Audition Process
•No audition is required for university admission or major declaration
•Optional performance auditions are used for scholarship consideration
•Registration for 2026-27 first-year scholarship auditions is closed; the school says additional funds may still be available
Audition Expectations
•In-person auditions were offered on designated campus dates and were preferred
•Applicants could instead submit a recorded audition, due February 16, 2026 for the 2026-27 cycle
•Prepare a contest-type solo or standard etude demonstrating melodic playing and technical facility
•Prepare chromatic and major scales and sight-reading; no accompanist is provided
•Percussionists prepare at least two solo works or etudes on at least two different percussion instruments
Post-Enrollment
•Entering students are heard by applied faculty for applied-study placement
•Continued applied study is decided after the first-term jury
