Audition Information

Fall 2023 Admission

Steps to apply:

1. Students wishing to apply for a CPP Music program must first submit a university application.
2. Students must schedule an audition, see audition details below.

Upcoming Audition Dates: 

• January 28, 2023 (guitar/bass, and strings)
• February 4, 2023 (woodwinds, brass, percussion, voice, composition, mariachi)
• February 11, 2023 (piano *in-person, video audition deadline)

To schedule your audition day/time, submit an audition request form. 

*Please note: Every student applying for a CPP Music program MUST audition.

Audition Areas & Guidelines:

Admission auditions for the Bachelor of Music (BM) programs (Performance option, Composition option, and Pedagogy option) and scholarship support:

• Performance - audition guidelines 
• Pedagogy (Music Education - Pre-Credential) - audition/interview guidelines 
• Composition - portfolio/interview guidelines 

• Studio placement audition requirements by instrument
• MIS Studio placement audition requirements

*For questions about audition guidelines, email the following faculty based on your primary instrument:

• Voice - Kendra Vuk - klynch@cpp.edu
• Piano and Keyboard - Nadia Shpachenko - shpachenko@cpp.edu
• Bowed Strings - Janine Riveire - jhriveire@cpp.edu
• Guitar and Electric Bass - David Kopplin - dfkopplin@cpp.edu
• Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion - Rickey Badua - rhbadua@cpp.edu

For assistance with applications and audition scheduling, please contact the Music Department Communications Specialist, Ashley Bagwell, at (909) 869-3552 or email at ADBagwell@cpp.edu.