Audition Process
•Complete the Kean University application, then complete an online portfolio submission or register for an in-person audition
•Contact the Department of Music at 908-737-4330 or music@kean.edu to schedule
•In-person auditions run 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.; additional dates available by appointment
•Bring an extra copy of your music for the adjudicator
Audition Expectations
•Live or recorded audition on your principal instrument or voice
•Interview included as part of the admission review
•Audition must be completed before first-semester registration
•Music department accompanist available for singers and accompanied instrumentalists, or bring your own — notify the department when scheduling
Repertoire by Principal Instrument
•Strings — two contrasting movements or pieces from the standard repertoire
•Woodwinds — two contrasting movements of a sonata or concerto, or a moderate-difficulty concert piece with contrasting sections; saxophonists may offer a second piece in the jazz idiom
•Brass — two contrasting pieces from the standard concert repertoire showing contrast in style and technique
•Percussion — proficiency on mallets, snare drum, and timpani; knowledge of rudiments and the ability to read percussion music
•Guitar — two contrasting compositions from the standard literature (e.g., Bach, Sor, Villa-Lobos)
•Organ — one work by J.S. Bach and a second work from the standard literature
•Piano — two contrasting compositions from the standard piano literature (e.g., Bach, Mozart, Scarlatti, Haydn, Brahms, Debussy)
•Voice — two contrasting art songs or arias, one of which must be in a non-English language
