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Auditions

Undergraduate Audition Information

If you are a Bachelor of Music (BM) applicant for Performance or Music Education, you can audition in 1 of 3 ways:

1.  By uploading record audition material to your supplemental College of Fine Arts application. You will be guided to this part of the process after completion of your main University of Arizona application

  • Please contact David Boulton with any questions.
  • Please see audition repertoire requirements for your area.

2.  By scheduling a live online audition. Live online auditions will take place during our live audition dates on Saturday, January 28, 2023 and Saturday, February 11, 2023, or by arrangement.

  • Please contact David Boulton with any questions.
  • Please see audition repertoire requirements for your area.

3.  By scheduling a live in-person audition on campus. Live in-person auditions will take place during our live audition dates on  Saturday, January 28, 2023 and Saturday, February 11, 2023

  • Please contact David Boulton with any questions.
  • Please see audition repertoire requirements for your area.

For all Bachelor of Music (BM) applicants: after submitting your supplementary application, you will be invited to confirm your preferred method of audition.

Graduate Audition Information

Graduate applicants to performance based programs may audition in 1 of 3 ways:

1.  By uploading record audition material to your Accept’d application*

  • Please contact John Brobeck with any questions.
  • Please see audition repertoire requirements for your area.

2.  By scheduling a live online audition. Live online auditions will take place during our live audition  audition dates (Saturday, January 28, 2023 and Saturday, February 11, 2023) or by arrangement.

  • Please contact John Brobeck with any questions.
  • Please contact David Boulton and the studio teacher to schedule a live audition.
  • Please see audition repertoire requirements for your area.

3.  By scheduling a live in-person audition on campus. Live in-person auditions will take place during our live audition weekends (Saturday, January 28, 2023 and Saturday, February 11, 2023) or by arrangement.

  • Please contact John Brobeck with any questions.
  • Please contact David Boulton to schedule a live audition.
  • Please see audition repertoire requirements for your area.

* Some areas or studios may request a recorded pre-screened audition followed by a final round for which there may be a strong preference for either a live online or live in-person hearing. Please contact John Brobeck to clarify any program specific preferences.

Graduate applicants to Music Education programs are asked to provide:

  • Academic transcripts
  • Copy of current teacher certificate(s) if any
  • Resume/CV
  • 1-2 page Statement of Purpose
  • 3 letters of reference
  • Written Philosophy of Teaching
  • Writing Sample (10-12 page research/academic paper preferred — PhD applicants only)
  • TOEFL scores (international applicants only)
  • Those applying for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) position must also submit a teaching video.  A group teaching situation is preferred.  The teaching episode should be a minimum of 20 minutes in length but not to exceed 40 minutes.

Graduate applicants to musicology/ethnomusicology programs are asked to provide:

  • A 1-2 page Statement of Purpose
  • All transcripts from prior academic work
  • One or more Writing Samples
  • 3 letters of reference

Auditions

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