Live Auditions
Please note: All Voice applicants must first submit a pre-screen video; see details further below.
If you are interested in applying to the SMU Meadows Division of Music, please read the following information, then start your application by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
In order to pursue the BM, BA or a minor in music at SMU, applicants must apply and gain admission to SMU and, in a separate application, to the Division of Music. It is recommended that applicants apply to SMU and to Meadows in the same semester. Audition registration is accessed through the Meadows Music Application.
We welcome all candidates to begin their visit to SMU on the Fridays preceding auditions, during the optional Pre-Audition Day Visit, to become better acquainted with our facilities, students and faculty before their audition experience. See the Pre-Audition day schedule and register here.
Meadows offers two ways of auditioning: live on-campus, or sending in a recorded audition. Registration for Music auditions is found within the online Meadows Music Application. After your Meadows application has been submitted, you will receive an email with a link to your online status page where you can log in and register for your audition or submit your recorded audition.
Please note: All Voice applicants must first submit a pre-screen video; see details further below.
Voice applicants interested in auditioning live for faculty (on-campus) are required to submit a pre-screen video by Nov. 1 if applying to SMU as Early Action or Early Decision, or by Dec. 1 if applying to SMU as Regular Decision or Early Decision II. Voice applicants who pass the pre-screen will be emailed information on how to register for an audition.
Applicants will interview with faculty via Zoom and will receive information on how to register for the interview.
Applicants will submit an audition video without meeting faculty or participating in music audition days. Music Education, Music Therapy, or Music Composition applicants submitting a recorded audition will be emailed information about registering for an interview with faculty.
Meadows Application Deadlines
Within your Meadows Music Application (found further below), you will be asked to select either an on-campus audition, or a recorded audition.
On campus audition details
Recorded audition details
All music applicants must apply to Meadows School of the Arts and, in a separate application, also apply to SMU. We recommend applying to both within the same semester. See details and deadlines for SMU applications here.
Note that all transfer students are required to complete college algebra or a college-level math course before transferring to SMU. We strongly encourage you to plan ahead and check with your transfer admission counselor to ensure that you have satisfied admission requirements. Plan ahead to optimize your possibility of earning a Transfer Scholarship, and check out the Transfer Equivalency Guides.
Early Decision is a binding agreement to attend SMU if you are accepted to the university, even if you are not also accepted to the Meadows Music Division. For those who wish to apply by the November 1 “Early” deadline, we recommend that music applicants select “Early Action” instead of “Early Decision.” By applying Early Action, music applicants can keep their options open while expressing strong interest in SMU.
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