• Graduate Application Form

  • Applicants in Performance, Piano Pedagogy, and Jazz Studies will be requested to schedule an audition date or submit links to audition videos. Applicants in Conducting, Composition, Jazz Composition, Music Education, Music Therapy, and Musicology will be requested to submit additional application materials detailed in Section 3.3 of the School of Music Graduate Student Handbook.

  • Audition Information

  • Please enter the names and email addresses for 3 references familiar with your background and qualifications.

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  • Audition Videos

  • Application Materials, Conducting

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  • Application Materials, Composition

    Please submit a portfolio of 3–5 scores demonstrating a variety of styles, techniques, and instrumentations. Recordings should be provided for at least some of the scores.
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  • Application Materials, Jazz Studies (Composition)

    Please submit a portfolio of scores of original compositions.
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  • Application Materials, Music Education

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  • Graduate Assistantship Application

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    Thank you for your interest in the School of Music at Western Illinois University. Please click submit, and we will contact you soon regarding the next steps in the application process. 
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