Audition Process
•Voice applicants must pass a video pre-screening (one solo piece with accompaniment) before being invited to a live audition; not required for other instruments
Audition Expectations
•Classical repertoire on your principal instrument or voice; requirements vary by instrument family (brass, woodwind, percussion, piano, strings, voice) per Butler’s published audition requirements
•Piano and strings: two solos or contrasting pieces from two different historical style periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, or 20th/21st Century); memorization is encouraged
•Keyboard placement assessment and a musicianship placement exercise on audition day — for course placement only, not part of the admission decision
•Virtual auditions available on request via Zoom (contact JCA Admissions)
•Arts Administration–Music applicants complete a 15-minute interview with an Arts Administration faculty member in addition to the instrument/voice audition
Contact
•JCA Admissions: jcaadmissions@butler.edu | 317-940-9656
