​All prospective students who audition on any of these dates are automatically considered for music scholarship awards.

• December 8, 2012
• January 5, 2013 (Last day to submit application materials for an audition on this day is December 20, 2012)
• January 19, 2013 (Last day to submit application materials for an audition on this day is January 14, 2013)
 • February 2, 2013 (Last day to submit application materials for an audition on this day is January 28, 2013)

Auditions are held from 8:30 a.m. to mid-afternoon.

If any of the auditions must be cancelled due to inclement weather, the make-up date is February 9, 2013.

To schedule an audition appointment please complete the web form or call the recruitment coordinator, Shari Feldman at 302.831.8426. Please note that we will do our best to accomodate your requested dates for the audition. Please contact Shari if you would like to speak to someone about the audition dates.

To schedule a graduate study audition, please complete the web form  or contact the graduate studies coordinator Mary Ellen Trusheim at 302.831.3397.

If you are planning to audition for and participate in district, regional or All-State programs, please plan to audition in December or early in January to avoid scheduling conflicts.

The pre-screening deadline for vocalists’ applications through Acceptd has been extended from November 16th, 2012 to January 1st, 2013.

Prospective vocal students must first apply through Get ACCEPTD.

If necessary, these students will be invited audition on campus.

Prospective Students
Students interested in majoring in music at the University of Delaware should apply to the University and attend one of the Department's Music Audition/Interview Days at which time students are evaluated through an audition on their major instrument or voice with the appropriate applied faculty and take a Theory Placement Test designed to ascertain skills in music theory and aural perception.
The audition will determine whether students wishing to major will be able to do so. The Theory Placement Test is required of prospective majors and minors and determines the music theory course appropriate for them. In addition to the performance audition, interviews will be held for those wishing to major as pianists or vocalists in Music Education/Choral General and Composition, Music History and Literature and Music Theory. Pianists interested in this major must prepare a vocal selection in addition to their piano audition. Those interested in majoring in Composition must audition on their instrument and bring samples of their compositions to present at the interview with Composition faculty.
Each major student will be assigned an advisor according to the area of the major. Students who are accepted into the Department but fail to enroll in private study for the following semester must re-audition in order to be accepted as a music major. For information, contact the Music Office.
Department of Music
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-2560
302.831.2578
UD-Music@udel.edu
Or, fill out the online Interest Reply Form.
Audition requirements for each instrument/voice and Composition may be found on the Department of Music website at: http://www.music.udel.edu/about-us/admissions-auditions/Pages/default.aspx



Departmental and University Policies


Scholarship Program Policies (for Incoming Freshmen Only)

The objectives of the Department of Music Scholarship Program are:
•  to encourage talented potential music majors to attend the University, and
• provide them with partial support while attending the University as a music major.

The allocation of scholarship monies is not dependent on financial need only. Such monies are primarily for merit awards which are allocated according to applicant's relative abilities and departmental needs for ensemble balance. Since there are varying degrees of merit, individuals may receive awards ranging from "acknowledgments" of $1,000 or "inducements" of up to $10,000 to major in music.
Music scholarships are not offered to non-majors.
Scholarships are awarded according to faculty ratings obtained from placement tests and auditions. Prospective students who audition for a major in music during one of the four regular designated audition days are considered for music scholarships. The Scholarship Committee will make final decisions after all recommendations from area faculty have been received after the final audition date.
Continuation of scholarships is determined by an evaluation of the scholar's academic standing and progress toward degree completion. A cumulative average in the core courses must be 2.75 or better; music courses 3.0 or better and taken in a timely fashion as a full-time student. The evaluations occur late in the Fall and Spring semesters, separate from the auditions and testing of prospective majors. These evaluations (Scholarship Renewal Forms) must be completed and returned before the end of each semester.
Incoming freshmen recipients of new scholarships are notified of their awards on or before April 1 of each year. Recipients of continuing scholarships are notified at the end of each semester if they have not successfully fulfilled the scholarship requirements for continuation of their awards.
The Admissions, Scholarships, Recruiting Committee will determine priorities in scholarship awards for the coming year and make the awards. Such priorities might include higher amounts to be awarded.
The coordinator for recruitment, admissions, scholarships and advising will normally be the liaison with the Office of Financial Aid.
 Admission/Re-Admission Policies
All students wishing admittance will audition before the appropriate faculty. To receive unconditional acceptance, a student must pass the audition and pass the Department of Music Theory Placement Test. A student who fails the Musicality test will be required to successfully complete the Music Basics Online Course during the summer prior to freshman fall admission in order to be eligible to enroll in MUSC185/195 (Ear-Training I and Harmony I) in the fall.
The Theory Placement Test will determine whether a student will be required to take the Music Basics Online Course or be eligible to enroll in MUSC 195 (Harmony I) and MUSC 185 (Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I). Students assigned to the Music Basics Online Course must successfully complete that course before they will be allowed to enroll in MUSC 195 and MUSC 185. A student will be allowed to take the online course one time only. Any student who does not successfully complete the course will not be able to continue as a major or minor in the Department of Music. Once a student has enrolled in the Music Basics Online Course, s/he will not be allowed to take the Theory Placement Test again.
 Any student who is absent from the Department of Music and/or the University of Delaware for two or more semesters must re-audition and be accepted back into a music degree program.