There are four stages to the audition process. They include:
- Application to Audition, including a 15 minute video
- Live Audition
- QTAC Application
- Acceptance
Applications to audition open on Monday 3 June 2024 and are due by 4pm on Monday 19 August 2024. All on-time applications that progress to the second round of auditions are considered for our first-year Music scholarships.
The School may accept late applications to audition on a case by case basis.
- Late applications received by 4pm on Monday 23 September 2024 (the scholarship application due date) that progress to the second round of auditions are considered for our first-year Music scholarships.
- Late applications received after the scholarship application due date are not considered for our first-year Music scholarships.
Under no circumstances will late applications be considered after 4pm on Monday 25 November 2024.
3. Live Audition
We look forward to welcoming you to The UQ School of Music for your audition. Please arrive at the School of Music (location details below) at least 20 minutes before your scheduled audition time. You (and your accompanist, if you have one) can use a practice room for 15 minutes to prepare for your audition.
When you arrive, our student volunteers will take you and any family or friends who are with you to our waiting room. From there, a student volunteer will take you and your accompanist upstairs to a practice room, and then to the room for your audition.
Your audition and interview will take approximately 15 minutes. You may be asked to perform specific parts of your audition repertoire, or to perform a complete work: don’t expect to perform all your audition repertoire. You will be asked questions about your practice and your interests: this is also your opportunity to ask School of Music teachers questions about the School, our programs, and so on.
The audition process is flexible and accommodating. For example, it is not mandatory to have an accompanist if this is difficult for you to arrange. We want to make the audition as smooth and easy for you as possible: for us, it is an opportunity to get to meet you and to get to know you better.
Applicants auditioning on all instruments except classical guitar, composition, and piano are likely to require accompaniment for one or more of the works in their audition repertoire. Applicants must make personal arrangements for accompaniment. Details of potential accompanists are available at the Accompanists’ Guild of Queensland website.
External Auditions
If you can’t attend an in-person audition, you will be sent a Zoom invitation to meet with School of Music teachers. Due to sound quality issues on Zoom, you are not expected to perform your audition repertoire at this interview: teachers will refer to your audition video instead. Your Zoom interview is your chance to ask and answer questions about your practice, the School, our programs, and so on.
Travelling to Campus
There is free parking at Saint Lucia campus on the weekend. You can also travel to campus by public transport (bus and City Cat). The closest location to our building is the Conifer Knoll Parking Station (#98D).
The School of Music is located in the Zelman Cowen Building, (Building 51), on Staff House Road. A campus map is available at mazemap.com. More information on parking and transport is available at http://www.uq.edu.au/parking. The UQ Maps app may also assist you with navigating the campus via your smartphone.
Refreshments
Most food outlets on campus are not open on weekends. Saint Lucy Caffe e Cucina (near the tennis courts, a 10-minute walk from our building) will be open, and the EzyMart near Wordsmith’s Café may also be open.