Audition Process
•Audition required for departmental admission; no student may declare any music major without this audition
•Audition also determines scholarship eligibility
•Complete the Basic Musicianship Evaluation (brief test of rudimentary music skills)
•Piano placement audition also required (proficiency not required for admission)
•November 22: 1st deadline for department review
•January 24: 2nd deadline for department review
•February 28: final deadline for scholarship consideration
•May 1: NASM binding date for undergraduates
Audition Expectations
•In-person by appointment on Audition Days
•Zoom audition by appointment on Audition Days
•URL submitted through Music Department Application (last resort)
Sight-Reading
•Sight-reading is part of the audition
Repertoire & Technique
•Two contrasting movements from any solo work or standard studies for your instrument (woodwinds, brass, strings, harp, or percussion)
•Strings: two or three contrasting works or movements
•Percussion: prepared solos across snare drum, keyboard, and timpani
•Piano accompaniment is not required
Scales & Technique
•Three scales from all major and minor scales (woodwinds and brass); strings: one scale in three octaves
