Graduate Domestic Applicants

Step 1

Complete the online IU Application for Graduate and Professional Students. Please note that there is a non-refundable $50 application fee. Please note that letters of recommendation and transcripts come directly to the IU Jacobs School of Music Office of Admissions (see Step 3). Please do not send these materials to the University Graduate Office.

Step 2

Complete the online IU Jacobs School of Music application for admission. All applicants to the Jacobs School of Music must have their applications complete and received by the Jacobs School of Music Office of Admissions by December 1, 2008 in order to be considered for Fall 2009 admission. Applications received after that date will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on space availability. Please note there is a non-refundable $65 fee for this application (this is in addition to the $50 fee for the IU graduate application).

Step 3

Please collect the documentation listed below and mail it to the Jacobs School of Music in one mailing:

1. Three letters of recommendation (each in a sealed envelope)
2. Official Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
3. Any additional materials required of specific programs (such as portfolios or pre-screening recordings). Please also note that some programs in Music Theory, Musicology, and Music Education require GRE test scores.

 The Jacobs School of Music is not responsible for materials sent to another office on campus in error.

Address:

Office of Music Admissions
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Merrill Hall 101
1201 East Third Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7006

Step 4

Audition or interview at the Jacobs School of Music on one of the designated audition weekends. Please note that the following instrument areas and departments require pre-screening materials:

Piano
Violin
Classical Guitar
Voice
Composition

Doctoral applicants in woodwinds
Doctoral applicants in strings

All applicants to Music Theory
All applicants to Musicology
All applicants to Orchestral Conducting
All applicants to Wind Conducting

All prescreening materials must be received by December 1, 2008 in order to receive consideration for Fall 2009 admission. Pre-screening materials received after that date will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on space availability. In the case of pre-screening audition recordings, please note that if received after the December 1 deadline, we reserve the right to consider your recording as a final audition, on which a final admission decision will be made. Applicants in areas where pre-screening is required will be notified if they will be invited for an on-campus audition or interview. All other applicants will be contacted regarding an on-campus audition or interview as soon as all application materials have been received and reviewed. Doctoral applicants in piano, woodwinds, strings, orchestral conducting, and wind conducting who are invited to audition on campus will be asked to come to campus on a date other than those listed below.

Please send all pre-screening materials directly to the Jacobs School of Music Office of Admissions. Please note that all prescreening materials become the property of the Jacobs School of Music, and will not be returned.

Audition / Interview Dates 2008-2009

January 16-17, 2009
February 6-7, 2009
March 6-7, 2009

For a complete listing of audition / interview requirements for individual instrument areas and departments, please see our Audition Requirements page.

In the Jacobs School of Music, we operate on a rolling admission process. This means that once your applications to both the University Graduate Admissions Office and the Jacobs School of Music are complete, you have submitted all supplemental information, and have completed an audition / interview, an admission decision will be made and you will be notified of an admission decision from Indiana University and the Jacobs School of Music as soon as possible. You should expect a decision from us anytime between three weeks from your audition / interview date and April 1.

Accepted graduate applicants who wish to enroll in the Jacobs School of Music for Fall 2009 must submit an enrollment confirmation to the Jacobs School of Music no later than April 15, 2009.

Teacher Assignments

The Jacobs School of Music audition application gives you the opportunity to express your preference for individual faculty members. Every effort will be made to honor your request based on studio availability and general balance in individual studios. While we cannot guarantee placement with any of those faculty members for whom you indicate a preference, all incoming students will be placed with a faculty member for their applied music study.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

If your native language is not English, you are required to demonstrate your level of English proficiency by taking the TOEFL and submitting your scores. The minimum TOEFL result required for the BM and MM degree program are a paper-based score of 560, a computer-based minimum of 223, and an internet-based minimum of 84. The minimum TOEFL result for the DM degree program is a paper-based score of 600, a computer-based minimum of 250, and an internet-based minimum of 100. The minimum TOEFL result for the Performer/Artist Diploma is a paper-based score of 510, a computer-based minimum of 183, and an internet-based minimum of 65. There are no exceptions to these requirements and the TOEFL must be submitted by March 1, 2009 in order for an admission decision to be made.