Artistic Profile Requirements
•All composition applicants must upload:
•Up to seven scores of your musical compositions with recordings of each work — live performances are preferable; yet MIDI realizations are also accepted. Musical scores should be included in the Media Upload section of your Artistic Profile. While our departmental curriculum is generally geared toward composing for classical instruments and ensembles, all musical styles are welcome! We want to hear everything that exemplifies your creativity!
•A personal statement indicating how your life experiences, including geographical, financial, educational or other opportunities or challenges, motivated your decision to pursue a composition degree at the University of Michigan.
•Please refer to the audition requirements for your principal instrument or voice. If your program does not have any specific performance repertoire listed in the audition/interview requirements section, then you will need to refer to your program’s pre-screening guidelines for submission. If your principal instrument concentration is with a Jazz style, then you will need to refer to the Jazz department pre-screening requirements.
•All materials must be uploaded by December 1.
•After a preliminary review of online portfolios, a selected number of applicants will be invited to complete online interviews. The interview component will focus on your portfolio materials.
•Students will also be asked to attend a group meeting with the faculty to discuss the school, the curriculum, performance opportunities, and more.
