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Audition days Recorded auditions Study area requirements

Auditions, portfolios and/or interviews are required for all College of Music degree programs. In-person听and remote options are available听although we suggest attending an in-person day if possible. Carefully review the requirements and deadlines for your area of study on this page.听

Note: If you鈥檙e already a CU 麻豆影院 student and wish听to audition for one of our ensembles, visit our听ensemblespage.

Audition days

Auditions and interviews for the fall semester occur鈥痮ver three live audition weekends in January-February. You will be asked for your audition date preference within the College of Music application for our planning purposes; you will select your audition time in December-January.鈥疉udition days are a full-day experience with orientation activities including tours, faculty meet-and-greets and more!听

Live audition dates

  • Jan. 18, 2025: 听
  • Jan. 25, 2025:
  • Feb. 8, 2025:

Musical theatre auditions are a two-day process. Voice and monologue auditions are on听Friday afternoon and dance auditions are on Saturday morning.听The musical theatre virtual auditions take place on Friday only, with optional activities on Saturday morning:听

  • Jan. 17 + 18, 2025:听
  • Jan. 24 + 25, 2025:
  • Feb. 7听+ 8,听2025:

Accommodations

Need a place to stay in 麻豆影院? We鈥檙e pleased to partner with the Hiltons of 麻豆影院 to provide room, dining and parking discounts at three hotels conveniently located near campus. Learn more听about our hotel partners and rates.

Recorded auditions

Aren鈥檛 able to听travel to 麻豆影院? A remote audition process is available. All applicants wishing to audition remotely must submit a recorded audition AND register for a virtual interview with faculty. Virtual interview slots will be available on all three of the college-wide audition days (above). The virtual interview is a chance for you to meet faculty in your instrument area and discuss your goals.听听

  • Deadlines
    • Pre-screening recordings (voice and musical theatre) must be submitted by Dec. 1.
    • Portfolios (composition and music production) must be submitted by December 1.听
    • All other recorded auditions must be submitted by Feb.鈥1, but preferably prior to your virtual interview date.听
  • We accept the following (please do not send DVDs or CDs):
    • Video: .avi, .flv, .m1v, .m2v, .m4v, .mkv, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .webm, .wmv
    • Links: You may upload links to听YouTube videos听under 鈥淯pload Recordings鈥擴pload Link.鈥 Please only upload links to YouTube,听not听to SoundCloud, Google Drive听or Vimeo.
  • You must submit your recordings via your CU 麻豆影院 Application听.
    • After submitting the CU 麻豆影院听application, you will receive an email from Undergraduate Admissions with your login information.
    • Log in and view your听Application Status page. From this portal, you may upload recordings听via the music application tab (tab 2).听If you鈥檙e having trouble with this process, please reach out to Undergraduate Admissions.

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Audition requirements