Music Department

Classical Instruments (Except Piano) Audition Requirements

Do your feelings, ideas, and inspiration naturally become rhythm, sound, and melody? Musicians at Idyllwild Arts refine their technique with the guidance of our world-renowned faculty, exploring this powerful medium for storytelling and cultural expression. Our pre-professional training curriculum instills the discipline, skills, and confidence that transform raw talent into endless opportunity.

Requirements

We encourage candidates for the Music major to send an online submission containing the specific requirements below.  YouTube links are highly preferable whenever able.  Live, on-campus auditions are possible, subject to departmental availability.

All Classical Instrument applicants must submit:

2-3 prepared pieces representing contrasting styles. For auditions on campus, you may choose to bring your own pianist, but it is not required. Please note a pianist will not be provided for auditions.

For any questions, please contact admissionteam@idyllwildarts.org.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be uploaded to a file sharing/hosting site such as Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, Vimeo, etc. Copy and paste the link(s) to your submission(s) in your application in the relevant field. Please be sure to set your permissions to allow us to view your files.

For those submitting several works, please either combine them all into a single file (such as a PDF or Powerpoint) or add them all to a folder in your chosen file hosting site and submit the link to the folder rather than submitting links to each item individually.

Admission Policy

Idyllwild Arts Academy admits students of any sex, race, religion, color, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or gender identification to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or gender identification in administration of its educational policies, scholarship and financial planning, and athletic and other school-administered programs.