Links to other ASU sites 

• Herberger College of the Arts home page 
• Arizona State University main home page 
• ASU School of Music home page
• Woodwind faculty information including bios and sound clips.

ASU Online Application Information and Forms

Note: you must apply separately to the School of Music and to ASU. That's two application forms. If you request School of Music application forms, ASU forms and financial aid forms will be automatically sent to you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

• Arizona State University undergraduate application information and forms 
• Arizona State University Masters application forms and information
  

ASU School of Music Application and Audition Information

For undergraduate School of Music information and online application forms, click here.
Graduate students, go here.

Or contact our staff:

ASU School of Music Coordinator of Admissions:
Margie Vincent

The mailing address is:
ASU School of Music - 0405
Tempe, AZ 85287-0405
School of Music main telephone: 480/965-3371

Audition dates for admission to the 2009-10 academic year are scheduled as follows:
November 15, 2008
January, 24, 2009
February 7, 2009
February 21, 2009
February 28, 2009

If you cannot audition on one of these days, please contact me and we can make other arrangements.

Frequently asked Questions...

1. What do I play for my audition?

For undergraduate auditions, prepare a ten minute program consisting of two or more contrasting selections. Choose selections by different composers to illustrate a good command of tone, technique, articulation and musicianship. Single movements are acceptable. One of the selections must be an etude. Major and minor scales and sight-reading may also be required. Applicants for the degree in oboe performance will demonstrate a high degree of instrumental and musical accomplishment. A basic knowledge of reed making is expected.

Select from the following repertoire or equivalent. These pieces are intended to serve as examples, not as requirements. You should prepare music you feel comfortable with and can play convincingly.

Bellini Concerto

Donizetti Sonata

Guilhaud Concertino

Haydn Concerto

Hindemith Sonata

Hummel Adagio, Theme and Variations

Mozart Quartet or Concerto

Paladilhe Solo de Concert

Saint-Saëns Sonata

Telemann Sonata in a minor

Barret Oboe Method

Brod Oboe Method

Ferling 48 Etudes

For masters auditions, prepare a fifteen to twenty minute program similar in content to the undergraduate requirements with correspondingly larger and more difficult pieces and/or etudes. Include one or two orchestral excerpts.

For doctoral auditions, a thirty minute recital is required. This must be performed in person (no tapes), and demonstrate a very high level of musical and instrumental accomplishment. Include orchestral excerpts and one selection in modern twentieth-century language (i.e. not Poulenc or Hindemith). Pre-audition screening tapes are required since doctoral admission is limited.

2. Are tapes OK?

Tapes are acceptable except for doctoral auditions. Prepare the tape following the guidelines above, and be sure to include one live performance. Senior recital tapes are excellent. However, consider an in-person visit unless travel is a real hardship. You will gain much more information about the school, its facilities, the ensembles, and the other students.

3. How much does ASU cost?

Tuition costs for the 2008-09 school year (graduate student tuition is somewhat higher). Go here for the latest information as tuition amounts and policies change annually.

• Arizona resident tuition: $5,409 per year.
• Non-resident (out of state) tuition: $17,697 per year.

4. Are scholarships available?

Scholarships are available. These are band activity scholarships and require participation in one of the bands while on scholarship. These awards pay for part of a student's tuition and are renewable as long as satisfactory academic and musical progress is made. Distribution of scholarships is determined by the studio teacher (me) and is based on need and ability. Because of commitments to returning students, scholarships may not be available every year.

5. What about teaching assistantships?

The ASU School of Music has one oboe graduate teaching assistant. Duties include teaching non-major private oboe students, playing in the graduate woodwind quintet, and teaching the oboe portion of the double reeds music education methods class. This assistantship carries with it a full out-of-state tuition waiver, a partial in-state tuition waiver and a stipend (presently around $5,000 per year). It may not be available every year.

6. What sort of performance opportunities can I expect?

The School of Music has four orchestras:

• The ASU Symphony Orchestra
• The ASU Chamber Orchestra
• The ASU Sinfonietta (a full orchestra, intended as a training ground for less experienced students)
• The Lyric Opera Theatre Orchestra (plays for LOT performances of opera)

There are also four wind bands:

• Chamber Winds
• Wind Symphony
• Wind Ensemble
• Concert Band

In addition, there is a New Music Ensemble, a Baroque Music Ensemble, and classes for Woodwind Quintets and other wind chamber music. Many more performance opportunities, both formal and informal, are available. Participation in ASU ensembles is by audition and is available to any music student, regardless of class or major.