Auditions Overview
Music students at Cal Poly Pomona audition for specific purposes:
- Admission to the Bachelor of Music programs (performance option, composition option, and pedagogy option) and scholarship support
- Performance option audition guidelines
- Composition option portfolio/interview guidelines
- Pedagogy (Music Education) option audition/interview guidelines
- Studio Lesson Placement for the Bachelor of Arts programs (Music Industry Studies and General Studies in Music)
- Studio Lesson Placement audition guidelines
- Scholarships for the Bachelor of Arts programs (Music Industry Studies and General Studies in Music)
- Music Industry Studies option auditions (for scholarships only)
- General Studies in Music: auditions (for scholarships only) (see guidelines for any of the other options above)
- Scholarships (for both continuing and incoming students in all programs
- Ensembles (see the individual ensembles for audition information)
General Audition Calendar
Four general departmental auditions are held each year. Each hears multiple kinds of presentations, such as entrance auditions, jury auditions, upper-division auditions, auditions for studio and change-of-option auditions.
August “Fall-Conference” Audition
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Held on Wednesday afternoon, the day before classes begin
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Primarily for studio-placement auditions
December “Fall Semester” Juries and Audition
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Held during finals week of Fall semester
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Signup sheets are posted outside the main office for the two weeks prior
Spring “Applicant” Audition
- Held in late January/early February
- For incoming freshmen and transfer applicants
- Students are emailed links to sign up for audition times
- Scholarship eligibility, as well as entrance qualification, will be assessed
- Online video-posting is an option for those unable to be there in person
May “Spring Semester” Juries and Audition
- Held during finals week of Spring semester
- Signup sheets are posted outside the main office for the two weeks prior