Fall 2021 Applicants: Auditions will not be held in person this year and will instead be replaced by recorded video submissions to your application portal. Each piece should be recorded as a separate track.
All violin applicants are required to submit a pre-audition screening video by January 5 (extended deadline). 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:
You will be notified of your pre-screen results approximately two weeks after submission. You may submit your recorded audition once your pre-screen has been favorably reviewed.
Violin Pre-screen and Audition Requirements
(Substitutions may be requested)
Pre-Screening Requirements (due January 5 - extended deadline)
- Exposition from First movement of a standard concerto
- One movement from a solo Sonata or Partita by J.S. Bach
Live Audition Requirements (due February 1)
- 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