Appalachian State University MM in Music Education – Band Directing

Preliminary Application and Audition Requirements Thank you for your interest in the Appalachian State University Masters program in Music Education with an emphasis in Band Directing.  Below is a detailed list of requirements for your application and audition for the program. Click here for a printable PDF of requirements

Please send the following:

• formal letter of interest
• unofficial college transcripts
• curriculum vitae
• three current letters of recommendation directly from the authors
• DVD or video tape of a rehearsal and performance
• programs conducted from the past three years (optional)
• festival/contest sheets from performances conducted (optional)
• An analysis of either:
  • HINDEMITH – Symphony in Bb (Mvt. I)
    or
    
  • SCHUMAN – George Washington Bridge

For your on campus interview and audition, we will ask you to:

• Conduct the GRAINGER – Lincolnshire Posy – movements II and V with the Appalachian Wind Ensemble
• Take a private lesson on your major instrument
• Take a listening/error detection test
• Interview with the faculty, administration and Graduate Coordinator of the Hayes School of Music

 

ASU Bands Faculty

Dr. John Stanley Ross, Director of Bands
Dr. Scott Tobias, Associate Director of Bands
Mr. Todd Wright, Director of Jazz Studies
Mr. Rod Berry, Conductor of ASU Jazz II