Below, you'll find the audition requirements for the composition area. For full audition and application information, please visit the Audition & º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ page.
Composition students must demonstrate piano proficiency at the final audition/interview by performing three works (details below). Piano recordings are not required at the prescreening stage. All students must complete the piano proficiency portion of the final audition, even if piano is not their primary instrument. Those whose primary instrument is not piano may also submit recordings or perform on their primary instrument during the audition, in addition to meeting the piano proficiency requirements.
The final audition and interview will take place either on-campus in º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Francisco or via Zoom. For virtual auditions, students must attend a Zoom interview and perform the piano portion online. They should have access to a keyboard or piano during the interview and be prepared to read music from the screen for sight-reading.
Prepare the following:
Three or more original scores and recordings of each of those pieces.
Interview:
Students invited to the final audition/interview will meet with composition faculty to discuss their scores and recordings.
Audition:
Perform three piano pieces or movements from any three of the following periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th/21st Century. For the 20th/21st Century category, applicants are encouraged to perform one of their original compositions.
Total performance time should be 5-10 minutes, and works do not need to be performed in full.
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