UNT Division of Jazz Studies

These notes are intended to supplement what is on the Jazz Studies admissions page and the College of Music admissions page. Students who are applying this year should scan all of these items because some may apply to you. Information will be added here in response to questions that we get. Questions? Call me at (940) 536-3608. --John Murphy, Jazz Studies Division Chair

Application Deadline
This is from the College of Music Admissions Deadlines page:
"To be considered for admission in the Fall semester, preference will be given to applications received by the first Monday in December. Applications received after that date will be reviewed, and auditions will be scheduled on a case by case basis depending on space availability.

IMPORTANT
UNT and the College of Music cannot be responsible for the timely arrival of materials to the appropriate office. UNT applications DO NOT GO to the College of Music. Materials will not be returned.

Apply to the College of Music – Complete the on-line College of Music application - https://www.music.unt.edu/application/student/index.php.

For scholarship consideration, your audition must be completed by the last on-campus audition day. Announcement of awards will begin on the first Monday in April."

Deadline for audition recordings
The deadline for receipt of audition recordings is March 1, 2010.

Revised GRE requirement for Graduate Students
Students who are preparing to apply and audition for the Jazz Studies M.M. program need to know that the GRE requirement has changed. Until now, students have been asked to take the Verbal and Quantitative GRE. Now those sections are no longer required. This is the new GRE requirement:

Submit score from the GRE (Analytical Writing Section only) or pass the in-house writing exam administered by Jazz Studies during the required orientation for admitted students prior to the start of the Fall semester. If the applicant chooses the GRE Analytical Writing Section option, the score must be submitted prior to the start of the first semester of enrollment. If the applicant chooses the in-house exam option, admission will be considered provisional until the exam is passed.

F.A.Q.
Do I need to bring an accompanist to the saxophone audition? Are classical and jazz saxophone heard in the same audition?>
From Dr. Eric Nestler: "We don't require a pianist for the audition. It is often too difficult to organize logistically and would be an added expense for the auditionee. If they wish to bring a pianist, of course, this is ideal.
Prof. Leali and I usually hear the classical audition at the same time as the jazz audition; usually, we hear some classical first, then the bulk of the audition is jazz."