Key Dates
Full Academic Calendar
Admission Dates to Know
Audition Days
College Fair Dates
ADMISSIONS DATES TO KNOW
September 1
Online Application and supplemental forms available
December 1
Postmark deadline for applications for September 2008 admission ($100 appl. fee); note: It is possible to start some graduate programs as early as Summer 2008
March 15 - April 15
Admission decision notifications mailed
April 15; May 1
Response deadline: Accepted graduate students must notify the school of their decision to accept or decline the offer of admission by April 15. Accepted undergraduate students must notify the school of their decision to accept or decline the offer of admission by May 1. Students who are accepting must pay the enrollment deposit by the date for their program of study (stated in their official admissions letter).
*June enrollment is open to graduate students only. Music education majors, or students who have the express permission of the associate dean of graduate studies, may enroll for summers only degree study. Those students who do apply must submit all application materials by December 1. Newly enrolled graduate students who are scheduled to begin study in September may take placement tests and begin degree study in June. International students and those needing remedial coursework are particularly encouraged to consider summer study and may be required to do so as a condition of their matriculation.
September enrollment is open to all applicants in all degree programs. In the event that there are no openings in a given degree program, major, or instrumental area of study, due notification is given in the application.
AUDITION DAYS 2008
Details of Spring 2008 auditions are outlined below and in the application that is anticipated to be available on September 1.
OPTION I – Audition at Eastman
Auditions in 2008 will occur on each Friday in February and the first Saturday in March. Since 2008 is a leap year, there will be 5 Friday auditions in February 2008. Audition restrictions for 2008 are now posted here; although unlikely, these restrictions are subject to change. Almost all candidates must be available from 9:00am - 6:00pm each audition day; all candidates whose major is piano performance must be available from 9:00am - 10:00pm. All applicants in all majors should only make travel plans upon confirmation of their assigned audition dates.
| Audition Date | Restrictions |
| Friday Feb 1 |
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| Friday Feb 8 |
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| Friday Feb 15 |
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| Friday Feb 22 |
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| Friday Feb 29 |
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| Saturday Mar 1 |
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OPTION II – Audition at a Regional Audition Center
A member of the Eastman staff will host each regional audition in early- to mid-January. There are generally no faculty members at regional sites; however, all recordings made at regional auditions are evaluated by the faculty. You need only choose one audition site for Option II. All auditions are performed unaccompanied, with the exception of vocal auditions. Voice applicants must provide their own accompanist at regional audition centers.
| City | Date |
| Atlanta, GA | Monday, January 7 |
| Boston, MA | Saturday, January 12 |
| Chicago, IL | Tuesday, January 22 |
| Dallas, TX | Thursday, January 24 |
| Greenville, SC | Saturday, February 2 |
| Houston, TX | Wednesday, January 23 |
| Idyllwild, CA | Wednesday, January 16 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Thursday, January 17 |
| New York, NY | Wednesday, January 9 |
| New York, NY | Thursday, January 10 |
| Portland, OR | Tuesday, January 15 |
| San Francisco, CA | Friday, January 18 |
| Washington, DC | Friday, January 11 |
*Dates are subject to change until audition dates confirmed. All auditions are by appointment only. Applicants will not be scheduled for auditions if their application is incomplete, or if they have not paid the application fee.
OPTION III – Audition by Self-Prepared Recording
In many cases, an audition by self-prepared recording is acceptable (see the Official Viewbook or application for restrictions). All recordings must be sent directly to the Admissions Office; DO NOT SEND AUDITION TAPES TO FACULTY. Recordings will not be returned. Self-prepared audition tapes are reviewed by the same Eastman faculty members who hear live auditions. NOTE: Deadline for submission is December 1. Recordings should be unaccompanied, except for voice auditions.
OPTION IV– Audition in Asia
The Eastman School of Music will be holding auditions in Asia in October 2007 in the following locations:
Seoul (South Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Singapore, Hong Kong, and Bangkok (Thailand). Details about these auditions are found here.
Candidates wishing to audition in these cities must make an appointment through the local contact, and must subsequently complete a full Eastman application. All auditions heard using this option will become part of a candidate's file and may be used instead of, or in addition to, Option I or III above. Note that a separate application must be completed for Eastman by December 1 for this audition in Asia to be evaluated by the faculty. This audition may function as a prescreening audition recording for cello, piano, voice and graduate flute in advance of a live audition at Eastman. Applicants in composition, and all DMA candidates must audition in Rochester for admission to Eastman.
| City | Date |
| Bangkok | October 30 |
| Hong Kong | October 28 |
| Seoul | October 20 |
| Singapore | October 25 |
| Taipei | October 22, 23, 24 |
COLLEGE FAIR DATES FALL 2007
The Eastman School of Music will host a National Music College Fair on October 15 from 6:00pm until 7:45pm. Prospective students, families and teachers looking for information on undergraduate and graduate music programs in Colleges and Universities across the country, and pre-College Music and Arts programs are warmly invited to attend.
A representative from the Eastman School of Music will be present at the 2007 NACAC Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs throughout the United States in October and November.
| City | Date |
| Atlanta, GA | October 17 |
| Boston, MA | October 23 |
| Chicago, IL | October 13 |
| Cincinnati, OH | October 9 |
| Dallas, TX | October 4 |
| Ft. Lauderdale/Miami, FL | October 21 |
| Houston, TX | October 2 |
| Interlochen, MI | October 14 |
| Los Angeles, CA | October 28 |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN | October 16 |
| New York, NY | October 22 |
| Philadelphia, PA | September 24 |
| Portland, OR | October 29 |
| San Francisco, CA | October 27 |
| Seattle, WA | October 30 |
| Tampa, FL | October 18 |
| Washington, DC | September 23 |
Additionally, a representative from the Eastman School of Music will be present at the following institutions for College Fairs in Summer/Fall 2007. Additional sites may be added periodically.
- Greenville, SC (Fine Arts Center - SC Governors School of the Arts ) - Saturday, October 6
- Oberlin College - Columbus Day, Monday, October 8, 4:30-6:30pm
- Idyllwild Arts Academy, CA - Friday, October 26, 11:30am-2pm
- Chicago Midwest Band Clinic - December 18 and 20