practical, theory and ear training differ by major. Check each of the six majors.
Vocal
Guitar
Jazz Piano
Composition
MIDI
Drums
Practical, theory, ear training — and then?
Three things just as important as the curriculum for your major.
Portfolio preparationPortfolio
From choosing pieces to arranging, performing and recording — we complete a real-world-level portfolio tailored to your major.
Mock exams & real-exam evaluationMock Exams
Regular mock practical, theory and ear-training tests with feedback build real-exam instinct and improve weak spots.
Admissions counselingConsulting
We give concrete 1:1 guidance on what to prepare first right now, based on your target university and major.
Admission records written by our students
A record built together with students who prepared for their majors and entrance exams.
Universities & graduate schools
Seoul Institute of the Arts
Min O-a (Vocal), Kim O-jung (Vocal), Lee O-hyeon (Vocal), Kim O-seon (Composition), Lee O-u (Drums), Kim O-yeon (Vocal – waitlist 1), Hong O-seok (MIDI – 1st round), Kim O-seon (Vocal – 1st round), Lee O-in (Guitar – 1st round), Son O-yeong (Vocal – 1st round), Shin O-min (Vocal – 1st round), Joo O-tae (Vocal – 1st round), Ahn O-jin (Vocal – 1st round), Cho O-rin (Singer-songwriter – 1st round), Joo O-hui (Vocal – 1st round), Ji O-eun (Vocal – 1st round), Park O-hyeon (Vocal – 1st round), Sung O-hyeon (Keys – 1st round), Min O-yeon (Vocal – 1st round), Son O-hui (Bass – 1st round)
Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts
Seo O-jeong (Vocal), Kwon O-hyeon (Vocal), Jung O-won (Vocal), Jung O-in (K-POP), Ko O-su (Bass), Yoon O-jun (Singer-songwriter), Lee O-eun (Piano), Lee O-seon (Composition), Kim O-cheol (Vocal – 1st round), Seon O-yong (Singer-songwriter – 1st round)
Howon University
Lee O-won (Vocal), Kim O-jeong (Vocal), Kim O-gyeong (Vocal), Park O-a (Vocal), Lee O-seong (Vocal), Kwon O-u (K-POP), Bae O-seon (K-POP), Kim O-hyeok (Piano), Jung O-su (Singer-songwriter), Cho O-won (Singer-songwriter), Lee O-jun (Composition), Kim O-min (Composition)
Hongik University
Yoo O-jin (Singer-songwriter – Grad School of Performing Arts), Ji O-seon (Grad School of Performing Arts), Woo O-jin (Vocal – waitlist 10), Min O-u (Vocal – 1st round), Kim O-jin (Keys – 1st round)
Hanyang University
Yang O-eun (Piano), Joo O-yun (Vocal – waitlist 1), Kim O-seon (Vocal – 1st round), Joo O-sol (Vocal – 1st round), Kim O-won (Vocal – 1st round), Yoon O-jun (Vocal – 1st round), Kwon O-yeon (Vocal – 1st round), Kim O-ji (Vocal – 1st round), Jin O-yeong (Vocal – 1st round)
Kyung Hee University
Kim O-ram (Vocal – grad school), Yoon O-ha (Singer-songwriter – grad school), Yoo O-seon (Composition – grad school)
Baekseok University of Arts
Yang O-eun (Piano), Lee O-yun (Vocal), Kim O-ye (Vocal), Park O-rim (Vocal), Song O-hui (Vocal), Lee O-rin (Vocal), Roh O-yun (Vocal), Kang O-hui (Vocal), Ahn O-tae (Vocal), Ahn O-min (Vocal), Byun O-jin (Vocal), Kwak O-a (Vocal), Jung O-heon (Vocal), Lee O-ju (Composition), Lee O-won (Composition), Jeon O-hye (Composition), Kang O-won (Bass), Park O-yeon (Drums), Choi O-bin (Drums), Park O-jun (Musical), Kim O-seon (Musical)
Seokyeong University
Lee O-rim (Vocal), Yoon O-seok (Vocal), Shin O-in (Vocal), Lee O-chan (Piano), Kim O-hun (Singer-songwriter – waitlist 1), Cho O-yun (Vocal – 1st round), Jung O-jin (Vocal – 1st round)
Gukje University of the Arts
Park O-a (Vocal), Kwon O-su (Vocal), Lee O-su (Singer-songwriter), Gil O-seon (Singer-songwriter), Min O-jun (Keys), Kim O-nam (Bass), Lee O-eun (Vocal), Kim O-a (Vocal), Cho O-un (Singer-songwriter), Byun O-hyeok (Vocal), Kim O-ju (Vocal), Kim O-jin (Composition), Lim O-yeon (Drums), Ko O-jin (Vocal), Lee O-bin (Vocal), Jeon O-in (MIDI), Lee O-gyeong (MIDI), Ha O-seon (MIDI)
Dongduk Women's University
Park O-hyeon (Vocal), Myung O-ju (Bass), Ahn O-geon (Vocal – waitlist 6), Lee O-jin (Vocal – waitlist 3), Kim O-min (Vocal – 1st round), Choi O-jun (Vocal – 1st round)
Hanyang Women's University
Yang O-eun (Piano)
Sungshin Women's University
Kim O-seon (Vocal), Son O-jin (Vocal), Lee O-eun (Vocal), Lee O-rim (Composition), Kwon O-eun (Vocal – waitlist 4), Park O-un (Vocal – waitlist 7), Son O-seo (Bass – waitlist 8)
Jeonghwa Arts College
Kim O-hyeon (Vocal), Shin O-seok (Vocal), Jang O-jun (Vocal), Jeon O-jin (Vocal), Seok O-yun (Vocal), Kim O-ho (Vocal), Oh O-jin (Vocal), Kim O-hyeon (Drums)
Myongji College
Song O-seong (Vocal), Cho O-hyeok (Singer-songwriter), Choi O-cheol (Vocal), Seo O-in (Guitar), Kim O-tae (Vocal), Ahn O-bin (Vocal), Lee O-heon (Keys), Yang O-ju (Composition), Park O-hye (MIDI), Kim O-tae (Vocal), Song O-yeon (Vocal), Roh O-won (Vocal)
Yeoju University
Kim O-hyeon (Drums), Min O-yun (Vocal), Kim O-yun (Vocal), Kim O-seok (Vocal), Lee O-seok (Singer-songwriter), Shin O-yeon (Composition)
Dankook University
Kim O-jeong (Vocal), Lee O-ung (Music technology – waitlist 1), Won O-yong (Studio composition – waitlist 4)
Kookmin University
Kim O-jin (Classical composition)
Hoseo University
Yang O-eun (Piano)
Conservatories
Soongsil Univ. (Kim O-min – Vocal), Yonsei Univ. (Kim O-in – Rap), Hanyang Univ. (Son O-seon – Guitar, Yoon O-uk – Guitar), Myongji Univ. (Kim O-hyun – Composition), Chugye University for the Arts (Cho O-won – Composition), Sejong Univ. (Kim O-jin – Composition, Lee O-kyung – Keys), KC Arts Academy (Kim O-min – Vocal)
Arts high schools
Seoul School of Performing Arts
Lee O-in (Vocal), Lee O-seon (Vocal), Jeon O-gwon (Vocal), Park O-hyeon (Keys), Choi O-jong (Keys), Yang O-rim (Keys), Hyun O-won (Music content), Park O-yeon (Music content), Lee O-hye (Music content), Son O-hun (Music content)
Hallym Entertainment Arts High School
Song O-jeong (Keys), Jung O-won (Keys), Kwon O-a (Keys), Jung O-ho (Keys), Jeon O-rim (Keys), Song O-in (Entertainment dept.)
Seoul Practical Music High School
Lee O-rin (Vocal), Lee O-hyeon (Vocal), Kim O-seon (Vocal), Won O-in (Composition), Kim O-min (Keys), Jung O-in (Keys), Choi O-min (Keys), Lee O-hyeon (Keys), Kim O-u (Guitar), Myung O-ji (Guitar), Kwon O-seok (Drums), Jung O-hyeon (Bass)
Lila Art High School
Kim O-sik (Vocal), Kim O-yeon (Vocal), Kim O-eun (Vocal), Lee O-won (Vocal), Lee O-yeon (Vocal), Kim O-yeong (Vocal), Choi O-yeon (Drums), Lim O-hyeon (Drums)
Seoseoul Life Science High School
Ahn O-jun (Vocal), Han O-yun (Vocal), Park O-min (Vocal), Jung O-rim (Vocal), Kim O-su (Vocal), Jeon O-yeong (Vocal), Choi O-jin (Keys), Shin O-gyeong (Keys), Lee O-min (Keys), Sung O-bin (Drums)
Gyeonggi Arts High School
Kim O-jin (Vocal), Ko O-cheon (Composition), Choi O-seon (Drums)
Incheon Popular Arts High School
Jung O-sik (Vocal), Lee O-won (Vocal), Kim O-seong (Keys), Lee O-jun (Keys)
Jeonju Arts High School
Kim O-won (Vocal)
Vocational schools & specialized institutions
Ahyeon Industrial Information School
Kwon O-jeong (Vocal), Jung O-chan (Vocal), Min O-rim (Vocal), Seo O-hwan (Vocal), Roh O-ju (Vocal), Ko O-min (Vocal), Ahn O-hyeon (Vocal), Kim O-jun (Vocal), Lee O-jin (Vocal), Kim O-hyeok (Bass), Song O-o (Bass), Yang O-seon (Bass), Jung O-yeon (Drums), Kim O-hyeon (Drums), Lim O-jun (Drums), Jung O-bin (Drums), Oh O-seon (Drums)
Seocho Culture & Arts Information School
Lee O-gyeong (Vocal), Bae O-jin (Vocal), Shim O-u (Vocal), Lee O-hyeok (Vocal), Kang O-yeon (Vocal), Kang O-jin (Vocal), Lee O-jin (Vocal), Lee O-gyeom (Keys), Kim O-jin (Keys), Kim O-seong (Keys), Choi O-hyo (Keys), Jung O-bin (Keys), Jeon O-yeon (Keys), Park O-yeong (Keys), Shin O-won (Guitar), Jung O-jun (Guitar), Ha O-hyeon (Bass)
Seoul Comprehensive Arts Practical School (SAC)
Kim O-jin (Composition), Shin O-hyeon (Vocal – scholarship), Jeon O-jae (Vocal), Jung O-su (Vocal), Won O-yeon (Keys)
Korea Arts Institute
Jung O-tae (Vocal), Choi O-sin (Keys), Kim O-bin (Keys), Park O-je (MIDI), Cho O-a (MIDI)
Baekje Institute of the Arts (Contemporary Music Dept.)
Lee O-min (MIDI), Jung O-in (MIDI), Ha O-ju (MIDI), Cho O-cheol (MIDI), Kim O-jin (MIDI), Lee O-hun (MIDI), Kim O-rim (MIDI), Jeon O-tae (Vocal), Kwon O-hui (Vocal), Kim O-hyeon (Drums)
New names keep being added alongside YM MUSIC.
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