Music Undergraduate

  • Deadlines

     

    Please be aware that while the deadline for Music has passed, applications submitted after this date will continue to be accepted and will be reviewed periodically, as openings occur. We would encourage you to complete your Music Pre-Screening Submission as soon as possible. Music Pre-Screening Submissions will be reviewed periodically by our Conservatory of Music faculty. Students will be notified if openings into the Conservatory of Music open up, and of any next steps by email

    Fall Application Pre-Screening Submission Early Action

    Extended:
    January 10, 2025

    Rolling Admissions

    Extended:
    January 17, 2025

    Rolling Admissions

    Not Available
    Spring Application** Pre-Screening Submission
    October 14, 2024 October 21, 2024

    **Jazz Studies, Instrumental Performance, Voice and Opera Studies, and Classical Composition majors ONLY. No Studio Production or Studio Composition.


Step 1: Apply to Purchase College

Applicants must first apply to Purchase College. Then, submit all required pre-screening audition materials, along with the audition fee in the Application Portal.

Please be aware that while the deadline for Music has passed, applications submitted after this date will continue to be accepted and will be reviewed periodically, as openings occur. We would encourage you to complete your Music Pre-Screening Submission as soon as possible. Music Pre-Screening Submissions will be reviewed periodically by our Conservatory of Music faculty. Students will be notified if openings into the Conservatory of Music open up, and of any next steps by email.

Application Requirements


 Step 2: Submit Pre-Screening Audition Materials

See the specific pre-screening requirements for each major detailed below.

Fall Applicants: Review the specific pre-screening requirements for your major (view the videos below for valuable tips). You must upload a video-formatted audition.  If you are an instrumentalist, we need to see a video of you performing. 

Spring Applicants: Please go directly to the Live Audition section below and follow the requirements listed there. You must upload a video-formatted audition. If you are an instrumentalist, we need to see a video of you performing.

Pre-Screening Application Process

All pre-screening audition materials must be submitted in your Application Portal. Once your pre-screening audition materials are uploaded completely and processed, they will be evaluated by the Conservatory of Music faculty.

Pre-screening Audition Tips (Videos)


Step 3: Live Auditions (Invitation Only)

Live auditions are by invitation only. For those invited, auditions will take place from February 17 to 22, 2025. See the specific  dates for each major detailed below.

Spring 2025 applicants will be notified of the results of their application by early December 2024.
There are no live auditions conducted for spring applicants. If you are applying for spring, please go directly to the Live Audition section for your specific instrument or program and follow the requirements listed.

Fall 2025 applicants who are invited for an audition will be notified via email by early February. Once notified, you will be able to register for a live audition.


Pre-screening and Live Audition Requirements by Major/Instrument

Jazz Studies


Classical: Instrumental Performance and Voice and Opera Studies

 


Composition (Classical) and Music and Technology: Studio Composition and Studio Production

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