Audition Expectations
•In-person auditions strongly encouraged — opportunity to see campus and connect with faculty
•Recorded auditions accepted if in-person is not possible
•Choose audition type (in-person or recorded) on the SOMD application
•Recorded audition submission details emailed after application submission
•Most instrumental auditions are 10-15 minutes in duration
•For repertoire-specific questions, contact the appropriate studio teacher directly
•Bring your own brass instrument for live auditions
•Jazz trumpet and trombone applicants follow the Jazz Studies requirements instead
Sight-Reading & Recorded Follow-Up
•Horn and trombone auditions may include sight-reading; trumpet, euphonium, and tuba auditions require sight-reading
•Trumpet recorded auditions include all 12 major scales and arpeggios as one video; sight-reading is not required when recorded
•Trombone recorded auditions include three two-octave scales of your choice; sight-reading is not required when recorded
•Euphonium and tuba recordings should be proctored by a teacher who selects two major scales and sight-reading
Decisions
•March 19, 2027: SOMD issues admission decisions
•April 1, 2027 (approx): Scholarship offers emailed
•May 1, 2027: Enrollment deposit deadline and SOMD Admission Response form due
