Audition/Interview Requirements

Most programs in the Setnor School of Music require an audition or an interview; listed below is each program's specific requirements and deadlines.

If your program requires an audition or interview, please contact Janet Brown, Setnor School of Music graduate coordinator, at 315-443-5899 or janbrown@syr.edu. If your program requires that you submit written materials such as compositions, please send these to Office of Graduate Student Affairs, College of Visual and Performing Arts, 202 Crouse College, Syracuse NY 13244-1010 USA. Do not send these materials to Graduate Admissions Processing. Your Graduate School application should be submitted to Graduate Admissions Processing by the same deadline.

Composition
(M.Mus.)
The candidate should submit two to three scores, and tapes if possible, with evidence that requirements for an undergraduate degree in composition have been met (for example, programs and tape recordings of performances). A personal interview is recommended; no standardized exams are required. Deadlines for application and additional requirements: January 1 if applying for McNair Graduate Fellowships or University African American Fellowships; March 1 for all other applicants.

Conducting
(M.Mus.)
An audition and campus visit are required. Before the audition, applicants must interview with a member of the conducting faculty to discuss the audition. No standardized exams are required. Deadlines for application and additional requirements: January 1 if applying for McNair Graduate Fellowships or University African American Fellowships; March 1 for all other applicants.

Music Education
(M.Mus./Professional Certification , M.S./Professional Certification, M.S./Preparation)
Admission is through the School of Education. Students must apply to and meet the admissions requirements of the School of Education as well as the Setnor School of Music. The GRE (general) is required. For information and deadlines, contact John Coggiola, 110 Crouse College, Syracuse NY 13244; 315-443-5896; jccoggio@syr.edu or Liza Rochelson, School of Education graduate admissions recruiter, at 315-443-2505 or lrochels@syr.edu.

Organ, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Wind Instruments
(M.Mus., Piano, Organ, Percussion, String Instruments, Wind Instruments, Voice)
An in-person audition is required; in unusual circumstances, an unedited, high-quality tape recording may be submitted. The level of skill demonstrated should be above that of the average senior recital. If this level is sufficiently high, the absence of a senior recital on the transcript need not exclude admission, but the recital must be made up as an undergraduate requirement. No standardized exams are required. Deadlines for application and audition: January 1 if applying for McNair Graduate Fellowships or University African American Fellowships; March 1 for all other applicants