Audition Process
•Complete the Commonwealth University application first, then register for an audition date
•Audition includes the principal instrument performance plus a piano placement exam, a music theory diagnostic, and an aural skills evaluation
•A personal interview with the department chair or designee can be requested before the audition
Audition Format
•On-campus auditions are offered on scheduled dates; additional times are available by appointment
•Recorded or Zoom auditions are available — Bloomsburg applicants who live 200 or more miles away may request a virtual audition
•Recorded auditions must be unedited and include at least two contrasting works plus major and minor scales; sight-reading, theory, and aural skills are completed via Zoom
Decisions
•November/December auditions: notified by January 31
•January through March auditions: notified by March 31
•After March 31: notified within 2 weeks
Contact
•Bloomsburg: Dr. Charisse Baldoria, cbaldori@commonwealthu.edu, 570-389-4294
•Mansfield: Dr. Eun-Joo Kwak, ekwak@commonwealthu.edu, 570-662-4710
