Audition Dates and Requirements

Piano Department Audition Dates

Graduate and Undergraduate Auditions
2008-2009

Prospective Undergraduate Students:

Undergraduate students are encouraged to audition on School of Music undergraduate audition date, February 28, for the school-wide audition day program specifically for undergraduate students and parents, or they may audition on any of the additional piano audition dates. To set up an undergraduate audition, contact Dr. Edward Gates, University of Oklahoma School of Music, 500 West Boyd, Room 138, Norman, OK 73019-2071 or egates@ou.edu at least two, preferably four, weeks prior to the desired audition date. Taped auditions from out-of-state students will be accepted until May 1. Students are encouraged to audition in person. All application materials required by the School of Music should be received two weeks before the desired audtion date. These materials are listed at on the Schoolf of Music website under the section for prospective students.

Prospective Graduate Students:

Complete application materials must be received by the Graduate Music Office and by the Graduate College by January 1. Prospective graduate students in piano (performance or pedagogy) should contact Dr. Jane Magrath at 500 West Boyd, Room 138, Norman, OK 73019-2071 or at jmagrath@ou.edu to request an audition date after all application materials have been mailed. All dates above are available for graduate auditions. The writing sample for doctoral students is an important element in the audition process and must be received with application materials in the graduate music office. Out-of state masters' applicants who choose may send an unedited CD or DVD audition by January 1 to the School of Music with application materials. Students are encouraged to audition in person, and in-person interviews for graduate assistant applicants are required. Those who would like to be considered for graduate assistantships should schedule an audition prior to March 1. Because of the volume of applicants, please plan to apply as early as possible and note that some audition dates may fill.

Audition Requirements for Full Admission

Bachelor of Music - A fifteen-minute audition of repertoire from at least two style periods, preferrably three, presented on campus or by CD or DVD recording. A repertoire list should be submitted with application materials or presented at the beginning of the audition and should include works that you have rehearsed and/or studied, even if you did not perform them in public recitals so that faculty can ascertain the extent of your knowledge and experience with the repertoire. Repertoire should be listed by historicl period, and then alphabetically by composer.

Master of Music - A thirty-minute audition of repertoire from at least three style periods presented on campus or by tape recording. A repertoire list should be submitted with application materials or presented at the beginning of the audition and should include works that you have rehearsed and/or studied, even if you did not perform them in public recitals so that faculty can ascertain the extent of your knowledge and experience with the repertoire. Repertoire should be listed by historicl period, and then alphabetically by composer.

Master of Music Education - A twenty-minute audition of repertoire from at least two style periods presented on campus or by tape recording. A repertoire list similar to that outlined above should be submitted.

Doctoral of Musical Arts - A sixty-minute audition of repertoire from at least three style periods presented on campus. The candidate must present five copies of a dossier at the beginning of the audition which should include, but not be limited to, the audition program, a vita, a repertoire list, sample program content from previous recitals/performances and any additional pertinent information related to the candidate’s professional preparation and achievements. Dossiers are presented to committee members at the beginning of the audition, and a copy is later sent by the committee chair to the Graduate Music Office. During the audition, the candidate normally performs a minimum of forty-five minutes from the full one-hour program. All DMA applicants musit audition in person.

Applicants for the DMA in Piano Performance and Pedagogy also should submit a thirty minute DVD that demonstrates piano teaching effectiveness in a group and/or private situation along with application materials to the Graduate Music Office by January 1.

Doctor of Philosophy - A twenty-minute audition of repertoire from at least two style periods presented on campus or by tape recording. A thirty minute DVD that demonstrates piano teaching effectiveness in a group and/or private situation should be submitted with application materials to the Graduate Music Office by January 1. It is helpful for applicants to submit dossiers similar to those required for DMA auditions.

Additional Application/Audition Recommendations:

The audition and application process should be completed prior to March 1 for full scholarship and graduate assistantship consideration. Live interviews are required for piano assistantships in teaching and are routinely scheduled as part of the audition process. Those coming for live auditions should expect to remain on campus all day.

Doctoral programs in piano admit for the fall and summer programs only.

Due to the high number of applicants, please note that the application deadline is January 1 for full consideration to all graduate piano programs and for funding. Applications materials received after that time may be accommodated if possible, and applicants should contact Dr. Magrath at jmagrath@ou.edu regarding extenuating circumstances with late materials and audition availability. It is the candidate's responsibility to see that all application materials including letters of recommendation (mailed directly by the writer) are sent by the application deadline.