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No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

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BM Instrumental Performance

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Training

Formal General concentration within Oakland’s BM Instrumental Performance degree

Applied study, ensembles, music theory, history, and degree-specific coursework

Access to more than 100 public concerts each year

Classical instrumentalists can perform in University Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, and instrument-specific chamber ensembles.

The chamber catalog includes dedicated flute, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, and guitar ensembles.

Professional Development

Study with artist faculty, including Detroit Symphony Orchestra affiliate faculty

Scholarships and support are available for professional conferences and festivals

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.48

Admit rate

88%

school-wide

Grad rate

58%

Enrollment

12.4K

Earnings

$59K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$16,772

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$23,867

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$35,402

Before aid

Average net price

$9,120

After aid

Cost Of Attendance · oakland.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Sep 27, 3:31 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Formal General concentration within Oakland’s BM Instrumental Performance degree

Applied study, ensembles, music theory, history, and degree-specific coursework

Access to more than 100 public concerts each year

Classical instrumentalists can perform in University Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, and instrument-specific chamber ensembles.

The chamber catalog includes dedicated flute, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, and guitar ensembles.

Professional Development

Study with artist faculty, including Detroit Symphony Orchestra affiliate faculty

Scholarships and support are available for professional conferences and festivals

Program Highlights

Training

Formal General concentration within Oakland’s BM Instrumental Performance degree

Applied study, ensembles, music theory, history, and degree-specific coursework

Access to more than 100 public concerts each year

Classical instrumentalists can perform in University Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, and instrument-specific chamber ensembles.

The chamber catalog includes dedicated flute, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, and guitar ensembles.

Professional Development

Study with artist faculty, including Detroit Symphony Orchestra affiliate faculty

Scholarships and support are available for professional conferences and festivals

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

University AppApplication

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Common App School Website

Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

First Year · oakland.edu

Program AppApplication

Opens

Oct 1, 2026

Auditions

In-Person Audition

Dec 4, 2026Jan 29, 2027Feb 13 & 19, 2027Apr 10, 2027

Admissions And Auditions · oakland.edu

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply to Oakland University and complete the separate SMTD audition registration form

Audition registration for Fall 2027 opens on or before October 1, 2026

No separate audition registration fee

Enrollment

Fall entry

Transfer applicants use the same audition process

What's The Process

Primary-Instrument Requirements

Brass and woodwinds: one sonata or concerto movement, or two contrasting etudes, plus sight reading

Strings and guitar: two contrasting works selected from Baroque, nineteenth- or twentieth-century sonata/concerto, and free-choice repertoire; sight reading

Percussion: 5–15 minutes showing snare drum, keyboard percussion, and one of timpani, drumset, or accessory/world percussion; sight reading or aural assessment may be included

Instrumental auditions are unaccompanied

Audition Process

Interview with the relevant faculty

Music theory placement exam; the score does not affect admission

Video applicants normally complete a later virtual interview

Scholarship Info

Departmental Scholarships

Talent-based scholarships are awarded from the entrance audition

February and March audition participants are automatically considered; no separate application is required

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.48

Admit rate

88%

school-wide

Grad rate

58%

Enrollment

12.4K

Earnings

$59K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$16,772

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$23,867

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$35,402

Before aid

Average net price

$9,120

After aid

Cost Of Attendance · oakland.edu College Scorecard

Training

Formal General concentration within Oakland’s BM Instrumental Performance degree

Applied study, ensembles, music theory, history, and degree-specific coursework

Access to more than 100 public concerts each year

Classical instrumentalists can perform in University Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, and instrument-specific chamber ensembles.

The chamber catalog includes dedicated flute, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, and guitar ensembles.

Professional Development

Study with artist faculty, including Detroit Symphony Orchestra affiliate faculty

Scholarships and support are available for professional conferences and festivals

Updated Sep 27, 3:31 PM