Admissions

All prospective undergraduate students interested in majoring in Music must complete an audition to be considered for admission to the Division of Music. This audition process is separate* from the admission requirements of the University and allows the music faculty to evaluate your artistic accomplishments to date, as well as your potential for success in our programs. SMU Meadows Divion of Music auditions include a performance audition in an instrumental area of study and also brief assessments in music theory, aural skills and sight-reading. Regardless of whether a prospective student wishes to major in Performance, Music Therapy, Music Education, or Composition, an audition is required. The same audition process is also required for admission to the Music minor.

*Note: Admission to SMU for the study of Music is contingent upon acceptance to both SMU and the Division of Music.

Dallas Auditions

1. Request an audition date through our online reservation form.
2. Each performance area has its own requirements for your audition. Please view and prepare the required undergraduate audition repertoire.
3. If you are auditioning for Music Composition, please upload at least two examples of your work in composition.

Regional Auditions

1. Register for an audition date by selecting a venue from the list below.
2. Each performance area has its own requirements for your audition. Please view and prepare the required undergraduate audition repertoire. 3. If you are auditioning for Music Composition, please upload at least two examples of your work in composition.

Recorded Auditions

While we strongly prefer that a prospective applicant audition in person, we accept auditions through a video recording. 
1. Upload your recorded audition as well as any supplemental materials to meadowsmusic.slideroom.com.
2. Audition repertoire must comply with the stated requirements.
3. Submissions are due by February 1st for scholarship consideration.
4. Music faculty may choose an interview or follow-up visit with candidates before reaching an admission decision.

2011-2012 Music Audition Dates

Dallas Auditions

December 3, 2011*

January 21, 2012

February 4, 2012

February 18, 2012

*Piano, strings and voice only

Regional Auditions

Greenville, SC	South Carolina Governor's School	November 14, 2011
Idyllwild, CA	Idyllwild Arts Academy	December 13, 2011
Atlanta, GA	Emory Schwartz Center for the Arts	January 9, 2012
Atlanta, GA	CCCEPA/Pebblebrook High School	January 10, 2012
Jacksonville, FL	Douglas Anderson School for the Arts	January 18, 2012
Interlochen, MI	Interlochen Arts Academy	January 28, 2012

If you would like to complete a live audition for the Meadows School of the Arts but have conflicts with the standing audition dates, please email music@smu.edu to request a private audition.

Changes or Cancellations: If you need to make changes or cancellations to your standing audition appointment, please contact our office at 214-768-3680. Candidates may not revise or cancel audition appointments online.

Undergraduate Theory/Aural Skills Assessments

The Aural Skills Assessment will include pitch matching, melodic memory, rhythmic memory, and sight singing or sight reading on your instrument.

The Written Theory Assesment will examine your knowledge of the following: Major and minor (all forms) scales, major and minor triads (chords), key signatures, note names in both treble and bass clef, and common rhythms.

Candidates who would like to review their knowledge of music theory for auditions and prepare for college music theory studies are encouraged to use Fundamentals for the Aspiring Musician, by SMU Music professor Robert J. Frank and Kenneth Metz. This newly-released interactive text/eBook allows for self-study, and is also used in many of SMU’s first-semester music theory courses.