Conducting

Application deadline is January 5 for admission to the Orchestral Conducting Program

1. Interview with Dr. Emily Freeman Brown, director of orchestral activities
   1. Play a Bach chorale in open score. The example you are to perform will be sent to you one week prior to the audition.
   2. Basic ear training tests.
2. Conduct the Bowling Green State University Philharmonia (10–15 minutes) on agreed upon repertoire.
3. Symphonic literature identification exam.
4. Audition on your major instrument with the appropriate College of Musical Arts faculty member for the purpose of evaluating level of musicianship.
5. Interviews with College of Musical Arts faculty for consideration for assistantships in areas other than orchestral conducting.
6. Interview with Dr. Robert Satterlee, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies.

Serious applicants should contact Dr. Emily Freeman Brown by email (efbrown@bgsu.edu) and submit a DVD of recent conducting in performance and/or rehearsal for review. Send to: Emily Freeman Brown, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0290. Invitations to the audition will follow DVD review, which must be postmarked no later than January 20. Auditions will take place in February.

Application Deadline: February 1

Audition requirements for admission to the master’s degree program in choral conducting as well as for graduate assistantship consideration for those who wish to major in choral conducting or choral music education.

1. Rehearse and conduct one of the choral ensembles at BGSU.
2. Demonstrate musicianship by singing or by playing on any instrument a short piece of his/her own choosing.
   
3. An interview with Dr. Mark Munson , director of choral activities, will be required. Depending upon degree program, candidates will also interview with either the chair of music education, Dr. Elaine Colprit, or the chair of performance studies, Dr. William Mathis.

To schedule an audition, please call Sherri White at (419) 372-2182. After an audition is scheduled, contact Dr. Mark Munson at (419) 372-8288 or munson@bgsu.edu for details concerning repertoire.

The Music Certificate Program is a one-year course of instruction designed for advanced, non-degree students wishing to pursue intense and concentrated musical study in conducting, instrumental performance, vocal performance and composition at the pre-master’s or post-master’s level. Prerequisite for enrollment is a bachelor’s degree or an acceptable diploma in music or its equivalent.

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Doctor of Musical Arts in Contemporary Music

The College of Musical Arts of Bowling Green State University offers the Doctor of Musical Arts in Contemporary Music with specializations in composition or performance (conducting, instrumental or vocal). We define contemporary music as art music created after 1945, although chronological flexibility may be permitted according to individual interests.

The DMA develops versatile composers and performers through concentrated focus on contemporary music. The degree is grounded in applied study in composition or performance, but goes beyond traditional boundaries by integrating these practices in multidisciplinary seminars and discovering new contexts through studies in culture, digital media and music cognition. It provides the creative and academic environment necessary to give students opportunities for critical analysis, creative examination, cultivation of enhanced musical thinking, pedagogical training and experience, flexible curricular programming and traditional as well as nontraditional performing experiences. The individual who chooses Bowling Green State University for advanced study in music will work in an environment guided by faculty mentors who encourage creative inquiry.

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For application information, please go to:

Masters application:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/grad/process.html

Music Certificate application:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/certificate/certform.html

DMA application:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/dma/process.html

Incoming students who wish to major in music (College of Musical Arts), minor in music (all other colleges at BGSU), be considered for a music talent award or enroll in private music lessons for credit are required to present an entrance audition with the College of Musical Arts faculty.  For more details please go to: 

Masters and Music Certificate Audition Information:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/grad/process.html

Masters Audition Information:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/grad/process.html

Music Certificate Audition Information:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/certificate/index.html

Doctoral Application:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/dma/process.html

Doctoral Audition Requirements:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/dma/auditions.html

The College of Musical Arts provides the possibility of financial assistance through scholarships and assistantships to all auditioning students.  To get more information on scholarships use the links below:

Masters assistantships:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/grad/assistantships.html

Doctoral assistantships:
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/prospective/dma/assistantships.html