No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
K-12Teacher Cert
Training
•Bullet: TEACHER PREPARATION Prepares candidates for Illinois K-12 licensure in general, vocal, and instrumental music. Students gain teaching and conducting experience before formal student teaching. PERFORMANCE More than ten ensembles and the Music in Our Schools program provide practical experience. Students perform in the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.
•Bullet: TEACHER PREPARATION Prepares candidates for Illinois K-12 licensure in general, vocal, and instrumental music. Students gain teaching and conducting experience before formal student teaching. PERFORMANCE More than ten ensembles and the Music in Our Schools program provide practical experience. Students perform in the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.
Program Highlights
Training
•Bullet: TEACHER PREPARATION Prepares candidates for Illinois K-12 licensure in general, vocal, and instrumental music. Students gain teaching and conducting experience before formal student teaching. PERFORMANCE More than ten ensembles and the Music in Our Schools program provide practical experience. Students perform in the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.
These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.
Songs
•Bullet: Voice applicants perform two contrasting art or folk songs, using different languages if possible.
Additional Materials
Repertoire List
•Bullet: Voice: prepare two art or folk songs in contrasting styles and, if possible, different languages.
•Bullet: Brass and woodwinds: prepare two contrasting solo works or etudes showing lyrical and technical styles; also prepare a two-octave chromatic scale and several major scales.
•Bullet: Percussion: prepare a solo work or etude on mallets, snare, and timpani.
•Bullet: Keyboard performance applicants: prepare two classical pieces from different musical eras.
•Bullet: TEACHER PREPARATION Prepares candidates for Illinois K-12 licensure in general, vocal, and instrumental music. Students gain teaching and conducting experience before formal student teaching. PERFORMANCE More than ten ensembles and the Music in Our Schools program provide practical experience. Students perform in the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.
