AUDITIONS & INTERVIEWS

Rackham Graduate Musicology Requirements and Dates

The deadline for applications for admission is January 15 for the fall term. Indicate on your application whether you seek a degree with historical or ethnomusicological emphasis. Applicants will be notified by April 1 about the results of their applications. If you wish to elect performance you will be asked to audition when you arrive on campus in the fall. Otherwise, no audition is required but an on-campus interview is encouraged. All elections in performance are subject to the availability of faculty time. No applications in historical musicology or ethnomusicology are accepted for the winter term.

In addition to the application, transcripts, and letters of recommendation, each applicant must submit his or her scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). Be certain to take the tests early enough that the scores will reach the University by February 15. Although no minimum cut-off scores have been established, no admission decision will be made until these scores have been received. Foreign students whose first language is not English should also take either the MELAB or TOEFL. No action can be taken on your application until the admissions file is complete.

Each applicant is also required to submit a sample of his or her writing consisting of a paper or papers on a music-related topic.

Admission to the Rackham degree program in Music does not guarantee that the student will ultimately complete the course requirements, become a candidate, or receive the degree. Admission implies only that the applicant has the requisite background and should be given the opportunity to demonstrate his or her ability.

General Rackham Graduate Audition and Interview Information