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Audition Requirements



Audition Dates

for Entrance to Fall 2013
(subject to change)

For Admission and Music Scholarship Consideration:
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013

For Admission Only for Fall 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
 

Audition Preparation

Prepare and bring with you to the audition the following:
  • Solo repertory list (solo music studied with a private teacher)
  • List of Student Music Activities
  • Any materials noted in your principal performing area audition requirements

 

Prepare to take the Basic Musicianship Test by reviewing the following: 
  • Listening to a short melody and matching the pitches
  • Listening to a rhythm and clapping the same rhythm
  • Looking at musical notation on a staff and clapping the rhythm
  • Looking at the key signature and identifying the key
  • Looking at and naming musical notes on a staff
  • Looking at and singing musical notes on a staff

 

Audition Requirements by Instrument/Major