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Divinity School Applicants

 

Divinity School applicants are not required to appear for an interview. Decisions made by the admissions committees of the Institute and the Divinity School are based on the application and supporting materials. Applicants are welcome to visit the Institute and the Divinity School campus at any time. Special open house events for prospective students are held during the academic year. Applicants are encouraged to attend one of these events, which offer the opportunity to attend classes, tour the campus, and to talk with faculty, staff, and current students.

 

School of Music Applicants

Applicants are chosen for formal audition on the basis of the performance recording, scores, and application credentials. If selected for audition, applicants will be informed as soon as possible of the time and place to appear before an auditions committee. Auditions are held in New Haven as follows:

  • Choral Conducting: February 27, 2012
  • Organ: February 23–February 26, 2012
  • Voice: February 22-23, 2012
  • M.M.A. applicants: February 24-26, 2012

Choral conducting applicants will be expected to present a highly developed level of comprehensive musicianship, including theory, transposition, keyboard skill, and score reading. Individual conducting assignments for the live audition will be made in the letter of invitation to audition.

Organ applicants are strongly encouraged, though not required, to perform different works from those on the application recording. However, works should be chosen from the same three categories (see above). Applicants will be asked to demonstrate sightreading ability and other essential musical skills.

Voice applicants may perform the same or different works from the audition recording; however, works should be chosen from the same repertorial categories (see above). Applicants will be asked to demonstrate sight-reading ability and other essential musical skills.

M.M.A. applicants will be expected to audition and take a written examination.

Applicants will be asked to demonstrate sight-reading ability and other essential musical skills.

Composition applicants must come for personal interviews with and the Institute’s Admissions Committee andthe School of Music composition faculty. Composition applicants should file the application of the Yale School of Music, and contact the Institute’s admissions office to indicate their interest.

 

(Updated July 2011)

 
       
     

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