No prescreening is required. 

Candidates should prepare three contrasting selections that demonstrate strengths and musicality. Choose music that you love to play and will demonstrate your talent. We encourage applicants to perform a diverse selection including works composed by women, people from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, disabled composers, and composers from one's own cultural background. The audition will be in a lesson format with a full duration of 30 minutes.

Audition materials should be thoroughly prepared and approximately 10 to 15 minutes in length.

No accompaniment is required.

One etude showing the applicant's level of technical and musical ability.

No required repertoire, please reach out to Professor Benjamin Coelho for repertoire suggestions. 

Auditions will be judged on current technical and expressive abilities, the potential for growth, and the desire to learn.

1. When am I considered for scholarship?
   • You are considered for scholarship at the time of audition. You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results and music scholarship results in early March.
2. When will I hear about my results?
   • You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results and music scholarship results in early March

No prescreening is required.

All graduate applicants wishing to be considered for assistantships, fellowships, and music scholarships should make every attempt to audition on one of the official audition days. If this is not possible, arrangements must be made with Professor Benjamin Coelho.

Candidates should prepare four contrasting selections that demonstrate strengths and musicality. Choose music that you love to play and will demonstrate your talents. The audition will be in a lesson format with a full duration of 30 minutes.

Audition materials should be thoroughly prepared and approximately 20 to 25 minutes in length.

No accompaniment is required.

• One etude demonstrating the applicant's level of technical and musical ability
• A complete work of artistic and technical difficulty from the advanced solo repertoire

No required repertoire, but we encourage applicants to perform a diverse selection including works composed by women, people from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, disabled composers, and composers from one's own cultural background. Please reach out to Professor Benjamin Coelho if in need of repertoire suggestions

• Auditions will be judged on current technical and expressive abilities, the potential for growth, and the desire to learn.

1. When will I hear about my results?
   • You will be notified via formal letter about your audition results in early March