*Screening is not required for Fall 2025 admission.鈥� Applicants who choose the on-campus audition will be granted an audition.
You can either attend an on-campus audition or submit a recorded audition.
On-campus auditions
Auditions Dates 2025:
- Audition dates by instrument are posted鈥痠n advance.
- You will be notified by late January / beginning of February, with details of your audition (date, time, location, accompanist). Details will be posted in your application.
- You will need to respond to this notification
- Accompanists will be provided for voice (classical and early music) and all jazz instruments (rhythm section). 鈥�All other instruments will be unaccompanied.
To Prepare for Your On-Campus Audition:
- Check your audition repertoire requirements. Choose material that you are comfortable playing and that highlights your musicianship and technical proficiency.
- If you are coming from outside Canada, check with鈥�痜or travel document and health requirements.
- Applicants with disabilities who require accommodations to participate in the audition process must notify the鈥�admissions.music [at] mcgill.ca (admissions office)鈥痠n advance of their audition date.
On Audition Day:
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- If you cannot attend your on-campus audition, you can submit a recorded audition鈥痓y the last week of February. Please contact the鈥�admissions.music [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Undergraduate%20Audition%20Day) (admissions office)鈥痶o advise that you will be submitting a 鈥淩ecorded鈥� audition instead.
- For applicants who wishes to bring their own accompanist, please contact the鈥�admissions.music [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Undergraduate%20Audition%20Day) (admissions office)鈥痜or additional information.
Recorded auditions
If you cannot participate in on-campus auditions due to date conflicts or travel constraints, you must upload a video recording to your application portfolio. Please upload all pieces, you cannot go back into your portfolio and add pieces after the initial upload. This will be considered as your final audition.
- Review your repertoire requirements. If we have not provided sample pieces, choose your own material from your instrument鈥檚 traditional repertoire. Select material that highlights your musicianship and technical proficiency.
- For voice and jazz applicants, please include live accompaniment. Back tracks are not acceptable for video recorded auditions. NOTE: all other instruments are not required to submit accompanied material.
- All applicants, except for those in classical guitar, can submit separate single-take videos for each piece; classical guitar applicants must record their entire audition program in a single video.
- Please review your recorded material for sound quality, video clarity or any errors. Rerecord if necessary. Your recordings should be less than 6 months old.
- Please label your video(s) with your family name followed by the name of piece and composer (for example: Smith_ PianoSonata_No14_Beethoven.mp4). Please do not use Non-Alphanumeric Characters" (e.g. !@#$%^&*?/|) or spaces in the file name (use an underscore "_" instead).
- Follow the instructions in your application on how to upload your video(s) by February 1, 2025.
- For all recorded auditions: material must be uploaded to your application portfolio. This will appear in your application portfolio once you have applied and selected recorded audition. Please upload all your material into your portfolio, you cannot go back and add or edit later.
- If you are a composition applicant and you are submitting a recorded audition, please upload your composition samples and audition at the same time (due by February 1)
