School of Music and Dance {College of Liberal & Creative Arts}

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Music Audition Sign-ups / Departmental Application Procedure

Any student who wishes to major in Music, either as a Bachelor of Music OR as a Bachelor of Arts in Music, must pass a performance audition in order to be accepted into the program.

Upcoming Audition Dates

For students entering Spring 2013
Friday, November 30th, 2012 No longer accepting applications. Transfer students with an AA-T or AS-T degree may audition. BA only. We are also accepting Veterans/Active Duty, International, and out-of-state students for MM and MA degree. Last day to sign up is November 16th, 2012

For students entering Fall 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013 - No longer accepting applicants
Friday, March 8, 2013 - No longer accepting applicants
Friday, April 12, 2013 - No longer accepting applicants
Registration closes two weeks prior to each audition date!

Placement Exams

All undergraduate students must take placement exams on the first day of lecture. Please attend the first class meeting for MUS 130 for Theory, MUS 221 for Ear Training and MUS 201 for Piano.
For more information about placement exams https://sites.sfsu.edu/musicdance/undergraduate/placement-exams-bachelor...

Graduate students should visit http://musicdance.sfsu.edu/node/173 for information about placement exams.

Audition Requirements for the BA-Music degree, Composition, Education, and History/Literature applicants

Audition Requirements for the Bachelor of Music - Performance degree

Audition Requirements for the Master of Music - Performance degree

How to Schedule an Audition

Audition Registration for Fall 2013 applicants will begin now until Friday March 29th. Please click on the link to register for auditions https://docs.google.com/a/cca.sfsu.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFlO... You will be sent a confirmation email (which includes your individual audition times) one-and-a-half weeks before your selected audition date. If you have not heard back from us by the weekend before your audition, please send an email to smd@sfsu.edu.

The music application process is completely independent of the university application/admission process; you also need to make sure to apply to SFSU! Information on how to apply can be found at http://www.sfsu.edu/future/appcentral/appcentral.html

NOTE: If you cannot attend a live audition for Fall admission, you may submit a recorded audition instead. All recorded auditions must be received by March 1st, 2013

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