Applicants must participate in an audition and interview. (Jazz Performance applicants will be invited to audition based on their submitted DVD for pre-screening). If you live within 400km (250 miles) of Toronto you must audition in person; if not, you may send in a recording. However, all applicants are strongly advised to come for a live audition. Auditions are held in February and March. Audition dates will be posted by December 5, 2011. For those sending in a recorded audition: Do not send in a recording until you carefully review the audition recording guidelines and have submitted your Music Questionnaire.
You may audition on any standard orchestral or band instrument, classical guitar, free bass accordion, historical instrument, piano, organ or voice.
All applicants to a classical program, with the exception of Guitar, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Organ and Accordion, must provide their own accompanist. You will be responsible for the cost of this service.
Those applying to the Jazz Program who have been invited to audition live based on the pre-screening DVD, must play with a live rhythm section. The Faculty of Music will provide live rhythm section accompaniment for all the required pieces at an extra cost.
At the audition and interview, you will be asked:
- to play the pieces (or parts of the pieces) that you have prepared.
- to sight read a short piece on your instrument and/or sight sing a short piece, and to identify intervals, chords and cadences. For those auditioning for the jazz program, these requirements will be in the jazz idiom.
- to answer questions to assess knowledge of repertoire your instrument, general repertoire and structural features of chosen audition repertoire.
- to discuss your musical interests and career goals.
Audition Repertoire Guidelines
Applicants to the Common First Year (includes Composition, Comprehensive and History & Theory), Music Education and CTEP - Bachelor of Music Degree Program perform repertoire at the RCM Grade 8 Level or above, unless specified differently within the instrument requirement.
Applicants to the Performance Program perform repertoire at the RCM Grade 10 level or above, unless specified differently within the instrument requirement.
As an applicant, if you are applying to two programs, one of which is Performance, your repertoire must be at the higher Performance repertoire level.
All applicants (including those auditioning by recording) are responsible for following the guidelines specific to their instrument. Please note that failure to comply with the guidelines may jeopardize your eligibility for admission to the Faculty of Music.
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