Violin Audition Requirements

Violin Audition Requirements

Undergraduate requirements (BM, BME)

  • One etude or caprice
  • Two contrasting movements from a Bach solo sonata or partita
  • The first or third movement of a concerto

Performing all requirements from memory is preferred but not required.

Recorded auditions:

An on-campus audition is strongly encouraged, but in the event that a candidate is unable to travel to campus, the School will accept a recorded audition with virtual interview follow-up instead of a live audition.

Undergraduate applicants who would like to submit a recorded audition should follow the steps outlined here. All submitted materials need to have been recorded after Sept. 1, 2022. All students who submit a recorded audition will have a virtual interview with the faculty, and applicants will perform their instrument during the virtual interview.  Applicants can select their date preference on their supplemental music form.

*Note that pre-recorded auditions will no longer be accepted for application. Rather, candidates who are unable to travel to campus for an on-campus audition will complete a virtual audition.

Graduate requirements (MM, DMA, AD)

Applicants for the MM degree must play:

  • First movement of a major concerto – performed by memory
  • Two movements of a Bach solo sonata or partita – performed by memory
  • Two additional contrasting works

Applicants for the DMA degree must play the following:

  • An etude, equivalent to a Rode or Paganini Caprice
  • A complete Bach solo Sonata or Partita – performed by memory
  • A complete major concerto – performed by memory
  • A major work of contrasting style to the above

Applicants for the Artist Diploma program:

  • Prepare 30 minutes of music, using the DMA audition requirements as a guide.

Recorded auditions:

An on-campus audition is strongly encouraged, but in the event that a candidate is unable to travel to campus, the School will accept a recorded audition with virtual interview follow-up instead of a live audition.

Graduate applicants who would like to submit a recorded audition should upload the audition directly to their Graduate College application.

All submitted materials need to have been recorded after Sept. 1, 2022. All students who submit a recorded audition will have a virtual interview with the faculty, and applicants will perform their instrument during the virtual interview. Applicants can register for their interview after submitting the Graduate College application.​

*Note that pre-recorded auditions will no longer be accepted for application. Rather, candidates who are unable to travel to campus for an on-campus audition will complete a virtual audition.

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