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UK School of Music

All entering students intending to enroll at UK as an UNDERGRADUATE Music Major or Minor must perform an admissions audition for the School of Music. This is required and there are no exceptions. The audition will determine your acceptance into our programs. You may not enroll as a Music major or minor until you have successfully performed an audition.

All entering GRADUATE students in a performance area (including composition and conducting), must perform an admissions audtion in addition to other admission requirements.

Auditions for Fall 2012 Admission

NOTE: In addition to the preferred audition dates listed below, individual auditions for admission to the UK School of Music can usually be arranged any time during the year by special arrangement with the faculty in charge of your area. The dates set below allow us to process a lot of students at once and help you to plan your calendar.

Considerations when selecting an audition date

If you audition after the dates listed below, you may not be able to compete for certain University and School of Music scholarship opportunities, and there is a possibility that some programs you want could be filled to capacity. Also, the audition process is competitive -- if you should choose to arrange your audition before these dates, a decision on your acceptance may or may not (at the discretion of the faculty) be delayed until after students have auditioned on the regular dates.

PLEASE NOTE: Admission to the UK School of Music is competitive. Failure to be accepted following an audition does not necessarily mean you are unqualified. It may simply mean that your audition was not strong enough to compete for limited space in our programs. Even if you should not be accepted as a Music major or minor, we encourage you to try out for one of our many ensembles open to any student at UK.

If you should fail your audition, or otherwise decide not to be a Music major or minor, you should contact UK Admissions to change your major to either Undergraduate Studies (UNUS) or another major of your choosing.

All prospective graduate and undergraduate students wishing to audition should fill out the Audition Form, even if they are arranging a special audition time.

Students who are admitted are automatically considered for any School of Music scholarships or grants for which they are eligible. These scholarships and grants are awarded competitively based on the entrance audition and other criteria. For other financial aid, including merit scholarships, grants, work-study, etc., see the UK Office of Student Financial Aid.

Acceptance into programs of the School of Music is contingent upon acceptance also by UK Admissions. An on-line application for undergraduate students and a lot of other helpful information can be found at the UK Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Students wishing to audition for Graduate Programs should contact the faculty in charge of your area.

General School of Music Audition Dates
for Fall 2012 Admission

Auditions for 2012 will be held as follows. To arrange a date other than these listed, contact our faculty directly for an appointment.

IMPORTANT:

  1. Some programs may schedule other dates or have other restrictions.
  2. Graduate Voice, Graduate Choral Conducting, and Graduate Percussion programs require PRE-SCREENING auditions via DVD with EARLIER DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION.

VOICE Audition dates:

All Others:

For non-Voice auditions you are strongly encouraged to select the January or February dates for priority consideration. The March dates are considered "late auditions" and are scheduled at the discretion of the faculty.

Special competitions by invitation only:

Invitations to audition in the Alltech and Lewis competitions are made based on your UK admissions auditions. All students are considered for the competitions when they audition for admission.

Graduate entrance exams are offered on Saturdays, January 28, February 4, March 3, 2012.

After you register online, you will be contacted by email or phone confirming your audition date, time and location.

Updated: 12/23/2011

See specific repertoire requirements for certain programs.