Admissions

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Auditions for the department of music

Admission to degree programs in the Department of Music requires an entrance audition and is contingent upon acceptance into the University. However, acceptance into the University is not required prior to your music audition. We will be holding in-person auditions for music majors and select minors throughout the year. Please note, we are not accepting auditions for minors in voice or percussion at this time. 

In-Person Audition Dates (2023-2024):  

• Saturday, October 28, 2023 (no piano or clarinet auditions)
• Saturday, December 2, 2023 (no trumpet auditions)
• Saturday, January 20, 2024
• Saturday, February 10, 2024 (scholarship consideration deadline)
• Saturday, March 16, 2024

Requesting Your Audition

 Future Niners: These procedures are for first-year and transfer applicants.

• Step 1: Complete an admissions application to UNC Charlotte and create your Future 49er account. We suggest applicants submit their university application by November 1st which is the submission deadline to receive a decision by January 30th.
• Step 2: Review the Audition Requirements (see below) for the degree, instrument area, and level you intend to pursue to prepare for your audition.
• Step 3: Using your Future 49er login credentials, request your audition (this includes video auditions) at least one week prior to the audition date. It is very important that you select an audition time for your instrument area (i.e., brass, percussion, piano/organ, strings, vocal, woodwinds) from the options listed. If you would like to request an alternate audition date or if there are no available times for your instrument area on the date you would like to audition please email the Associate Chair, Dr. Jennifer Whitaker.  Additional information (e.g., campus map, parking instructions, driving directions) and reminder emails will be sent via email.
• Step 4: Complete your audition. You will receive your results through your Future 49er portal within 10 business days. 

 

Current Niners: These procedures are for current Charlotte undergraduate students (non-music majors) who wish to apply to a new degree program in the Department of Music. A new university application is not required. 

• Step 1: Review the Audition Requirements (see below) for the degree and instrument area you intend to pursue to prepare for your audition.
• Step 2: Request your audition (this includes video auditions) at least one week prior to the audition date. It is very important that you select an audition time for your instrument area (i.e., brass, percussion, piano/organ, strings, vocal, woodwinds) from the options listed. If you would like to request an alternate audition date or if there are no available times for your instrument area on the date you would like to audition please email the Associate Chair, Dr. Jennifer Whitaker.
• Step 3: Complete your audition. You will receive your results via your Niner email account within 10 business days. 

Scholarships

In order to be considered for a music scholarship, interested students must create a profile in the NinerScholars Portal and audition by the scholarship consideration date listed above. Additional information is available on our Scholarships page.

Audition Repertoire

Students auditioning for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music or the Minor in Music should prepare one short piece of the student's choosing following the Audition Repertoire for Bachelor of Arts Degree or Music Performance Minor Guidelines.

Student's auditioning for any concentration within the Bachelor of Music degree who have fewer than four semesters of college-level lessons should follow the Repertoire Guidelines for Students Auditioning for Lower-Division Study (Freshman/Sophomore Level). 

Students auditioning for any concentration within the Bachelor of Music degree who have four or more semesters of college-level lessons should follow the Repertoire Guidelines for Students Auditioning for Upper-Division Study (Junior/Senior Level). 

Inclement Weather (In-Person Auditions)

In the event of inclement weather, please check the UNC Charlotte homepage or call the university's Inclement Weather Hotline at 704-687-2877 to see if the campus is closed.  If the campus is closed, then all auditions will be postponed until the next audition date.

If the campus is not closed, then the auditions will proceed as planned.  If you do not feel safe driving to campus, you may reschedule your audition by completing a new Request for Audition Form as soon as possible.

Recorded Auditions

A live audition is preferable, but prospective students may request to audition via video recording. Students submitting a video will follow the same procedure as scheduling an audition, but will include a link to a video that meets the Audition Repertoire Guidelines provided above. Complete the relevant process outlined above in Requesting Your Audition. Contact the Associate Chair, Dr. Jennifer Whitaker, with any questions.

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