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
•Pass a performance audition on your principal instrument or voice to pursue the Music Education major
•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
