Auditions are held on campus, and in regional sites in the United States and around the world. They are scheduled in the order that completed applications and fees are received. Be sure to indicate your desired audition date on the music application.

Auditions on campus are preferred and provide a full day of activities for students and parents. In addition to the audition with the faculty, many opportunities to meet students and faculty are scheduled. An information session includes presentations from the Frost School of Music Admission Office, Frost School of Music Undergraduate Dean, University Office of Admission, and Office of Financial Assistance Services. Students and parents are invited to attend forums. Forums, based on major and instrument group, are attended by faculty and students. A variety of activities occur. For example, at Music Engineering Forum a guest speaker may be talking about the latest recording development. At String Forum students may be performing or a guest artist may present a master class. Many of the School's ensembles will be rehearsing and are open for observation. The University Office of Admission provides tours of the University three times during the day.

If an on campus audition is not feasible, an audition at a regional site is preferable to a taped audition. Nevertheless, a good quality cassette tape fulfilling the audition requirements is acceptable from students who reside in areas north of Orlando, Florida. Only tapes from active applicants will be reviewed by the faculty. Both the cassette and its container should be clearly labeled with the applicant's name, address, and instrument. Only one tape is necessary for both admission and scholarship consideration.

The audition dates are found on the Frost School of Music Application.

All students admitted to the Frost School of Music must be recommended by the Faculty Audition Committee. Final acceptance to the University of Miami is made by the Office of Admission only after all materials requested by that office and the Frost School of Music have been received and evaluated.

• Accompanists are not provided. If you need an accompaniment, please either bring an accompanist or bring your accompaniment prerecorded and a play back unit. The Jamey Aebersold accompaniment recordings are acceptable for jazz instruments.
• The audition room will be equipped with a piano. You will need to bring other instruments/equipment required for your audition.
• Percussionist: perform the snare drum requirements and bring a tape on which you have recorded your performance on the other instruments. Provide copies of all music performed live and on the tape.
• Musical Theatre: bring a videotape on which you have recorded your monologue.

Brass | Keyboard | Percussion | Strings | Voice | Woodwinds | Jazz

At the graduate level only performance majors are required to audition. Master's degree applicants may submit an audition cassette tape of the senior or comparable recital to the Graduate Admission Office. An on-campus audition is required for doctoral students. On-campus auditions for graduate students are scheduled independently of the audition days for undergraduates.

Except for the instruments and programs indicated, there are no specific repertoire and other requirements for graduate auditions. The undergraduate audition requirements provide a general perspective on the nature of auditions for the various instruments and programs, and it is recommended that students prepare two or three contrasting etudes or solos (or movements from a concerto or sonata) which best demonstrate their tone, range, technique, and lyric ability. Students auditioning on campus will also be asked to demonstrate sightreading. Students desiring further information for specific instruments and programs should contract the studio teacher or program director.

Vocal Performance | Choral Conducting
Basson, Clarinet, Flute, and Oboe Performance | Jazz Piano