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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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Brass

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Training

The Brass concentration is housed in Trinity's 64-credit Bachelor of Music in Performance, combining applied study on a primary instrument with theory, aural skills, composition, and music history and literature.

Individual instruction, focused practice, and repertoire development give brass students a structured path from technical control to confident musical interpretation.

Performance & Productions

Students build experience through solo, chamber, and ensemble performance, with public performance treated as a central part of the degree.

Trinity's music department offers more than 16 vocal and instrumental ensembles open to students across majors, giving brass musicians repeated opportunities to collaborate and perform.

Professional Development

The performance curriculum prepares students for graduate study, young artist programs, teaching, and professional music work while building the discipline and ensemble communication those paths require.

Facilities

The All-Steinway campus, Smith Music Building, Laurie Auditorium, and Margarite B. Parker Chapel provide a substantial musical environment for practice, instruction, and public performance.

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.75

Admit rate

26%

school-wide

Grad rate

84%

Enrollment

2.5K

Earnings

$72K

10yr after

Costs & aid

Tuition & fees

$59,280

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$77,846

Before aid

Average net price

$23,464

After aid

Undergraduate Cost Attendance · trinity.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 6, 12:26 AM

Program Highlights

Training

Individual instruction, focused practice, and repertoire development give brass students a structured path from technical control to confident musical interpretation.

Performance & Productions

Students build experience through solo, chamber, and ensemble performance, with public performance treated as a central part of the degree.

Trinity's music department offers more than 16 vocal and instrumental ensembles open to students across majors, giving brass musicians repeated opportunities to collaborate and perform.

Professional Development

Facilities

The All-Steinway campus, Smith Music Building, Laurie Auditorium, and Margarite B. Parker Chapel provide a substantial musical environment for practice, instruction, and public performance.

Program Highlights

Training

Individual instruction, focused practice, and repertoire development give brass students a structured path from technical control to confident musical interpretation.

Performance & Productions

Students build experience through solo, chamber, and ensemble performance, with public performance treated as a central part of the degree.

Trinity's music department offers more than 16 vocal and instrumental ensembles open to students across majors, giving brass musicians repeated opportunities to collaborate and perform.

Professional Development

Facilities

The All-Steinway campus, Smith Music Building, Laurie Auditorium, and Margarite B. Parker Chapel provide a substantial musical environment for practice, instruction, and public performance.

Key Info

Enrollment Term

University AppApplication

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Common App School Website Coalition App ApplyTexas

Deadline

Early application deadlineNov 1, 2026

Early Decision IIRegular DecisionFeb 1, 2027

Transfer Fall EntryApr 1, 2027

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Program AppApplication

Auditions

Music Scholarship Application DeadlineFeb 19, 2027

Mailed Music Scholarship Audition Recording DeadlineFeb 26, 2027

Music Scholarship Audition DeadlineFeb 27, 2027

Music Scholarship · trinity.edu

Scholarship Audition Requirements

Optional audition for scholarship consideration only; it is not required for program admission.

Repertoire

Two contrasting selections — excerpts from solo/ensemble repertoire preferred (all-state etudes acceptable)

Selections need not be memorized

Major scales and sight reading are included in the audition

Accompaniment

Performing with accompaniment is not required and the department cannot supply an accompanist; you may bring your own accompanist if you wish

Music Scholarship · trinity.edu

Verified for Fall 2027 entry

University Essays

The school's own essays for Fall 2027 entry aren't confirmed yet. Check its application before you write.

Common App personal essay

250–650 words · Choose 1 of 7 prompts · Written once for all your Common App schools

Background, identity, interest, or talent: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
Facing adversity: The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Challenging an idea: Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
Gratitude: Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
Personal growth: Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
Intellectual curiosity: Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
Topic of your choice: Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

The Common App enforces the length inside the application.

Application · Common App

Verified for Fall 2027 entry

Good to Know

Admission Pathway

Admission to the major is through the university application — no audition required to enroll

Apply via Common App, Coalition App, or ApplyTexas

Open to all admitted students; students need not major or minor in music to study or perform

Admitted students complete music theory and aural-skills placement at orientation — for course placement only, not admission

Important Notes

A separate Music Scholarship Application and audition are required only for scholarship consideration

Complete the Music Scholarship Application at least two weeks before the audition (deadline: February 19)

Electronic audition submissions accepted through 11:59 PM on February 27

Award decisions are made after all auditions close; notifications mailed in mid-March

What's The Process

Audition Process

Woodwind, brass, and percussion applicants share the same audition requirements at Trinity

The audition is optional and for scholarship consideration only — not required for admission

In-person auditions encouraged; electronic submission (video preferred, audio accepted) accepted by email or YouTube link

Jazz Area (Optional)

Students planning to participate in the department's jazz area are encouraged to include examples of jazz playing

Acceptable samples: jazz etudes, jazz standards with improvisation (play-along rhythm section is fine), or a live jazz performance from a school concert

Scholarship Info

Music Scholarship

Award range: $1,500 to $10,000 per year

Merit-based, determined by the optional music scholarship audition

Available to music majors and non-majors alike, based exclusively on musical ability

Renewable for eight semesters with continued full-time enrollment and ensemble participation

Offered in addition to academic and financial aid awards

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.75

Admit rate

26%

school-wide

Grad rate

84%

Enrollment

2.5K

Earnings

$72K

10yr after

Costs & aid

Tuition & fees

$59,280

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$77,846

Before aid

Average net price

$23,464

After aid

Undergraduate Cost Attendance · trinity.edu College Scorecard

Training

Individual instruction, focused practice, and repertoire development give brass students a structured path from technical control to confident musical interpretation.

Performance & Productions

Students build experience through solo, chamber, and ensemble performance, with public performance treated as a central part of the degree.

Trinity's music department offers more than 16 vocal and instrumental ensembles open to students across majors, giving brass musicians repeated opportunities to collaborate and perform.

Professional Development

Facilities

The All-Steinway campus, Smith Music Building, Laurie Auditorium, and Margarite B. Parker Chapel provide a substantial musical environment for practice, instruction, and public performance.

Updated Aug 6, 12:26 AM