Requirements for D.M.A. Piano Auditions

• D.M.A. pre-screening:

  The D.M.A. video recordings will be due by December 1.  

• Applicants for the D.M.A. must present a pre-screening video of at least 25 minutes of solo piano repertoire.
• The program should represent a minimum of three musical periods.
• One of the selections for the pre-screening video must be: 1. a Baroque prelude and fugue; 2. a pair of fast and slow Baroque sonatas or dances; 3. a sonata-allegro movement from the Classical period; or 4. a variation set from the Classical period.
• Memorization is required.  Exceptions may be permitted in the case of some 20th and 21st-century pieces. Permission must be granted by the UI piano faculty upon request.
• The video should not be edited and  must be recently recorded with the hands and profile of the applicant visible at all times.    
• Applicants for the D.M.A. are required to submit internet links of their prescreening video recordings along with their graduate application.  Applicants should create a PDF with the links and then upload it directly to their online application using the "Other Application Support Document" and title it "Pre-Screening Document".  Applicants that are not able to create this PDF contact music-admissions@uiowa.edu for assistance. 

• Applicants interested in the DMA Piano Pedagogy track are required to submit a video recording of sample teaching. The video should be at least 30 minutes in length and should include both private and group teaching, if possible.

The D.M.A. Live Auditions (by invitation):

Applicants for the D.M.A. must present a program of at least 45 minutes of solo piano music which may include different repertoire than pre-screening video recordings. The program should represent a minimum of three musical periods. One of the selections must be a complete major work from the Baroque period or a complete major work from the Classical period. The program must have at least three complete works. Optional fourth works may be incomplete (for example, a movement of Ravel’s Miroirs). Memorization is required.  Exceptions may be permitted in the case of some 20th and 21st-century pieces. Permission must be granted by the UI piano faculty upon request. To be considered for a teaching assistantship, an in-person audition on the campus of the University of Iowa is preferred.  However, uploaded video links of an unedited recent live performance including the above repertoire requirements may be submitted in lieu of a live audition,  if an applicant is experiencing  traveling and medical hardships and restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.   Such videos must be submitted no later than February 1.

Dates of live D.M.A. auditions:

·  Friday, January 27, 2023

·  Saturday, January 28, 2023

·  Friday, February 3, 2023

·  Saturday, February 4, 2023

·  Saturday, February 11, 2023

Questions? 

Dr. Ksenia Nosikova ksenia‐nosikova@uiowa.edu

Dr. Réne Lecuona rene-lecuona@uiowa.edu

Requirements for M.A. Piano Auditions

M.A. pre-screening:

The M.A. pre-screening video recordings will be due by December 1.  

• Applicants for the M.A. must present a pre-screening video of at least 20 minutes of solo piano  repertoire.
• The program should represent a minimum of three musical periods. One of the selections for the pre-screening video must be: 1. a Baroque prelude and fugue; 2. a pair of fast and slow Baroque sonatas or dances; 3. a sonata-allegro movement from the Classical period; or 4. a variation set from the Classical period.
• Memorization is required.  Exceptions may be permitted in the case of some 20th and 21st-century pieces. Permission must be granted by the UI piano faculty upon request.
• The video should not be edited and  must be recently recorded with the hands and profile of the applicant visible at all times.
• Applicants for the M.A. are required to submit internet links of their prescreening video recordings along with their graduate application.  Applicants should create a PDF with the links and then upload it directly to their online application using the "Other Application Support Document" and title it "Pre-Screening Document".  Applicants that are not able to create this PDF contact music-admissions@uiowa.edu for assistance. 

The M.A. Live Auditions (by invitation):

Applicants for the M.A. must present a program of at least 35 minutes solo piano music and may include different repertoire than pre-screening video recordings. The program should represent a minimum of three musical periods. One of the selections must be a complete major work from the Baroque period or a complete major work from the Classical period. The program must have at least three complete works. Optional fourth works may be incomplete (for example, a movement of Ravel’s Miroirs). Memorization is required.  Exceptions may be permitted in the case of some 20th and 21st-century pieces. Permission must be granted by the UI piano faculty upon request. To be considered for a teaching assistantship, an in-person audition on the campus of the University of Iowa is preferred.  However, uploaded video links of an unedited recent live performance including the above repertoire requirements may be submitted in lieu of a live audition,  if an applicant is experiencing  traveling and medical hardships and restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.   Such videos must be submitted no later than February 1.

Dates of live M.A. auditions:

·  Friday, January 27, 2023

·  Saturday, January 28, 2023

·  Friday, February 3, 2023

·  Saturday, February 4, 2023

·  Saturday, February 11, 2023

Questions? 

Dr. Ksenia Nosikova ksenia‐nosikova@uiowa.edu

Dr. Réne Lecuona rene-lecuona@uiowa.edu