Audition Information
Applicants must audition to attend Missouri State University as a music major or minor. Please review the scheduled audition dates below and complete the audition request form which is posted online in the fall preceding audition dates.
Non-Music Majors/Minors who wish only to be a part of a large ensemble (band, choir, orchestra, etc.) and/or to apply for a scholarship related to their area(s) of interest should not complete this form. Instead, please contact the appropriate area coordinator(s) and set up a separate time to audition.
2023-24 audition dates
All auditions are held on the Missouri State University campus, Springfield, Missouri.
If you are unable to attend an on-campus audition, please contact the music department office for instructions on submitting a video of your audition.
Acceptd online registration dates open Nov. 1, 2023.
- February 17, 2024
Registration closes Feb. 8. - February 23, 2024
Registration closes Feb. 14. - March 1, 2024
Registration closes Feb. 21. - March 2, 2024
Registration closes Feb. 21.
- Location
- Ellis Hall, Room 200
- Telephone
- 417-836-5648
- Relay Missouri
- 711 or 800-735-2966
- Music@MissouriState.edu
- Office hours
- 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Address
- Missouri State University
Music Undergraduate Program - Music Department
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897
Prepare for success
Take advantage of these online resources to assist you in preparing for an audition.
For those times when you are unable to attend an audition in person, follow these professional tips to prepare and record your vocal or instrumental audition video.
The department has released a free Guided Practice Sessions (GPS) video series that covers the required scales and etudes from band audition materials for many instruments.