Graduate Admissions

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Preparing for Music Studies at ASU

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How to Apply to the Hayes School of Music

All students desiring to pursue a degree in our music program, regardless of their chosen program of study, must audition for admission to the Hayes School of Music. The audition allows the faculty to assess the student's abilities and determine his/her chances for success. A place in a private studio is reserved for each student who is accepted into the Hayes School of Music on the basis of the audition.

Audition reservations open online in September and auditions are held on specific dates in January, February and March. You do not need to be accepted to Appalachian State University to audition, but if you are accepted to the Hayes School of Music you must also be accepted to Appalachian State University.

• Request an Audition
• Undergraduate Audition Information for Entrance to the Hayes School of Music
• Graduate Student Audition Information for Music Performance
• Hayes Young Artist Competition
• Vocal Students:  Click here to learn of a new, required audition procedure.
• Audition additional Form PDF - (please print front and back on one piece of paper, complete, and bring with you to your audition)
• FAQ-audition-and-admission-procedures
• Scholarship Listings
• Hayes School of Music Handbook

For more Assistance:
Ms. Janet Seatz, Student Records and Recruitment
Hayes School of Music
828-262-3021
seatzja@appstate.edu

Q. If I am accepted to Appalachian State University, am I automatically accepted into the School of Music?
A. No, The Hayes School of Music requires that all students desiring to pursue a degree in our music program must audition before members of the appropriate applied music faculty for acceptance into that music degree program. You do not need to be accepted to Appalachian State University to audition, but if you are accepted to the Hayes School of Music you must also be accepted to ASU.