Music History and Literature Audition Requirements
All applicants will submit the following application materials based on their desired degree program.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
- Complete all Graduate School Application Requirements for your degree program and the UNC Application.
- After submitting your application, upload and complete the following School of Music
Checklist Items in your Graduate School Admissions Portal:
- School of Music Form - Includes scheduling a live audition or a synchronous interview with video audition, uploading audition videos (if applicable), musical experience, and past teachers.
- Resume - a complete listing of your performing and work experience. Please upload a .pdf document.
- Statement of Goals - a brief statement about your career aspirations. Please upload a .pdf document.
- Assistantship Letter of Experience (optional but strongly recommended) - a brief statement about your teaching or professional experience as it relates to music. Please upload a .pdf document.
Additional requirements for Master of Music
- Upload to the application portal:
- A narrative letter addressed to the Head of the Academic Studies Area that outlines the applicant’s background in music history (including teachers with whom the applicant studied), and
- An example of written scholarly research in music (a university-level term paper, a graduate seminar paper, etc.).
Additional requirements for Doctor of Arts
- Upload to the application portal:
- A narrative letter addressed to the Head of the Academic Studies Area that outlines the applicant’s background in music history (including teachers with whom the applicant studied), and
- An example of written scholarly research in music (a university-level term paper, a graduate seminar paper, etc.).
There are no additional audition requirements for degrees in Music History and Literature.
Contact:
Jonathan Bellman at Jonathan.Bellman@unco.edu
