Choral Conducting Prescreening

Master of Music

To be considered for admission to the Master of Music degree program in music conducting, an applicant must present a live performance audition before a committee of faculty in conducting. The audition must be in the major area of conducting that the applicant specifies.

Before being invited for an audition, applicants are required to submit a video of no more than 30 minutes, preferably with a combination of rehearsal and performance, and shot from in front of the conductor. Upload the videos to the Digital Portfolio section of the College of Music Supplemental Application. You will be given access to the Digital Portfolio after the College of Music Supplemental Applicantion is submitted. Auditions will include a rehearsal with one of the auditioned choral ensembles (repertoire will vary), an assessment of functional keyboard skills, aural skills, a solo vocal proficiency, and foreign language diction skills (French, German, Italian, English, and Latin). For additional information, please contact Dr. Sandra Snow, director of choral programs.

Please note: We generally discourage students who are just completing their undergraduate degree from applying to our MM program, unless they have had considerable ‘real world’ conducting experience. The deadline is December 1.