Audition Information & Requirements
Fall 2025 entrance and scholarship audition dates are below. Registration will be available in mid-October.
Saturday, November 23, 2024 (also spring 2025 entry)
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Please read this entire page as it has important information regarding audition/portfolio requirements.
You must submit an application to the University before registering for an audition. You do not have to be admitted into the University to register for an audition. Once you apply, an audition registration form will become available in mid-October via your Application Gateway. Complete an undergraduate application to the University here.
In order to be considered for a music scholarship, students must complete the application and audition process by March 1. Learn more information about our scholarships.
Please contact the School of Music admissions office at gomusic@louisville.edu with any questions. We are hosting in-person and virtual visits for prospective students.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL APPLICANTS
All applicants must audition as an instrumentalist or vocalist, regardless of the degree. Audition requirements vary for instruments. Please see the appropriate links below or contact the professor in your performance/degree area with questions. Students who wish to pursue a traditional music minor must also audition. An audition is not required for the Music & New Media Minor and the Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry Minor because applied lessons are not required for the coursework.
Requirements by instrument/area:
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Strings
Piano
Jazz
Voice
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN DEGREES
In addition to the required instrumental/voice audition requirements listed above, music composition, music & new media, music theory and music therapy applicants must also provide additional material. Please click on the links below for additional requirements.
Music Composition Requirements
Music & New Media Requirements