2021 UNT College Of Music Admissions Guide

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

COLLEGE OF MUSIC

SPRING 2022

AUDITION DATES Saturday, January 29 Friday, February 4 (Graduate Applicants Only) Saturday, February 5 (Virtual) Friday, February 18 (Graduate Voice Only) Saturday, February 26 COMPOSITION | CONDUCTING | ETHNOMUSICOLOGY JAZZ STUDIES | MUSIC EDUCATION | MUSIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP MUSIC HISTORY | MUSIC THEORY | PERFORMANCE | PERFORMING ARTS HEALTH

2022 COLLEGE OF MUSIC ADMISSIONS INFORMATION 2023 MUSIC.UNT.EDU COLLEGEOFMUSIC@UNT.EDU

APPLICATION PROCESS

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Apply to UNT through ApplyTexas or The CommonApp

Apply to the College of Music through Acceptd

Audition and/or submit portfolio

OPENS JULY - After you apply to UNT and pay the application fee, you will receive an email that includes your Student ID# and EUID. The process to receive these items may take several weeks.

Please note you can begin the music application once you receive the login information - you do not need to wait until your UNT admission decision has been made.

OPENS SEPTEMBER This is your application for audition, admission, and music merit scholarships.

The application will require you to submit names and email addresses of three people whom you wish to submit music recommendations on your behalf.

Applicants have the opportunity to audition in-person, virtually, or by submitting a final audition video. Please note some areas require a screening (preliminary video audition) for live/virtual audition consideration.

PREFERRED APPLICATION & SCREENING RECORDINGS ARE DUE BY

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021 After this date, applications will be reviewed and auditions scheduled based on remaining availability.

The deadline to submit applications and video auditions is

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022* *Tuesday, February 1 for Classical Piano and Jazz Voice

DEGREE PROGRAMS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS Bachelor of Arts • Music • Critical Studies in Music and Society Bachelor of Music • Composition • Jazz – Instrumental and Vocal Performance or Jazz Arranging • Music Performance • Music Education* – Band, Choral, or Orchestral *Abbreviated official title, “General, Choral and Instrumental Music w/ Teacher Certification”

GRADUATE PROGRAMS Master’s Degrees • Music – Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, Music Theory • Music Education – Full-Year or Summers-Only • Music Jazz – Performance, Composition/Arranging • Music Performance – Conducting, Instrumental, Keyboard, Voice Doctoral Degrees • Doctor of Musical Arts Performance – Conducting, Instrumental, Jazz Studies, Keyboard, Voice • Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education • Doctor of Philosophy in Music – Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, Music Theory Certificate • Graduate Artist Certificate – Music Performance, Opera Directing, Opera Coaching

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES • Minor in Music Business and Entrepreneurship (No audition. Open to non-music majors.)

• Minor in Music Theory

(Available to music majors only.)

• Minor in Commercial Music (Pending approval to begin Fall 2022. Open to non-music majors.)

• Music Minor

(No audition. General minor open to non-music majors.)

• Master of Business Administration – Music Business (Housed within G. Brint Ryan College of Business)

• Music Ensembles

(Auditions open to all UNT students. UNT offers more than 70 student ensembles with 1,000+ events annually)

AWARD INFORMATION All students who apply to the College of Music are considered for music merit scholarships and teaching assistantship/ fellowship opportunities. If you are an out-of-state student and you are awarded a competitive scholarship of $1,000 or more from UNT (music or university), you are able to attend UNT at the resident tuition rate for that academic year, including the summer term. Non-resident teaching assistants/fellows may be eligible for an employment waiver during the semesters employed.

General Academic Scholarship Application Deadline – TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2022 – required for academic scholarship consideration: https://unt.academicworks.com/.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

HELPFUL UNT RESOURCES

Music Admission/Scholarships: collegeofmusic@unt.edu Music Advising: music.advising@unt.edu Music Graduate Studies: music.grad@unt.edu Financial Aid: financialaid@unt.edu Scholarships: scholarships@unt.edu Housing: housinginfo@unt.edu

Freshman Admissions: unt.freshmen@unt.edu AP/Dual Credit/IB Credit: unt.edu/credit Transfer Admissions: unt.transfer@unt.edu Undergraduate Degrees: music.unt.edu/advising#semesterplans Graduate Admission: gradadmission@unt.edu International Students & Scholars: international@unt.edu

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