Audition Process
•In-person audition on designated School of Music Audition Day
•Registration uses the School of Music Audition Form; the form is currently not accepting responses
•Open to high school, transfer, and graduate students who have applied to Fresno State for 2027-28
•Two classical solo songs (no choral solos or parts), one must be in a language other than English
•One song may also be a folk song or musical theater piece
•All songs memorized and sung with piano accompaniment
•Accompaniment provided by collaborative pianist Dr. Drew Quiring
•Ascending and descending major scale
•Sight-singing excerpt and pitch matching exercise
•Written music theory diagnostic (note identification, key signatures, rhythmic values, rhythm identification, melodic dictation)
Contact
•Dr. Maria Briggs, mbriggs@csufresno.edu