APPLICATION PROCEDURE

General Undergraduate Audition Information

How Are Auditions Scheduled?

How Can I Audition?

What Should I Expect at my Audition?

How Does Rolling Admission Work with Auditions?

How Are Auditions Scheduled?

When you fill out the application, you will be able to select your first and second preferences from the list of audition/interview dates available for your program. We strongly encourage applicants to audition in Ann Arbor, but regional and recorded auditions are sometimes available.

Once you have submitted the application and supporting materials, our admissions counselors will review your application. Once you have been approved to audition, you will receive an email confirmation for your audition date. This initial review process can take six to eight weeks, so we encourage you to submit the application as soon as possible. Please do not make travel arrangements until you have received this confirmation of your audition/interview date. Once your audition/interview date has been scheduled, you'll receive more specific information via email two to three weeks before your audition date. 

If you have questions about your audition schedule, please contact our Auditions Coordinator (734/763-6677). Please allow us the necessary flexibility to schedule your audition components for any time during your audition day. However, if you think you will have a scheduling conflict, please contact our Auditions Coordinator as soon as possible. Though we cannot guarantee anything, we make every effort to accommodate the needs of our applicants. 

How Can I Audition?

We strongly recommend auditioning or interviewing in Ann Arbor. If this is not possible, regional auditions, recorded auditions, and phone interviews are alternate methods of completing the audition/interview process.

We hold regional auditions in various cities in February and March. Please visit the departmental page for your program to see specific dates and locations. For the Theatre and Musical Theatre programs, our faculty travel to these cities to review the regional auditions. For our music programs, however, regional auditions will be recorded by a member of our Admissions staff for distribution to the appropriate faculty. Specific information about the regional audition venues will be sent via email after your audition date is scheduled.

For many of our music programs, recorded auditions are also a possiblity.  Recorded auditions are not accepted for the Dance, Theatre or Musical Theatre programs. The repertoire requirements for recorded auditions are the same as for in-person auditions.  Please visit the appropriate departmental page to see the audition requirements for your program. Applicants to Composition, Music Education and Performing Arts Technology may submit a recorded audition (as required) and request a phone interview. Please submit recorded auditions on CD, DVD or VHS (NTSC).

What Should I Expect at my Audition?

Depending on your program, your audition could last anywhere from ten minutes to a full day.  You may audition for a panel of faculty, or just for one individual faculty member. Whatever the circumstances, remember to stay relaxed and focused on the performance you will give or the questions you will answer in your interview. Dress appropriately, remembering that your appearance affects the way others perceive you.

The auditions in Ann Arbor are generally on Fridays, so you will have the opportunity to meet current students, sit in on classes, and observe rehearsals. There will also be general information sessions to answer your questions about the admissions process, financial aid, and what happens next.

In general, auditioning students will not be asked to take written placement exams.  These placement exams are administered to admitted students during Orientation or at the beginning of classes.

How Does Rolling Admission Work with Auditions?

The School of Music, Theatre & Dance has a policy of rolling admission, and qualified applicants may be offered admission after each audition day. However, since our programs are competitive and we receive a number of applications, we will often choose to defer our decision until we have seen more of the auditions and interviews. As a result, many admissions decisions are made in mid-March.

Although a late March or April audition date is published for some programs and instruments, typically few openings remain in those programs and consideration will be for admission only. Applicants who wish to be considered for School of Music, Theatre & Dance merit awards MUST audition by March 7, 2008.