Audition Process
•Bullet: Audition required for departmental admission; no student may declare any music major without this audition
•Bullet: Audition also determines scholarship eligibility
•Bullet: Complete the Basic Musicianship Evaluation (brief test of rudimentary music skills)
•Bullet: Piano placement audition also required (proficiency not required for admission)
Audition Format
•Bullet: In-person by appointment on Audition Days
•Bullet: Zoom audition by appointment on Audition Days
•Bullet: URL submitted through Music Department Application (last resort)
Important Dates
•Bullet: November 22: 1st deadline for department review
•Bullet: January 24: 2nd deadline for department review
•Bullet: February 28: final deadline for scholarship consideration
•Bullet: May 1: NASM binding date for undergraduates
Applied Audition
•Bullet: Audition on your principal applied instrument or voice (required of all music majors)
•Bullet: Voice: one English piece and one foreign-language piece, memorized; instrumental/piano: contrasting repertoire plus sight-reading
Composition Review
•Bullet: Notify the composition faculty during the first semester of the freshman year
•Bullet: Composition portfolio is reviewed by the composition faculty
•Bullet: Applicants typically take MUS 2233 Composition Class in the spring of the freshman year
