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All Applicants to the the department must audition, either in person or by submitting a recording. Please contact the coordinator of your area of performance to schedule an audition. Applicants must also meet University academic requirements before admission to the university.

Coordinators by Performance Area

Jazz Instrumental:         Charlie Young             202-806-7872

Jazz Voice:               Connaitre Miller        202-806-7097

Classical Voice:         Charlotte Hollorman  202-806-7135

Classical Piano:        Charles Timbrell        202-806-7096

Instrumental Studies:   Fred Irby, III        202-806-7066

 

Undergraduate Music alumni of Howard University applying within two years after graduation may submit a copy of the program of the undergraduate senior recital to the Chairman of the Committee on Graduate Studies in lieu of taking this audition. Otherwise, all other Performance major applicants are auditioned during the semester before that in which they plan to enroll. All compositions are to be performed from memory at this audition and should cover a broad spectrum of the literature as outlined below:

Click here for information on Graduate Jazz Studies auditions.

Voice applicants: Two songs in English; one early Italian song; two German lieder; two French songs; one aria from an opera or an oratorio; and one 20th century song.

Piano applicants: All major and minor scales and arpeggi; solo works (no concerti) from the following eras or composers: Bach, prelude and fugue from the Well Tempered Clavier, or a complete suite or other work including a movement in fugal texture; Beethoven, a complete sonata (excluding Op. 49); a 19th century Romantic work; a 20th century work; an extended composition of the applicant's choice, e.g., a Chopin Ballade of Brahms' Rhapsody.

Orchestral Instruments: Advanced technical skill on the chosen instrument.

The Department of Music reserves the right to require additional tests, performances, and/ or interviews deemed neccessary to evaluate any incoming student or to award Graduate Classification. All applications for the Graduate program must be approved by the Department of Music's Executive Committee.

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