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Instrumental Music Education

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Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person Only

Training

•The 2026-2027 Instrumental Music Education concentration is a 134-credit Bachelor of Music plan combining applied music, ensembles, theory, aural skills, music history, and instrumental-methods electives with education preparation.

•The curriculum includes Advanced Instrumental Conducting, Elementary Music Methods, Introduction to Music Education, and Band Methods.

Professional Development

•The final year includes a six-credit Teaching Residency and a nine-credit Teaching Residency Capstone, while earlier work includes classroom-management, communication-for-teachers, and diverse-learner coursework.

•Ensemble assignments may include wind symphony, symphonic band, chamber ensemble, orchestra, jazz ensemble, athletic bands, and the Southeastern Contemporary Music Ensemble.

School Info

Snapshot

3.46

Avg GPA (W)

99%

Admit Rate

school-wide

45%

Grad Rate

9.5K

Enrollment

$46K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$9,043

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$21,521

Before aid

Average Net Price

$13,154

After aid

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Program Highlights

Training

•The curriculum includes Advanced Instrumental Conducting, Elementary Music Methods, Introduction to Music Education, and Band Methods.

Professional Development

•Ensemble assignments may include wind symphony, symphonic band, chamber ensemble, orchestra, jazz ensemble, athletic bands, and the Southeastern Contemporary Music Ensemble.

Program Highlights

Training

•The curriculum includes Advanced Instrumental Conducting, Elementary Music Methods, Introduction to Music Education, and Band Methods.

Professional Development

•Ensemble assignments may include wind symphony, symphonic band, chamber ensemble, orchestra, jazz ensemble, athletic bands, and the Southeastern Contemporary Music Ensemble.

Key Info

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Fee

$20

Deadline

Spring InternationalOct 1, 2026

Spring PriorityDec 1, 2026

Spring FinalDec 15, 2026

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Dates

Dates TBA

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Audition Requirements

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.

Repertoire

•Woodwind and brass: two solo movements or etudes of moderate difficulty in contrasting styles (not ensemble music)

•Strings: approximately 20 minutes of music including at least two contrasting pieces or movements

•Percussion: prepared concert snare drum, timpani, and mallet solos or etudes (works by Cirone, Delecluse, Hochrainer, Firth, Ford, Burritt, and similar composers are suggested)

•Guitar: prepared solo pieces or studies in any style (classically trained applicants may prepare works by Sor, Carcassi, or Tarrega)

Scales & Technique

•Percussion: all major scales (two octaves) plus sight-reading

•Guitar: two major scales in two octaves, plus slurs, vibrato, and arpeggios as able

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Good to Know

Application Logistics

•Apply to Southeastern first.

•After applying to the university, complete the Music Department application; faculty will then contact you to arrange an audition. The department describes that application as its audition, admission, and music-scholarship application.

•Southeastern states that Fall 2027 audition information is coming soon. The current undergraduate music page publishes no Fall 2027 audition deadline, date, or active department application form.

What's The Process

Audition Process

•Auditions are scheduled after the Music Department application is submitted.

•Audition days are held on campus while classes are in session, with time to attend a rehearsal or music class and meet faculty and students.

•If a published date does not work, the department asks applicants to submit the application so faculty can discuss another arrangement.

•The department currently says Fall 2027 audition information is coming soon and publishes no Fall 2027 audition date or deadline.

Audition Expectations

•Instrumental Music Education applicants audition on their principal instrument using the published instrument-family requirements.

•Audition day includes a 15-minute audition and interview, with time for questions, campus tours, and scholarship information.

Scholarship Info

Music Scholarships

•The audition application also serves as the music scholarship application

•Scholarship money is limited and may run out each year

•It is better to audition sooner as scholarship funds are distributed on a rolling basis

School Info

Snapshot

3.46

Avg GPA (W)

99%

Admit Rate

school-wide

45%

Grad Rate

9.5K

Enrollment

$46K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

In-State Tuition

$9,043

Before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$21,521

Before aid

Average Net Price

$13,154

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

Training

•The curriculum includes Advanced Instrumental Conducting, Elementary Music Methods, Introduction to Music Education, and Band Methods.

Professional Development

•Ensemble assignments may include wind symphony, symphonic band, chamber ensemble, orchestra, jazz ensemble, athletic bands, and the Southeastern Contemporary Music Ensemble.

Updated 3d ago