Audition Requirements

All students wishing to enroll in the Sunderman Conservatory must perform a successful audition for the music faculty.  Auditions will include a performance on your primary instrument/voice and an evaluation of basic skills in written and aural theory and sight-singing. 

Requirements for all applicants

• Complete a brief written test of basic music theory skills.
• Demonstrate aural skills by vocally matching pitches, singing simple intervals, identifying major and minor chords, and sight singing a simple song.
• Send copies of your pieces three weeks prior to the audition date; vocalists must include piano parts.  The Conservatory will provide an accompanist for all vocal auditions. Instrumentalists will perform without accompaniment.  Piano applicants performing standard repertoire do not need to send copies of their music.

For information specific to your instrument or voice and a representative list of suggested repertoire, please click on the appropriate link to the left.  The repertoire listed on each page serves as examples of appropriate audition material and are not required pieces. 

Students who are interested in a jazz focus must perform  BOTH the audition requirements for their specific instrument AND those for the jazz focus.