Auditions
Audition Information for Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Applicants interested in any of our programs must audition for admission and talent award consideration. Talent awards and admission to the Bass School of Music are based on audition results.
All applicants must submit the Oklahoma City University application online prior to auditioning live or submitting recorded audition materials. Applicants do not have to be admitted prior to auditioning, but do have to have a completed application on file. To begin studies as a music major, applicants must be accepted to both the University via application and the School of Music via audition.
OKCU does not require prescreen auditions for any of our degree programs.
2018-2019 National Audition Dates
on the campus of Oklahoma City University
For Fall 2019 Admission:
UPDATE: All National Audition weekends have passed. Please see the Recorded Auditions section below for submission deadlines and additional guidelines. Instrumentalists may request a live audition on an alternate date by submitting an audition request form.
November 2 and 3, 2018 — all students wishing to be considered for transfer in Spring 2019 should audition over this audition weekend.
February 1 and 2, 2019
March 1 and 2, 2019
To request a live audition, please fill out an audition request form. Please read all audition information carefully before submitting an audition request.
Instrumentalists may request a live audition on an alternate date when submitting an audition request form. Alternate date auditions will be scheduled directly with each instrumental area professor based on mutual availability.
Students who are unable to attend the live audition dates listed above may submit a recorded audition through Acceptd. Please see additional guidelines for recorded materials under "Recorded Auditions" at the bottom of this page.
Audition Requirements
View the undergraduate or graduate audition requirements at the following links. Audition requirements must be followed whether performing live or recorded auditions. No prescreen is required.
Undergraduate Music Audition Requirements
Undergraduate instrumental candidates, including Performance, Education, and Composition, are encouraged to audition during one of the three on-campus National Audition Weekends, if possible. Instrumentalists who are unable to attend a National Audition Weekend may audition by appointment or submit a recording via Acceptd. For information regarding audition material, please visit the UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUMENTAL audition requirements page.
Undergraduate voice candidates, including Performance, Music Theatre, Education, and Composition, must schedule an audition during one of the three on-campus National Audition Weekends or submit a recording via Acceptd. For information regarding audition material, please visit the UNDERGRADUATE VOICE audition requirements page.
Graduate Music Audition Requirements
Voice students who wish to apply for admission to the Bass School of Music must schedule an interview and audition on the Oklahoma City University campus during one of three national audition weekends or by recording. Other majors may audition during the audition weekends or by appointment or recording.
For questions about the audition process or audition requirements, please email ocuauditions@okcu.edu.
Admission to the University
For more information on how to begin your application and request an audition for Oklahoma City University, please visit our admissions checklist.
Audition Request Form
All live audition applicants must request an audition with the Bass School of Music by filling out the audition request form.
Please do NOT make travel arrangements until you have received a confirmed audition date from the Bass School of Music (via phone and email) after submitting the audition request.
All recorded audition candidates are required to digitally submit their audition request and materials through Acceptd, our online digital audition submission portal. Please see addition guidelines under the Recorded Auditions section below. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT AN AUDITION REQUEST FORM IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING A RECORDED AUDITION IN ACCEPTD.
Notification of Admission
You will be notified of the result of your live audition into the Bass School of Music typically within four weeks of the audition, provided your Oklahoma City University application is complete. Recorded audition results often take four to six weeks to process, though certain auditions may take longer. Audition scores or comments are confidential and will not be released. All audition decisions are sent to the provided email address.
Please do not call or email our offices asking for admission or audition results. No audition results are given via telephone. You are responsible for checking the status of your OCU application with the University's Office of Admissions and completing all components of the application prior to the audition.
Recorded Auditions
All recorded audition candidates are required to digitally submit their audition request and materials through Acceptd, our online digital audition submission portal. Digital audition submissions WILL NOT be accepted in any other format, including but not limited to DVD, CD, or online link.
OKCU does not require prescreens for any music audition. Recorded submission are evaluated as audition for admission to the program.
We are currently accepting submissions for Spring 2019 and Fall 2019 admission with the following deadlines:
February 17, 2019 (11:59 pm CST): Bachelor of Music in Music Theater, Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, Master of Music in Music Theater
April 14, 2019 (11:59 pm CDT): Bachelor of Arts in Music - Vocal (includes Pre-Med and Pre-Law tracts), Bachelor of Music Education - Vocal or Choral Education; Bachelor of Music in Composition - Vocal emphasis; Master of Music in Composition
April 30, 2019 (11:59 pm CDT): All Theatre degrees, Master of Music in Opera Performance, Master of Music in Vocal Performance; Master of Music in Instrumental Performance
Rolling (no deadline): Undergrad instrumental degrees
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT AN AUDITION REQUEST FORM IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING A RECORDED AUDITION IN ACCEPTD.
Questions
Email ocuauditions@okcu.edu with questions regarding National Audition Weekends, recorded auditions, or alternate date instrumental auditions.
If you have any questions about the Wanda L. Bass School of Music, please contact Jeana Gering at jgering@okcu.edu. For questions about the School of Theatre, please contact Emily Wilkinson at ewilkinson@okcu.edu.
For additional information, please visit the Wanda L. Bass School of Music, School of Theatre and Oklahoma City University websites.
Thank you again for choosing to audition for Oklahoma City University. We look forward to hearing your audition!