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Bachelor of Music and Diploma Audition Dates, Pre-Screening and Live Audition Repertoire

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Audition Dates

  • All auditions for the Music Division take place in New York, at The Juilliard School. The School does not accept video auditions, under any circumstances.
  • 2012 Music Auditions week will run from Sunday, March 4 to Friday, March 9, 2012. No auditions will be scheduled outside of these dates, under any circumstances.
  • All audition dates are subject to change and/or cancellation due to faculty availability.
  • In general, audition procedures for most majors, including callbacks if applicable, take place on the same day. Composition applicants have audition procedures which take place over several days.
  • Audition dates and times are assigned by the Office of Admissions. Applicants to departments which have multiple audition dates may have the opportunity to request preferred dates among those listed. Admissions will contact non-pre-screened majors in December, and pre-screened majors (those applicants who pass pre-screening) in January to advise further.
  • Applicants should not make travel arrangements until their audition dates are confirmed in writing, via e-mail, by the Office of Admissions.
Department Audition Dates (some Dates TBD*)
Bassoon March 5 and 6 (if needed), 2012.
Bass Trombone March 5, 2012.
Cello March 5, 6, and 7, 2012.
Clarinet Dates TBD. 3 days during audition week.
Composition Composition Exam: March 4, 2012.
Composition Interviews: March 5 and 6, 2012.
Double Bass March 4, 2012.
Flute March 4 (if needed) and 5, 2012.
Guitar March 4, 2012.
Harp March 5, 2012.
Horn March 5 and 6, 2012.
Jazz Studies March 7, 8, and 9, 2012.
Oboe March 4 and 5, 2012.
Organ March 4 and 5 (if needed), 2012.
Percussion March 5 (if needed), March 6 - 8, 2012.
Piano March 4 - 9, 2012.
Trombone March 7 and 9, 2012.
Trumpet March 8 and 9, 2012.
Tuba March 5, 2012.
Viola March 5, 6, and 7, 2012.
Violin March 5 - 9, 2012.
Voice March 8 and 9, 2012

*TBD Dates: we anticipate needing the number of days indicated in affected departments but have not yet been able to confirm faculty availability for specific dates. All dates should be confirmed no later than December 1, 2011. Please check back over the coming weeks.

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Pre-Screening (if applicable) and Live Audition Repertoire

Bassoon

  1. One complete solo work (a sonata or concerto).
  2. A complete solo work of a different style or period from No. 1 above OR two contrasting etudes showing the applicant’s level of technical and musical ability.
  3. Three or more standard orchestral excerpts.

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Brass

Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba

  1. Two etudes showing the applicant’s level of technical and musical advancement.
  2. At least one major solo of the applicant’s choice.
  3. A representative number of standard orchestral excerpts.

Trombone and Bass Trombone only, Major and minor scales.

Trumpet only:

  • Applicants are required to perform their auditions on B-flat or C trumpets exclusively.
  • For No. 2 above, please select one piece from the following list: Concerto by Arutunian, Haydn, or Hummel; Sonata by Hindemith or Kennan.

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Cello

  • Cello is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a pre-screening CD or cassette tape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both CD or cassette tape AND case. 

Pre-Screening Repertoire

The pre-screening recording must include No. 1 and No. 2 from the live audition repertoire.

Live Audition Repertoire

  1. One movement of a concerto from the standard cello repertoire, such as Dvorak, Schumann, Haydn D or C, Lalo, Shostakovich, Barber, Herbert, Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante, Elgar, or Saint-Saëns. If Saint-Saëns is chosen, please play the last movement only; if Elgar is chosen, please play either the 1st and 2nd movements or the 3rd and 4th movements; if Shostakovich Concerto #1 is chosen, please play the 1st and 2nd movements. Must be performed from memory.
  2. A Bach Prelude and one other movement from any Bach Suite. Must be performed from memory.
  3. One virtuoso piece from the following choices: Popper Spinning Song or Elfentanz, Paganini Moto Perpetuo, Faure Papillons, Boccherini Sonata L’Imperatrice, Piatti Caprices or Popper Etudes, Davidoff At the Fountain, Schubert Arpeggione Sonata (1st movement), or Tchaikovsky Pezzo Capricioso.
  4. One work composed after 1945 such as works by Carter, Sessions, Dutilleux, Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Shapey, etc. which is 6-8 minutes in length. (The work may be either a complete short piece or a complete movement from a larger work.)
  5. A short lyrical piece such as Saint-Saëns The Swan, Fauré Après un Rêve, Chopin/Popper Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2, Mendelssohn Songs Without Words, Chopin Sonata slow movement, Schumann Five Pieces in Folk Style, 2nd movement, Schumann Fantasy Pieces, 1st movement, or the choice of the applicant.
  6. First movement of a Classical or Romantic sonata.

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Clarinet

  1. Major and minor scales.
  2. Two etudes showing the applicant’s level of technical and musical ability.
  3. At least one major solo of the applicant’s choice. Must be performed from memory.
  4. A representative number of standard orchestral excerpts.

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Collaborative Piano

  • Graduate and Post-Graduate levels only. Undergraduate programs are not available in this department.

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Composition

  • Composition is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college students) must submit scores and recordings (CD or cassette tape) to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both CD or cassette tape, case, and scores.
  • In addition to the standard application materials, all candidates must submit two letters of recommendation from music teachers.
  • Any applicant who would like compositions returned after the audition process must submit a return envelope of the proper size with the appropriate postage.

Pre-Screening Requirements

  1. Two scores of contrasting styles composed within the last two years. Each score should be circumscribed to present the five minutes of music which represents your most accomplished work (two five-minute selections, for a total of ten minutes).
  2. Recordings which are cued to the same section of music should accompany the scores.
  3. A short written statement which describes the scores or the process of composing the scores.
  4. A complete listing of the applicant’s compositions with orchestrations and dates of performances.

Live Audition Procedures

  1. Selected applicants will be scheduled for personal interviews with the faculty.
  2. Interviews will include a discussion of the scores submitted for the pre-screening.
  3. Applicants must bring two additional scores with recordings to the interviews.
  4. All applicants will complete musicianship testing in score analysis, rhythmic dictation, harmonic analysis, counterpoint, and score identification.

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Double Bass

  • Double Bass is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a DVD or standard VHS videotape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both DVD or VHS AND case.
  • Applicants are expected to bring their own instrument for the audition. We regret that there is no instrument storage available at The Juilliard School for auditioning students.

Pre-Screening Repertoire

The pre-screening recording must include only No. 1 and No. 3 from the live audition repertoire. Accompaniment is not required for No. 3.

Live Audition Repertoire

1. One scale and one arpeggio in three octaves. Must be in one of the following keys: E, F, or G (Major or minor).
2. One etude from the following choices:

  1. Kreutzer 18 studies: No. 1 in C Major or No. 9 in G Major.
  2. Simandl Method Book II E-flat Major Etudes.
  3. Storch-Hrabe Etudes Vol. II (any one).

3. Two contrasting movements of a Baroque sonata, such as those by Vivaldi, Eccles, Handel, Corelli, or Bach’s Viola da Gamba Sonatas.
4. One orchestral excerpt from the following choices:

  1. Wagner Meistersinger Overture.
  2. Brahms Second Symphony, first movement, letters E-F.
  3. Beethoven Fifth Symphony: Scherzo and trio with no repeats.

Transfer Undergraduate Live Audition Repertoire

Applicants who have attended one semester or more at a college, university, or conservatory by the time they audition must prepare the undergraduate requirements, plus two movements from one of the following concertos: Dragonetti, Vanhal, Dittersdorf, Bottesini, Koussevitzky. Must be performed from memory.

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Flute

  • Flute is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a pre-screening DVD (preferred)/standard VHS videotape OR a CD/cassette tape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both DVD/VHS OR CD/cassette tape AND case.

Live Audition Callback Procedures

Applicants who are invited to a live audition may also be asked for a callback on the same date. The callback will include a second round of playing for the faculty. Applicants should be prepared to stay at The Juilliard School until 8 p.m. on the day of their scheduled audition, in the event that they are called back. Applicants who are not called back may reasonably conclude that they are not under consideration for admission.

Pre-Screening Repertoire

Repertoire must be in this order:

  1. Mozart – Exposition of 1st and 2nd movements of Concerto in G Major or D Major, accompanied.
  2. Two contrasting movements selected from works of different styles or periods, accompanied (excluding Mozart).
  3. Mendelssohn Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – 2 measures before P to the end.
  4. Two orchestral excerpts selected from the following choices:
    1. Beethoven Eroica Symphony – Last movement – measures 172–200.
    2. Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 – measures 328–360.
    3. Brahms Symphony No. 4 – Last movement – measures 93–105.
    4. Debussy Afternoon of a Faun – measures 1–4.

Live Audition Repertoire

  • At least one of Nos. 2 or 3 must be performed from memory in its entirety.
  1. One movement of a J.S. Bach sonata, partita, or suite.
  2. Two complete major works of contrasting styles and periods (excluding J.S. Bach and Mozart).
  3. A complete Mozart concerto.
  4. Four standard orchestral excerpts displaying a balance of technical and lyrical playing.

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Guitar

  • All compositions must be performed from memory.
  1. Two contrasting movements of a J.S. Bach suite, partita, or sonata (includes Prelude, Fugue & Allegro BWV998).
  2. Two etudes by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
  3. A complete work of any period.
  4. Two contrasting works:
    1. One Renaissance, Classical (e.g. Sor, Giuliani, Regondi, Mertz, etc.), or 19th-century.
    2. One by a 20th-century composer of any style.

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Harp

  • All auditioning students may use The Juilliard School harps to practice and audition. Juilliard harps:
    • Lyon-Healy (style 23)
    • Lyon-Healy (style 85)
  1. Both of the following two studies:
    1. No. 1 by Bochsa (Op. 34), Martenot edition.
    2. No. 10 by Pozzoli from Studies of Moderate Difficulty.
  2. A composition of the degree of difficulty of the Fantasie on a Theme of Haydn by Grandjany or Feerie (Prelude and Dance) by Marcel Tournier.
  3. Two contrasting short works:
    1. One Classical.
    2. One by a 20th-century composer, such as the Largo from the Violin Sonata No. 5 by Bach by Grandjany, or the Toccata from Sarabanda e Toccatta by Nino Rota.

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Harpsichord

  • Graduate and Post-Graduate levels only. Undergraduate programs are not available in this department.

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Historical Performance

  • Master of Music and Graduate Diploma only. Undergraduate programs, Artist Diploma, and D.M.A. are not available in this department.

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Horn

  • Horn is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a pre-screening DVD (preferred)/standard VHS videotape OR a CD/cassette tape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both DVD/VHS OR CD/cassette tape AND case.

Pre-Screening Repertoire

Please choose one from each group (for a total of two selections):

Group A

  • Kopprasch Book 1, No. 3
  • Kopprasch Book 1, No. 17
  • Kopprasch Book 1, No. 29

Group B

  • Kopprasch Book 1, No. 15
  • Kopprasch Book 1, No. 22

Live Audition Repertoire

  1. Two etudes, of the applicant's choice, showing the applicant’s level of technical and musical advancement. (It is not necessary that the repertoire prepared for the live audition be identical to the pre-screening materials.)
  2. At least one major solo of the applicant’s choice.
  3. A representative number of standard orchestral excerpts.

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Jazz Studies

  • Jazz is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college students) must submit a pre-screening CD or cassette tape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both CD or cassette tape AND case.
  • All pre-screening selections must include the accompaniment as listed. Performances of the selections below should be between three and four minutes in length. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate timbral and vocal effects into their performances to demonstrate the human aspect of jazz music.

Live Audition Procedures

  1. All compositions must be performed from memory.
  2. The repertoire for the live audition is the same as the pre-screening repertoire.
  3. First round auditions will be approximately 15-20 minutes. Applicants should be prepared to play the audition repertoire from the pre-screening recording. A rhythm section will be provided for the audition where needed.
  4. Callbacks will be scheduled on the same day as the first round. The callback will include: 
    1. performing again for the faculty.
    2. a demonstration of applicants’ knowledge of ear training through playing and an aural exam.
    3. a brief personal interview with a member of the Jazz Studies staff.
  5. Applicants should be prepared to stay at The Juilliard School until 10 p.m. on the day of the scheduled audition, in the event that they are called back. Applicants who are not called back may reasonably conclude that they are not under consideration for admission.

Pre-Screening and Live Audition Repertoire

  • Applicants must choose one selection from each category in addition to the requirements for their specific instrument.
  • Rhythm section instruments should demonstrate the ability to accompany a soloist on one of these selections.

Saxophone
In addition to one selection from each category, a selection must be performed on flute and/or clarinet to demonstrate doubling capability. Accompanists should include piano or guitar, bass and drums.

Trumpet and Trombone
In addition to one selection from each category, a selection must be performed using a plunger mute. Accompanists should include piano or guitar, bass and drums.

Guitar
In addition to one selection from each category, an additional selection of your choice must be performed solo. Accompanists should include bass and drums.

Piano
In addition to one selection from each category, an additional blues selection of your choice should be performed in stride and boogie-woogie styles of solo piano playing. Accompanists should include bass and drums.

Bass
Bass applicants are required to perform the melodies of each selection chosen, perform a solo and play bass line accompaniments that are appropriate for these selections (i.e., walking bass line, two feel, groove, etc.). Accompanists should include piano or guitar, and drums.

Drums
In addition to one selection from each category, drummers should perform the following unaccompanied material and solo requirements. Accompanied selections should not exceed three to four minutes in length. Accompanists should include piano or guitar and bass.

  • Unaccompanied Material — Please state the type of example that you are demonstrating on the recording for clarity. Each example should be approximately one to one and a half minutes in length.
    • Perform a swing groove at a slow, medium and fast tempo using sticks.
    • Perform a swing groove at a slow, medium and fast tempo using brushes.
    • Perform the shuffle rhythm, first with no accent, then with an accent or backbeat on 2 and 4.
  • Soloing
    • Perform a 12 bar blues at a medium to fast tempo trading (alternating) choruses between the straight time and soloing for 6 choruses.
    • Perform the following grooves: New Orleans, 6/8 Afro Cuban, and Bossa Nova.

***Note — The keys for all of the selections below are in concert pitch.

Categories:

  1. Up-Tempo Swing
    1. Groovin’ High (with intro) — Dizzy Gillespie (E-flat Major)
    2. Minority — Gigi Gryce (F minor)
  2. Blues
    1. Byrdlike — Freddie Hubbard (F Major)
    2. Mr. PC — John Coltrane (C Major)
  3. Ballad
    1. Loverman — Jimmy Davis/Ram Ramirez/James Sherman (F Major)
    2. Come Sunday — Duke Ellington (B-flat Major)
  4. Selection in 3/4 Time
    1. Simone — Frank Foster (D minor)
    2. Up Jumped Spring — Freddie Hubbard (B-flat Major)
  5. Grooves
    1. Ceora — Lee Morgan (A-flat Major)
    2. Recordame — Joe Henderson (A minor)
  6. Medium Swing
    1. They Can’t Take That Away From Me — George Gershwin (E-flat Major)
    2. The Days of Wine And Roses — Henry Mancini (F Major) 

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Oboe

  1. Two etudes showing the applicant’s level of technical and musical ability.
  2. A slow/fast pair of movements or a complete shorter work from any Baroque or Classical piece, not less than 8 minutes in length (may include repeats).
  3. A sonata or concerto movement (or pair of movements) or a short work (or pair of short works) in a style other than Baroque or Classical, not less than 6 minutes in length.
  4. Three orchestral excerpts demonstrating slow, fast, and articulated passages.

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Orchestral Conducting

  • Master of Music, Graduate Diploma, and Artist Diploma only. Undergraduate programs and D.M.A. are not available in this department.

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Organ

  • Organ auditions will take place on The Juilliard School’s Holtkamp organ in Paul Hall. A complete list of stops and specifications will be sent with the audition schedule letter. This information can also be accessed here.
  • While memorization is not required, it is encouraged.
  • Applicants may be asked to sight-read.
  1. A prelude and fugue for organ by Bach or other composer of the late Baroque period.
  2. An organ composition by a 19th-century composer.
  3. An organ composition by a representative 20th-century composer.

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Percussion

  • Percussion is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a DVD or standard VHS videotape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both DVD or VHS AND case.

Pre-Screening Repertoire

1. Mallets

  1. Two Mallets – Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor – Transcription from Morris Goldenberg – Modern Method for Xylo, etc. (to be played on marimba).
    • Play from the beginning to the 5th measure of letter D. ♩= 104.
  2. Four Mallets – Georg Neumark – Chorale no repeats. ♩= 100 (do not roll).

  • If low A instrument is not available, please play entire piece up one octave.

2. Snare Drum

  1. Long Roll ♩= 80.

  1. Wilcoxon – Rhythmania from Modern Rudimental Swing Solos.
    • Play beginning to downbeat of m. 16 ♩= 100.
  2. Cirone – Portraits in Rhythm Etude No. 4.
    • Play beginning to downbeat of m. 30 (please note that the F in bar 8 applies to the 2nd eighth note) ♩= 58.

3. Timpani

Please tune exclusively with a tuning fork, and without the use of gauges.

  1. Long roll ♩= 80.

  1. Goodman – Modern Method for Timpani – Etude #57 ♩= 92.

Live Audition Repertoire

  • If invited to a live audition, applicants should bring four copies of all materials.
  1. Mallets
    1. Two-mallet solo of your choice.
    2. Four-mallet solo of your choice.
    3. Knowledge of scales and arpeggios.
    4. Sight-reading.
  2. Snare Drum
    1. Etudes from Cirone Portraits in Rhythm or Delecluse 12 Etudes or the equivalent.
    2. Knowledge of rudiments and ornaments.
    3. Ability to roll at all dynamic levels.
    4. Sight-reading.
  3. Timpani
    1. Etudes from Goodman method, Firth, Delecluse, or Hochrainer books or the equivalent.
    2. Ability to tune accurately.
    3. Ability to roll at all dynamic levels.
    4. Sight-reading.

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Piano

  • Piano is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a pre-screening DVD or standard VHS videotape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both DVD or VHS AND case.
  • It is not necessary that the repertoire prepared for the live audition be identical to the pre-screening materials. However, both the pre-screening and the live audition repertoire must meet the requirements below.
  • All pieces must be performed from memory. Exceptions may be permitted only in the case of some 20th and 21st-century pieces. Permission must be granted by the Juilliard piano faculty upon request.
  • Applicants whose programs do not meet the following requirements will not be scheduled for an audition. Any changes to the audition program made after submitting the application must be approved by the department chair.
  • All applicants who are invited to a live audition are required to take a written exam of basic musicianship skills and an in-person musical skills evaluation. All audition components take place on the same day.

Pre-Screening Repertoire

The pre-screening recording must include only No. 2 and No. 3 from the live audition repertoire, as well as one etude by Chopin.

Live Audition Repertoire

  • The entire audition program should reach a minimum of 45 minutes. Shorter programs may be subject to approval by the piano faculty.
  1. Bach: A prelude and fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier or another work containing a fugue. (No transcriptions permitted.)
  2. One of the following:
    1. An entire sonata by Beethoven (excluding Opp. 14, 49, and 79), or
    2. One of the following Haydn sonatas: Hob. 20, 23, 32, 46, 49, 50, 52, or
    3. One of the following Mozart sonatas:  K. 281, 284, 310, 332, 333, 457, 533, or 576, or
    4. One of the following Schubert sonatas: D. 568, 664, 784, 845, 850, 894, 958, 959, 960, or the Wanderer Fantasie, D. 760.
  3. A substantial composition by Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, or Mendelssohn. (Etudes, nocturnes, short dances, waltzes, or comparable pieces are not acceptable.)
  4. Two virtuosic etudes:
    1. one by Chopin, and
    2. one by Bartók, Debussy, Ligeti, Liszt, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, or Stravinsky.
  5. A substantial work, or a collection of shorter works, of the applicant’s choice which is:
    1. in a different style and by a composer other than those selected for the previous requirements, and
    2. not less than six minutes.

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Viola

  • Viola is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a pre-screening CD or cassette tape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both CD or cassette tape AND case.
  • All compositions except for duo sonatas should be memorized.

Pre-Screening Repertoire

The pre-screening recording must include:

  1. No. 2 and,
  2. Either No. 3 OR No. 4 from the live audition repertoire.

Live Audition Repertoire

  • Of Nos. 3 and 4, one must be a 20th or 21st-century composition.
  1. Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves with various bowings.
  2. Two contrasting movements from any Bach solo suite (originally for cello) or sonata or partita (originally for violin).
  3. A sonata movement or short work, solo or with piano.
  4. A representative substantial portion of a concerto. Examples include (but are not limited to):
    1. A slow-fast pair of movements of the Telemann.
    2. First movement with cadenza of the Stamitz D Major, Hoffmeister D Major, Rolla E-flat Major or Vanhal C Major.
    3. First or second movement of Walton.
    4. First or second and third movements of Bartok.
    5. Any movement of Hindemith Der Schwanendreher.
    6. A substantial fast movement of any 20th or 21st-century concerto.

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Violin

  • Violin is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a pre-screening CD or cassette tape (no DVDs) to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and pre-screening repertoire should appear on both CD or cassette tape AND case.

Pre-Screening Repertoire

  1. A slow and fast movement from a 19th or 20th-century concerto.
  2. One movement from an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita.
  3. One Paganini caprice.

Live Audition Repertoire

  • Of Nos. 1 and 4 below, one must be a contemporary selection composed since 1939.
  • All compositions must be performed from memory except for duo sonatas. Memorization of music since 1939 is encouraged but optional.
  • Please minimize piano accompaniment interludes.
  1. A slow and fast movement from a 19th or 20th-century concerto.
  2. Two contrasting movements from an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita. No repeats please, unless ornamented. A dance movement and its double constitute one movement.
  3. One Paganini caprice.
  4. A piece or movement written since 1939 other than a concerto (include the date of composition with the title). If the concerto selected for No. 1 above was composed after 1939, present an 18th or 19th-century concert piece.

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Voice

  • Voice is a pre-screened major. All applicants (with the exception of current Juilliard college and pre-college students) must submit a pre-screening CD or cassette tape to be received by the application deadline in order to be considered for an invitation to a live audition.
  • Name and required pre-screening repertoire should appear on both CD or cassette tape, AND case.
  • The quality of your pre-screening recording may significantly affect the determination of the pre-screening jury. Tips: avoid distortion of the voice, excessive “buzz,” and lack of balance between the piano accompaniment and the voice. Review your pre-screening recording before sending it to ensure that it is of good quality and represents your best work to date.
  • Pre-screening repertoire selections must include accompa­niment and must show contrast in musical styles, tempos, and languages.

In addition to the standard application materials, all candidates must submit a professional résumé. A photograph is optional.

Live Audition Callback Procedures

  • Applicants selected for callbacks will be scheduled for additional evaluation at the end of the audition day (early evening). Each called-back applicant will be scheduled for a coaching session (approximately 20 - 30 minutes long) with a panel of Vocal Arts faculty in diction, acting, and movement. There is no specific preparation needed for the callback, as callback material will be the repertoire prepared for the audition.
  • Please note that the callback will begin at the end of the afternoon auditions and may run into the evening; applicants should be available until 10:00 p.m. on the day of the scheduled audition.
  • Applicants who are not called back may reasonably conclude that they are not under consideration for admission.

Pre-Screening Repertoire

The repertoire for the undergraduate pre-screening recording is the same as the live audition repertoire below.

Bachelor of Music and Diploma Live Audition Repertoire

  • Faculty may ask applicants to sing several scales to check vocal range.
  • All compositions must be performed from memory.
  1. An Italian art song or aria from 18th century or before.
  2. An art song in English (not a translation).
  3. A third selection in any language.
  4. If English is not your native speaking language, please prepare an additional song in your native language.

Please note: An aria from an opera or oratorio is welcome, although not required.

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