All applicants to undergraduate degree programs (majors and minor) and graduate performance and conducting programs must audition on their principal instrument or voice.<\/p>\n
The audition dates for 2026-2027 acceptance in the NAU Kitt School of Music have now been set. On these dates we will host in-person auditions on the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus<\/p>\n
Live audition dates for Fall 2027 entry:<\/span><\/p>\n Submission of video audition materials is still an available option if you are out-of-state or otherwise unavailable to participate in an on-campus audition.<\/p>\n Pre-recorded audition submissions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Each instrument or voice requires a different audition repertoire.<\/p>\n Ensemble auditions take place at the beginning of each fall and spring term. Incoming student interested in upcoming auditions and access to audition materials, please complete the following steps:<\/p>\n Euphonium<\/a> | Horn<\/a> | Trombone<\/a> | Trumpet<\/a> | Tuba<\/a><\/p>\n Classical guitar<\/a><\/p>\n Percussion<\/a><\/p>\n Piano<\/a><\/p>\n Cello<\/a> | Double Bass<\/a> | Viola<\/a> | Violin<\/a><\/p>\n Alto<\/a> | Bass<\/a> | Soprano<\/a> | Tenor<\/a><\/p>\n Bassoon<\/a> | Clarinet<\/a> | Flute<\/a> | Oboe<\/a> | Saxophone<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are admitted to the Northern Arizona University and accepted into the Kitt School of Music, you will be required to take a music theory placement examination. It is best to take this placement exam around the time of your audition. You will have an additional opportunity to take (or re-take) the exam during your orientation to the university.<\/p>\n Based on your exam score, you will either enroll in:<\/p>\n MUS 120 (Theory Preparation) or<\/p>\n MUS 121 (Music Theory I) If you need to brush up on your music theory before the exam, our music theory faculty have prepared a helpful guide:\u00a0Undergraduate Music Theory Placement Test Information<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you have additional questions about auditions, call the School of Music office at\u00a0928-523-3731<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0email us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Audition for acceptance All applicants to undergraduate degree programs (majors and minor) and graduate performance and conducting programs must audition on their principal instrument or voice. The audition dates for 2026-2027 acceptance in the NAU Kitt School of Music have now been set. On these dates we will host in-person auditions on the NAU Flagstaff […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":316,"featured_media":0,"parent":133,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-690","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5343,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/690\/revisions\/5343"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Audition repertoire<\/h2>\n
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Brass<\/h3>\n
Classical Guitar<\/h3>\n
Percussion<\/h3>\n
Piano<\/h3>\n
Strings<\/h3>\n
Voice<\/h3>\n
Woodwinds<\/h3>\n
Required placement exam<\/h2>\n
\nMUS 131 (Aural Skills)<\/p>\n