| Entry Date |
Application Due |
| January 2008 |
September 1, 2007 |
| June 2008 (summer II) |
April 1, 2008 |
| September 2008 |
December 1, 2007 |
| January 2009 |
September 1, 2008 |
| Spring 2008 audition weekends: January 11-12,
February 1-2,
and
February 29 -March 1
[2008] |
Deadline for applying for Composition associate
instructorships and graduate assistantships:
February 15
Information and Application Guidelines
for associate instructorships and graduate assistantships in the
Composition Department (printable .pdf format). Applicants to the School of Music should wait to apply for these positions until after you hear from
us in late December or early January, once we have completed our
screening process for graduate applications.
Deadline for applying for Theory associate instructorships:
early January (Check with the
Theory Dept. for exact date)
Note: We strongly encourage new
(and current) graduate students to apply for associate
instructorships in the
Theory
Department. To do so, you need to check the appropriate
box on the graduate application form. If you sent in the form
without doing this, and would like to apply for a Theory AI,
please contact the Admissions Office well ahead of your
on-campus interview, to arrange the appropriate interview with
the Theory faculty.
Current IU composition majors should apply for Theory
AI positions by filling out the online
application before their early January deadline.
Interviews are held on audition weekends in January, February
and March.
Screening Process for Composition Applicants
Application materials must be received by December 1 for all undergraduate and graduate students who would like priority consideration for financial assistance and who are planning to enter the School of Music in the following fall semester. After a review of submitted scores and recordings by the composition faculty, a limited number of applicants will be invited to interview on the Bloomington campus during audition weekends. This interview is mandatory for financial aid consideration. Those invited to interview should be prepared for a brief ear-training examination (identification of intervals, triads, etc.). Undergraduate admission also requires a classical audition on an instrument or voice. Please follow the audition instructions under your chosen instrument.
Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field (B.S.O.F.)
Master of Music (M.M.)
Doctor of Music (D.M.)
Both undergraduate and graduate applicants should submit a portfolio of their work representing a variety of forms and media. Also required is a list of the applicant's completed compositions, including date of composition, instrumentation, duration, and any performances. Recordings of performances are recommended for B.M., B.S.O.F. and M.M. applicants; if possible, these should be compiled on one CD with the track list indicated on the CD case. D.M. applicants are required to submit recorded performances demonstrating the range of their abilities, and a score of an orchestral work.
Master of Computer Music Composition (M.M.)
Applicants must submit a portfolio of electronic and/or acoustic compositions (scores/recordings) and a complete list of compositions and dates. Where possible, recordings should be compiled on one CD with the track list and durations indicated on the case. Surround works should be submitted on DVD-A. Video works should be submitted on DVD-V. As is the case in the other degree programs described above, those students invited to interview should be prepared for a brief ear-training exam (identification of intervals, triads, etc.).
*Admission decisions to Indiana University are made on a rolling basis. The School of Music strongly encourages you to apply for admission by December 1; however, applications are accepted after this date on a case-by-case basis. Students applying after December 1 may not receive the audition/interview date of their choice and may be at a disadvantage for School of Music scholarship consideration. 
