BALL STATE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AUDITIONS

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UNDERGRADUATE AUDITION DATES (for  entrance in Fall 2015)

Friday                 January 23    2015               2 - 8 p.m.
Sunday               February 8    2015               1 - 8 p.m.
Monday              February 16   2015              12 - 8 p.m.

You are strongly encouraged  to audition on one of the dates listed above.  Audition applications are due 3  weeks before the audition.  If you are unable to audition on one of these dates,  special arrangements for an audition on another date may be made by contacting  Elizabeth Richter.  A live audition is highly encouraged; in cases where travel to campus is not possible, a recorded audition is acceptable (video DVD).  Accompanists are not required.
 

UNDERGRADUATE AUDITION REPERTOIRE

1) A work by Bach,  Handel, Haydn, Dussek, or other 18th- or early 19th-century composer.
2) A  work by a 19th- or 20th-century composer such as Fauré, Salzedo, Grandjany,  Hindemith, Debussy, Ravel, or Britten.
3) A standard orchestra cadenza such  as Waltz of the Flowers, Swan Lake, or The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Solos must be performed by memory. 
 
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HARP AUDITIONS
 
You may play your audition on a Ball State  University harp, usually a Lyon & Healy Style 23 or 100.  You will have an opportunity to warm up in the studio or in a harp practice room for at least half an hour before your audition.  You are welcome to perform on your own instrument if you wish, but because of the high demand for practice rooms on audition days we can't guarantee that there will be one available to you for warmup.

Auditions last about 30 minutes and take  place in the harp studio.  After you play you will have time to ask questions.   If you have not taken a lesson with me prior to the audition, I encourage you  to schedule one later in the day.  As we work together for an hour you will have a good idea of my teaching approach, and I will have the opportunity to assess your potential in greater depth than is possible in a brief audition.

In addition to applying to the School of Music, you must also apply to and be accepted by Ball State University.  We recommend that you submit the university application before you come for your audition. 

THEORY AND PIANO PLACEMENT EXAMS

On your audition day you will  take a music theory exam in order to determine your readiness for college-level  music theory. You will also take a piano diagnostic exam for placement, and an  aural skills exam.   These exams are for placement within our program and are  not part of the decision process to gain acceptance to the program.  However,  you must pass the theory placement test in order to register for freshman  theory. 
Click  here for recommended  theory knowledge.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on  auditions and admissions, contact Mrs. Jennifer Johnson,  Undergraduate Music Admissions Secretary.