Piano Auditions
Piano
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Audio + Music Production, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Education, Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Performance, Master of Music (M.M.) In Music Performance
The following is audition information for entry into the Dana School of Music.
All applicants are automatically considered for a Dana Talent Scholarship and are not required to submit a separate scholarship application. If you choose to apply to the online M.M. in Music Education or the M.M. in Music Performance, your graduate audition for those graduate programs is also your audition for an assistantship. These include tuition remission and a stipend, and you will need to complete a separate application through the YSU Graduate College.
Undergraduate requirements
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Audio + Music Production
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Education
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Performance
Applicants should prepare the following audition repertoire requirements.
Approximately 10 minutes of solo piano literature that demonstrates your best technical and lyrical playing.
If you’re submitting a recorded audition in lieu of an on-campus audition, include a spoken introduction including your name and the pieces and respective composer names of your prepared repertoire.
Graduate applicants
Master of Music (M.M.) in Music Performance
Applicants should prepare the following audition repertoire requirements.
Applicants are required to offer at least three works of contrasting style. Repertoire examples include:*
- One Baroque work (e.g., parts of, or an entire suite, by J. S. Bach or Handel, or a prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, or a group of Scarlatti Sonatas)
- One movement of a Classical sonata or a set of variations by Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven
- One Romantic work of any length
- One work written after 1900
*Memorization is encouraged, with the exception of works written after 1945.
If you’re submitting a recorded audition in lieu of an on-campus audition, include a spoken introduction including your name and the pieces and respective composer names of your prepared repertoire.
Alternative arrangements
If you’re unable to attend one of the dates for on-campus auditions, or if you have other considerations and wish to schedule a virtual or ad hoc audition or submit a recorded audition, contact the Cliffe College Coordinator of Admissions and Recruitment at cliffecollege@ysu.edu or call 330.941.2346 to receive information about the virtual, ad hoc, or recorded audition processes. You should prepare the audition repertoire requirements listed on this page.