Entrance Auditions

Auditioning for the Department of Music

Prospective Music Majors and Minors

All prospective music majors and minors, including transfer students, are required to complete an entrance audition for admission to the Department of Music.


Auditioning for the Department of Music

Application and Audition Procedure

Our next in-person auditions will be January 20 and February 24 for the 2024-2025 Academic School Year. Meet our renowned faculty and tour the beautiful Luella Bennack Music Center! If you want to audition to enter Spring 2024, please contact Ms. Wright, at mtwright@uiwtx.edu. Private audition slots are based on faculty availability.

Scholarships are available for all music programs.

Please fill out this form to sign up for an audition date and time. A follow-up email with the audition time will be sent once the form is filled and completed.

Can't Audition in person?

Please use our online audition portal, Acceptd, our online audition application partner. Visit the audition application page or click on the logo below to start.

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If uploading your video audition to Acceptd, please follow the following procedure:

Camera Position

When student records, they should position the camera so that the judges can see the most significant amount of detail. Portrait (tall) or landscape (wide) camera positions will work. The camera should be close enough to capture facial expressions and show the body from the knees up.

Equipment

  • Smartphone on a tripod / set up in a fixed position. Videos can be uploaded directly from the student’s phone.
  • Video camera with an internal or external microphone. Videos can be transferred to a computer for the student to upload.
  • No audio processing should be applied (for example, reverb) to recordings.

If you audition via Acceptd, you can still schedule a visit to our campus to meet our renowned faculty and tour our beautiful facilities. To schedule an appointment, please get in touch with Ms. Melinda Wright at mtwright@uiwtx.edu.

Audition and Scholarship Deadlines

  • For Spring 2024 - the audition submission deadline is Jan. 5, 2024
  • For Fall 2024 - the audition submission deadline is Aug. 16, 2024
  • Auditions submitted before April 1, 2024, will receive priority for scholarship consideration
 

Audition Requirements by Degree

The following information contains the specific entrance audition requirements for each degree. To audition for an ensemble, visit the Ensembles page for more information.

Prepare two pieces in contrasting styles on your principal instrument. You may perform pieces from two different style periods (Baroque and Romantic, for example), or you may perform one classical selection and one popular or jazz selection. For popular songs, you may accompany yourself or use a recording for the accompaniment.

Prepare two pieces in contrasting styles on your principal instrument. You may perform pieces from two different style periods (Baroque and Romantic, for example), or you may perform one classical selection and one popular or jazz selection. For popular songs, you may accompany yourself or use a recording for the accompaniment.

Brass, Strings, Winds, Percussion

Prepare two selections from the standard repertoire in contrasting styles (i.e., etude selections, movements of a solo sonata or concerto). Solos from the Texas UIL Grade 1 list or the current year’s All-State etudes are recommended. A third selection in jazz style may be played.

Voice

Prepare two selections from the standard repertoire in contrasting styles (for example, early Italian arias such as Sebben crudele, Schubert’s Heidenröslein, Copland’s Simple Gifts, or similar). Pieces must be performed from memory.

Piano

Prepare at least two pieces from different style periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or 20th/21st-century. Playing time should be between 15 and 20 minutes. Individual movements from multi-movement works are acceptable. Pieces must be played from memory.

Prepare two musical selections in contrasting styles on your principal instrument. You may perform pieces from two different style periods (Baroque and Romantic, for example), or you may perform one classical selection and one popular or jazz selection. In addition, prepare a brief explanation of why you want to be a composition major. During your audition, you share brief audio examples (1 to 2 minutes) of up to two songs or pieces that you have composed.

Brass, Strings, Winds, Percussion

Prepare two selections from the standard repertoire in contrasting styles (i.e., etude selections, movements of a solo sonata or concerto). Solos from the Texas UIL Grade 1 and Grade 2 list, the current year’s All-State etudes, or equivalent pieces are acceptable. Grade 1 solos are recommended. A third selection in jazz style may be performed. Pieces do not need to be memorized.

Voice

Prepare two selections from the standard repertoire in contrasting styles (for example, early Italian arias such as Sebben crudele, Schubert’s Heidenröslein, Copland’s Simple Gifts, or similar). Pieces must be performed from memory.

Piano

Prepare two pieces from different style periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or 20th/21st-century. Memorization of all pieces is highly recommended.

Prepare two pieces in contrasting styles. Because music therapists are expected to develop proficiency on various instruments and in voice, you may audition on two different instruments (including voice). For popular songs, you may accompany yourself or use a recording for the accompaniment.