Guidelines for Each Major

Composition (B.M.)

 •    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 •    Submit at least two original sample compositions, with recordings if available.

 •    Schedule a personal interview with the composition faculty for an on-campus audition day.

 •    Audition for study on a major instrument is optional.

 

Jazz Studies (B.M.)

 •    Audition on your major performing instrument or voice.

 •    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 •    Instrumentalists and vocalists must perform three jazz standards that demonstrate style and improvisation ability, in addition to the established audition requirements for your instrument.

 

Music (B.A.)

•    Audition on your major performing instrument or voice.

•    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 

Music Education (B.M.)

•    Audition on your major performing instrument or voice.

•    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 

Music in Combination with an Outside Field (B.M.)

 •    Audition on your major performing instrument or voice.

 •    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 

Performance (B.M.)

 •    Audition on your major performing instrument or voice.

 •    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 

Performance and Music Education (B.M.)

 •    Audition on your major performing instrument or voice.

 •    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 

Sound Recording Technology (B.M.)

 •    Audition on your major performing instrument or voice, on campus only.

 •    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 •    Submit a supplementary essay.

 •    Interview with the recording faculty on the day of the audition.

 

Theory (B.M.)

 •    Audition on your major performing instrument or voice.

 •    Take a short sight-singing exam.

 •    Schedule an interview with the chair of music theory, history, and composition department (formal entry to this program usually occurs in the sophomore year).