Music Admission & Auditions

The College of New Jersey Department of Music offers a superior experience for undergraduates in music education and performance. Majors in the areas of voice, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, piano and accordion will be considered. Admission to the Department of Music is competitive. You will be contacted about scheduling an audition upon receipt of an application to the College.

If you would like to schedule a visit to the Music Department, please call or email the Department at least two weeks in advance. Please note that visits cannot be scheduled during the first or last two weeks of each semester or on an audition date.

Students who wish to audition for the music major should:

1. Complete TCNJ's Admissions Application
2. Consult Audition Requirements Handbook

 

Advanced Placement Tests:

During the orientation program in June, students who have been accepted into the College as music majors will be given the option of taking advanced placement tests in Keyboard Skills and in Musicianship. Please consult the following documents for further information about the skills to be assessed in each of these tests:

1. Keyboard Skills
2. Musicianship

Ensemble Auditions:

Ensemble auditions are held during the first week of the Fall semester. Audition sign-up sheets are posted outside of the respective ensemble directors' studios in the Music Building. For more specific information about these auditions, please contact the ensemble director.