All violin applicants are required to submit a pre-audition screening video by December 1.
First you must apply to DePaul School of Music. After you submit your online application, you may upload your prescreen video under the "Portfolio Submission" section at the following website: DePaul Pre-Audition Recording Upload You will be notified of your prescreen results by the end of December.
Violin Prescreen and Audition Requirements
(Substitutions may be requested)
Prescreen Requirements (each bullet should be a separate video file) - due by December 1.
- Exposition from first movement of a standard concerto
- One movement from a solo Sonata or Partita by J.S. Bach
Live Audition Requirements
We encourage all applicants, if at all possible, to audition in-person.
- Live audition dates are scheduled during the weekends in February. Review list of audition dates by instrument here.
- Recorded video auditions are available by request and must be submitted by February 1 to your Blue Demon Domain (for undergraduates) or your application portal (for graduates/post-masters), in the “edit portfolio" section. To enable the recorded audition submission, you may submit a request form for an exemption to upload a recorded audition.
Audition Repertoire
*All repertoire must be memorized for live/final audition.
- Complete first movement of a standard concerto
- One movement from a solo Sonata or Partita by J.S. Bach
- One caprice or etude by Paganini, Wieniawski, Rode, Dont, Fiorillo, or Ernst
Recorded Interview Questions (only applicable to those who select a recorded submission to audition)
Please upload a video that is no longer than 2-3 minutes and responds to the below questions:
- What is your musical background?
- Why are you applying to DePaul?