Graduate Admission and Audition Information

Thank you for considering the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music for your graduate study.

Aspects of Music Study
The School of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The requirements for entrance and graduation as set forth in this Bulletin are in accordance with the published regulations of the National Association of Schools of Music. The School of Music is the representative of the state of North Carolina to the National Association of Music Executives in State Universities.

Our comprehensive graduate program includes the only Doctor of Musical Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education degrees in North Carolina. Our Master's degrees include four majors and many concentrations. In addition to the degrees for the full-time student, we also offer a summers-only Master of Music Degree in Music Education. A Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy is available for doctoral students.

The School of Music has been recognized for years as one of the top music institutions in the United States. We have approximately 400 undergraduate students, 200 graduate students and 60 full-time faculty. The school is fortunate to have a state-of-the-art building completed  in 1999. This 130,000 square foot facility houses a 350-seat recital hall, a 120-seat organ recital hall, instrumental, choral, and percussion rehearsal halls, music library, an acoustics research lab, a psychoacoustics lab, an electronic piano lab, a computer lab, and more. Large ensembles and opera perform in the 2,300-seat Aycock Auditorium.

Performance Activities
Qualified students may perform as soloists, members of major performance organizations, and chamber ensembles within the School of Music. Students are encouraged to audition for roles/positions as vocalists or instrumentalists in opera and musical theatre performances which the School of Music presents in cooperation with the Department of Theatre. Students are also afforded opportunities to audition for positions in the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, and for positions as church organists, vocal soloists, and directors.

Recital and Concert Opportunities
The University Concert/Lecture Series and the School of Music bring outstanding artists to campus, many of whom also present master classes or engage in informal musical discussions on campus. Students are invited to attend or participate in the many recitals and concerts given during the year by the School of Music faculty and students.