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Audition days Recorded auditions Study area requirements

Auditions, portfolios and/or interviews are required for all College of Music degree programs. In-personand remote options are availablealthough we suggest attending an in-person day if possible. Carefully review the requirements and deadlines for your area of study on this page.

Note: If you’re already a CU Boulder student and wishto audition for one of our ensembles, visit ourensemblespage.

Audition days

Auditions and interviews for the fall semester occur over three live audition weekends in January-February. You will be asked for your audition date preference within the College of Music application for our planning purposes; you will select your audition time in December-January. Audition days are a full-day experience with orientation activities including tours, faculty meet-and-greets and more!

Live audition dates

  • Jan. 18, 2025:
  • Jan. 25, 2025:
  • Feb. 8, 2025:

Musical theatre auditions are a two-day process. Voice and monologue auditions are onFriday afternoon and dance auditions are on Saturday morning.The musical theatre virtual auditions take place on Friday only, with optional activities on Saturday morning:

  • Jan. 17 + 18, 2025:
  • Jan. 24 + 25, 2025:
  • Feb. 7+ 8,2025:

Accommodations

Need a place to stay in Boulder? We’re pleased to partner with the Hiltons of Boulder to provide room, dining and parking discounts at three hotels conveniently located near campus. Learn moreabout our hotel partners and rates.

Recorded auditions

Aren’t able totravel to Boulder? A remote audition process is available. All applicants wishing to audition remotely must submit a recorded audition AND register for a virtual interview with faculty. Virtual interview slots will be available on all three of the college-wide audition days (above). The virtual interview is a chance for you to meet faculty in your instrument area and discuss your goals.

  • Deadlines
    • Pre-screening recordings (voice and musical theatre) must be submitted by Dec. 1.
    • Portfolios (composition and music production) must be submitted by December 1.
    • All other recorded auditions must be submitted by Feb. 1, but preferably prior to your virtual interview date.
  • We accept the following (please do not send DVDs or CDs):
    • Video: .avi, .flv, .m1v, .m2v, .m4v, .mkv, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .webm, .wmv
    • Links: You may upload links toYouTube videosunder “Upload Recordings—Upload Link.” Please only upload links to YouTube,notto SoundCloud, Google Driveor Vimeo.
  • You must submit your recordings via your CU Boulder Application.
    • After submitting the CU Boulderapplication, you will receive an email from Undergraduate Admissions with your login information.
    • Log in and view yourApplication Status page. From this portal, you may upload recordingsvia the music application tab (tab 2).If you’re having trouble with this process, please reach out to Undergraduate Admissions.

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Audition requirements