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Voice Applicant Prescreening

Prescreening Required for All Voice Applicants

In order to be considered for a live, in-person audition, applicants for all voice concentrations must submit a prescreening video recording. Prescreening recordings must be in video and are only accepted via SlideRoom. DVD/CD submissions received are neither reviewed nor acted upon.

The following deadlines apply for the receipt of prescreening materials, complete School of Music application materials, and University application materials (Undergraduate Admissions/ASU Graduate College):

October 1 for Spring semester admission
December 1 for Fall semester admission

Complete application materials due on the dates above include:
Undergraduate Applicants

Graduate Applicants

Applications received without a prescreening video recording uploaded to SlideRoom will be considered incomplete, and the applicant will not be considered for an invitation to a live audition.

Prescreening Video Repertoire Requirements

Memorization and piano accompaniment is strongly recommended for the video prescreening and is required for live auditions.

BA Music: Voice
Two classical songs in varying styles or tempi. At least one piece should be in a foreign language. The second selection may be an American or English art song, or a song in a different foreign language.

BM Performance: Voice
Two classical songs in varying styles or tempi. At least one piece should be in a foreign language. The second selection may be an American or English art song, or a song in a different foreign language.

BM Music Theatre
One classical selection, one musical theater selection, and one monologue. The classical selection (e.g., an art song or an aria from opera or oratorio) may be in English or in a foreign language. The Broadway number, either ballad or upbeat, should be from a legitimate musical theatre production—no standards or pop repertoire. The monologue from a musical or play must not exceed two minutes in length.

BM Music Education: Choral – General
Two classical songs in varying styles or tempi. At least one piece should be in a foreign language. The second selection may be an American or English art song, or a song in a different foreign language.

BM Music Therapy: Voice
Two classical selections, or one classical selection and one selection from musical theater, jazz, or folk music.

BM Theory and Composition: Voice
Two classical songs in varying styles or tempi. At least one piece should be in a foreign language. The second selection may be an American or English art song, or a song in a different foreign language.

MM Performance: Voice Performance, Performance Pedagogy
Three classical selections: One each in French, German and Italian. One selection must be an aria.

MM Performance: Music Theatre/Opera Performance (Broadway Musicals Emphasis)One classical selection, one musical theater selection, and one monologue no more than two minutes in length.

MM Performance: Music Theatre/Opera Performance (Opera Emphasis)
Three classical selections: One each in French, German and Italian. One selection must be an aria).

MM Performance: Music Theatre Direction
Required: Performance of three piano pieces drawn from different historical periods (may be audio). Strongly recommended: Video containing either excerpts from a performance of a musical for which they served as Music Director, or of a concert performance in which they were the conductor. Additional information.

DMA Music Performance: Voice Performance
Three selections in three different languages. One selection must be an aria.