Live Auditions
Please note: All Voice applicants must first submit a pre-screen video; see details further below.
Virtual audition dates are indicated with an asterisk *
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. Read more about auditions and how to access the Meadows Music Application further below.
Contact Meadows Office of Admission and Financial Aid at meadowsadmission@smu.edu
Meadows offers three ways of auditioning: live on-campus, virtual via Zoom, 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. See further below for information on how to access the Meadows Music Application.
Voice applicants interested in auditioning live for faculty (on-campus or virtual) 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.
All applicants aside from voice who wish to participate in a virtual audition must first submit a pre-audition video recording by or before 7 days prior to the live, virtual audition date. That way, in the event technical issues were to arise, our faculty will have the highest quality representation of applicants’ playing. The pre-audition recording is not a pre-screen. Applicants who register for a live virtual audition will meet with faculty by Zoom.
Applicants will interview with faculty via Zoom during the week prior to the audition day 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.
Within your Meadows Music Application (found further below), you will be asked to select either an on-campus audition, virtual audition, or a recorded audition.
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.
The information below helps applicants navigate to the online Meadows Music Application. Please read, then find the application link at the end of this section:
Start Your Meadows Application
View and prepare the required undergraduate audition repertoire.
Complete the Undergraduate Theory Assessment prior to your audition day.
After submitting your completed Meadows Music Application, you will receive instructions in a separate email on how to access the Theory Assessment; you can also find this information on your status page of your submitted Meadows Music Application.
Complete the Meadows Applied Teacher Request Form.
meadowsadmission@smu.edu
214-768-3217
M-F 9am-5pm CST
Please note: All Voice applicants must first submit a pre-screen video; see details further below.
Virtual audition dates are indicated with an asterisk *