All violin applicants are required to submit a pre-audition screening video by January 6. Audio files will not be accepted.
First you must apply to the DePaul School of Music. After you submit your online application, you may upload your pre-audition video at the following website: DePaul Pre-Audition Recording Upload
You will be notified of your pre-screen results by the end of December. You may schedule your live audition once your pre-screen has been favorably reviewed.
(Substitutions may be requested)
Pre-Screening Requirements - due by January 6.
- Exposition from first movement of a standard concerto
- One movement from a solo Sonata or Partita by J.S. Bach
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, contact musicadmissions@depaul.edu by January 15 at the latest.
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?