Undergraduate Dates, Locations, and Schedules

The Center for Music holds auditions and interviews in December, January, and February in-person and through recorded submissions for those who cannot make any of our in-person dates. Please see below for more information.

Location & Dates

DATES

  • Saturday, December 13, 2025
  • Saturday, January 24, 2026
  • Saturday, February 7, 2026

  • Saturday, February 21, 2026

If you cannot join us for the in-person audition options above, please email mtd@ithaca.edu after you've submitted your Common App/Coalition App and Acceptd Application. Our Admission Team will work with you to figure out if there is another option for your audition.

Audition Day Schedule

VENUE

Ithaca College, Whalen Center for Music • 953 Danby Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850

SCHEDULE

TimeEvent
8:30am ETWhalen Welcome- McHenry Lobby
Chat with current Center for Music faculty, staff, and students
9:00am ETWelcome Session- Ford Hall
Performances, Remarks from Center for Music Leadership
9:30am ETMeet & Greet with Program/Degree Faculty
10:00am ETMeet & Greet with Studio Faculty
10:30am ETWarm-ups for Auditions
11:00am ETAuditions and Interviews Begin
11:00am ETSelf Guided Tours and Student Panels*
*Subject to change
4:00pm ETEnd of Day (subject to change)

Components of Your Audition Day

Your audition day complete will consist of a few components depending on the major(s) to which you apply. Here's what you can expect:

During your audition, you should expect to meet and play for a faculty member (or two!) from your area. A faculty member from a similar instrument area may also be in the room to hear your audition.

Applicants to specific degree programs will participate in an interview with faculty members from that particular area.

  • Composition (B.M.): Meet with our Composition faculty to discuss your compositional process, as well as the scores that you submit with your application materials. Approximately 15 minutes.
  • Sound Recording Technology (B.M.): Meet with members of the SRT faculty, practice critical listening skills, and discuss your background in audio engineering thus far. Approximately 20 minutes.

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