Department of Music Audition Dates
Audition information for Fall 2011!
The next audition date for new students admitted for Fall 2011, who have not already auditioned for the faculty, will be Wednesday, September 21, 2011.
For an audition appointment email us at: music@calstatela.edu
or call 323.343.4060
New students must also take a placement exam in music theory. The undergraduate music theory placement exam will be Wednesday, September 21 at 9 AM. Please bring a pencil and eraser to the exam. Signs will be posted in the music building directing you to the room where the exam will be administered. Please plan to arrive on time.
The music theory placement exams for graduate students will be Wednesday night at 6:10 pm in Music 120.
Information about the music theory placement exam is available at this link.
Audition information for the 2012-13 Academic Year!
Friday, December 9, 2011 General and Scholarship Auditions
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Saturday March 3, 10am-1:30pm General and Scholarship Auditions
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Welcome meeting for all students auditioning at 10:00am
For an audition appointment email us at: music@calstatela.edu
or call 323.343.4060
Applicants for admission as a music major to California State University, Los Angeles must audition on their primary instrument or voice. Please read the detailed information below.
If you have not already done so, please go to www.csumentor.org today and begin the application process. Secure your place at CalStateLA!
Note: We expect that undergraduate applicants (both first time freshmen and transfer students) must have begun the application process for admission to the 2012-13 academic year on CSU Mentor by November 30, 2011 . International students should begin their applications as early as possible so that all necessary forms and information can be completed on time. More information about dates will appear here when we have final confirmation of deadlines.
If you are submitting a DVD or CD as your audition, you should complete a General Application Form and include it with your audition materials. Please see Printable Forms, below.
Printable Forms:
Scholarship Audition Application: Please complete this scholarship application form, print and bring it with you to your scholarship audition.
General Audition Application: Please complete this general music department application form, if you are not auditioning for a scholarship. Please print and bring it with you to your audition.
Department of Music Audition Information
Acceptance into an undergraduate or graduate music degree program at California State University, Los Angeles requires a performance audition and a placement exam.1 Entering freshmen and undergraduate transfer students who have been accepted for admission by the university should be prepared to perform for a faculty panel a 10-minute program of music drawn from the standard repertoire for the student’s instrument or voice. A list of specific audition requirements for each area of music study can be found by selecting one of the links below. Graduate degree candidates in instrumental or vocal performance seeking admission will find audition requirements listed under the list of voice and instruments noted.
The required theory placement exam is offered at the beginning of each quarter. The purpose of the theory placement exam is to measure each entering student’s understanding of music theory concepts. Results of the exam are used for placement into the proper music theory and musicianship courses.
1Graduate degree candidates in Afro-Latin and Commercial Music take different placement exams than other music degree students.
Audition Repertoire
Select the instrument or voice on which you wish to audition for a description of the undergraduate and graduate repertoire requirements. Undergraduate music education candidates must audition on their principal instrument or voice. Undergraduate candidates seeking admission to jazz studies or composition, please select the links below for specific audition requirements and expectations for admission to those programs. Graduate degree candidates seeking admission to a specialized degree program should refer to the specific graduate degree program of interest for specific audition or other pre-admission requirements. These specialized graduate degree programs are listed at the bottom of the page.
| Voice | Violin |
| Piano | Viola |
| Flute | Cello |
| Oboe | Double Bass |
| Bassoon | Guitar |
| Clarinet | |
| Saxophone | Composition |
| Euphonium | Commercial Music |
| Trumpet | Jazz |
| Horn | |
| Trombone | |
| Tuba | |
| Percussion |
Specialized Graduate Degree Programs:
Afro-Latin Graduate Degree Candidates
- Voice
- Violin
- Flute
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Vibraphone
- Guitar
- Piano
- Latin Percussion
- Drumset
- Arranging and Composition
Commercial Music Graduate Degree Candidates
Composition Graduate Degree Candidates
Conducting Graduate Degree Candidates (Summer Session degree program ONLY)
Music Education Graduate Degree Candidates