Audition Expectations
•Principal voice or instrument performance — two pieces in contrasting style
•Vocalists encouraged (not required) to sing one song in a foreign language
•Instrumentalists: scales, arpeggios, and sight reading requested at the audition
•Piano placement examination
•Music theory examination — key signatures, intervals, chords, scales, Roman numeral analysis, rhythmic patterns, time signatures, melody dictation
•Aural skills evaluation — ear training aptitude and sing a simple folk song, carol, hymn, or patriotic song
•In-person audition at Bloomsburg or Mansfield campus
•Virtual audition (video/Zoom) available for those living 200+ miles away
•Recorded audition must be unedited with a minimum of two contrasting works
•Sight reading, theory, and aural skills completed via Zoom for recorded auditions
•Contact Dr. Eun-Joo Kwak (ekwak@commonwealthu.edu) for Mansfield
•Contact Dr. Charisse Baldoria (cbaldori@commonwealthu.edu) for Bloomsburg
Decisions
•November/December auditions: notified by January 31
•January–March auditions: notified by March 31
•After March 31: contacted within 2 weeks
