Auditions
Undergraduate and Graduate Audition Overview
Important information about auditions, admissions and audition repertoire.
Audition Dates
Audition Dates for Fall 2026 Enrollment
- January 24, 2026
Register for 01/24/26 Audition - February 16, 2026
Register for 02/16/26 Audition
- February 28, 2026
Register for 02/28/26 Audition
- March 21, 2026 (virtual audition day only, more information forthcoming)
If none of our audition days work with your calendar, please email musicadmission@kent.edu to set up a personalized audition at a day and time that is mutually convenient for you and the applied teacher that teaches your instrument or voice part.
Who Needs to Audition?
- Undergraduate Students: Students interested in pursuing any Bachelor of Music (B.M.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) programs need to audition in their major performance medium (voice or instrument).
- Graduate Students: Students interested in pursuing a Master of Music (M.M.) in Performance in all concentration areas needs to audition/interview for admission to their program of choice. Students wishing to pursue an M.M. in instrumental or voice performance will audition for the M.M. Performance without concentration. Composition and conducting students will audition for the concentration specific to those areas.
- Music Minors: Jazz Studies Minors and Music Minors who wish to explore the possibility of taking applied lessons need to audition in their performance medium. Those Music Minors who do not wish to take private lessons and World Music Minors do not need to audition for admission to that minor.
Are you a current KSU student looking to audition?
Any current Kent State student wishing to audition for admission into any of the above programs can contact Katie Mazanetz at kmazanet@kent.edu to schedule an audition with the appropriate faculty member.