School of Music
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String Scholarships and Auditions
General Application Information and Requirements:
Application to the violin studio at the School of Music requires an audition, recorded or in person. Audition requirements are:
- A concerto movement
- Two contrasting movements of unaccompanied Bach
- An etude or a concert piece
- Also, submit a full resume (listing your complete activities as a musician, including awards). Please indicate the degree you wish to apply for, your age, and if you will be entering the University directly or needing to study English first.
Contact: Dr.%20Borislava%20Iltcheva, Professor of Violin
Application to the viola studio at the School of Music requires an audition, recorded or in person. Audition requirements are:
- A movement of a concerto or sonata
- A movement of unaccompanied Bach
- An etude or a concert piece
- Students should choose pieces from at least two categories listed above to show their ability on both technical and musical sides.
Also, submit a full resume (listing your complete activities as a musician, including awards). Please indicate the degree you wish to apply for, your age, and if you will be entering the University directly or needing to study English first.
Contact: Dr.%20Hsiaopei%20Lee, Professor of Viola
Application to the cello studio at the School of Music requires an audition, recorded or in person. Audition requirements are:
- A movement of a concerto or sonata
- Two contrasting movements of unaccompanied Bach
- An etude or a concert piece
Also, submit a full resume (listing your complete activities as a musician, including awards). Please indicate the degree you wish to apply for, your age, and if you will be entering the University directly or needing to study English first.
Contact: Dr.%20Alexander%20Russakovsky%2C Professor of Cello
Application to the bass studio at the School of Music requires an audition, recorded or in person. Audition requirements are:
Bachelor of Music
- Scales/Arpeggios: Two octaves scales and arpeggios. (Major and Minor.) (2 keys)
- One Short Etude to show candidate's technical proficiency
- Two Contrasting Movements of a sonata (Vivaldi, Marcello, etc.) concerto (Dittersdorf, Koussevitzky, Dragonetti, Bottesini, etc.)
Master of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts
- Scales/Arpeggios: Three octaves scales and arpeggios. (Major and Minor.) (2 keys)
- One Etude (Simandl, Nanny, Kreutzer, Mengoli, etc.)
- Two Contrasting movements of a Sonata or concerto
- One Movement of a Bach Cello Suite
- Also, submit a full resume (listing your complete activities as a musician, including awards). Please indicate the degree you wish to apply for, your age, and if you will be entering the University directly or needing to study English first.
Contact: Dr.%20Marcos%20Machado, Professor of Bass
Application to the guitar studio at the School of Music requires an audition, recorded or in person. Audition requirements are:
Bachelor of Music
- One etude by Carcassi, Sor, Coste, or Villa-Lobos
- A movement of a work or a single-movement work not from the Classical Period
Master of Music
- A movement of an unaccompanied Bach work for Lute, Violin, or Cello
- A movement of a work written after the Baroque Period
Doctorate of Musical Arts
- Two movements of an unaccompanied Bach work for Lute, Violin, or Cello
- A movement of a work or a single-movement work from the Classical or Romantic Period
- A movement of a work or a single-movement Contemporary work
Also, submit a full resume (listing your complete activities as a musician, including awards). Please indicate the degree you wish to apply for, your age, and if you will be entering the University directly or needing to study English first.
Contact: Dr.%20Nicolas%20Ciraldo, Professor of Guitar
Resources (United States)
Online application
Online application
Resources (International Students)
International Office
International Admissions (undergraduate)