Vocal Studies Requirements
Voice (Bachelor of Music and Diploma programs)
Opera (Master of Music and Professional Studies Certificate programs)
Voice (Bachelor of Music and Diploma programs)
Voice applicants must be at least 18 years old as of September 1 of the year of acceptance. All applicants in voice are required to submit a screening recording online through a portal to ArtsApp and to pay a $75 Curtis screening fee. Please go to www.artsapp.com/curtis, register, and submit your audition materials by Monday, December 17, 2012. Only students applying for Voice and Opera programs may submit work through ArtsApp.
ArtsApp accepts the following format types:
- Audio (.mp3)
- Video (.asf, .avi, .flv, .mov, .m4v, .mp4, .mpg, .mvb, .swf, .wmv)
- Images (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tiff)
- Documents (.doc, .pdf, .xls)
Total portfolio size needs to be under 900MB, with a maximum file size of 500 MB. Please upload each piece as its own file. The fee for submitting your audition via ArtsApp is $10 per application submitted, payable by credit card or PayPal on the ArtsApp website. For technical support with your ArtsApp submission, please contact support@ArtsApp.com.
The three repertoire selections for the screening should include accompaniment and should show contrast in musical styles and tempos. Please make certain the recording is of good quality, as the granting of a live audition will depend upon this.
Applicants will be notified of decisions regarding live auditions by mid-February. Vocalists who audition live will be asked to perform up to four selections from memory, showing the character and quality of voice and musicianship:
- one selection in English (not a translation)
- three selections from the standard oratorio repertoire, German lieder, classic Italian songs, or French and English songs of any period
- an aria from an opera or oratorio is welcome but not required.
Though an accompanist is provided, voice applicants may supply their own accompanist if they prefer. A short test of musical theory and sight singing may be asked of the applicants in the final round of auditions.
Opera (Master of Music and Professional Studies Certificate programs)
All applicants in voice are required to submit a screening recording online through a portal to ArtsApp and to pay a $75 Curtis screening fee. Please go to www.artsapp.com/curtis, register, and submit your audition materials by Monday, December 17, 2012. Only students applying for Voice and Opera programs may submit work through ArtsApp.
ArtsApp accepts the following format types:
- Audio (.mp3)
- Video (.asf, .avi, .flv, .mov, .m4v, .mp4, .mpg, .mvb, .swf, .wmv)
- Images (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tiff)
- Documents (.doc, .pdf, .xls)
Total portfolio size needs to be under 900MB, with a maximum file size of 500 MB. Please upload each piece as its own file. The fee for submitting your audition via ArtsApp is $10 per application submitted, payable by credit card or PayPal on the ArtsApp website. For technical support with your ArtsApp submission, please contact support@ArtsApp.com.
The three repertoire selections for screening should include accompaniment and should show contrast in musical styles and tempos. Please make certain the recording is of good quality, as the granting of a live audition will depend upon this.
Applicants will be notified of decisions regarding live auditions by mid-February. Vocalists who audition live will be asked to perform from memory:
- up to five contrasting arias from the standard operatic repertoire
Though an accompanist is provided, opera applicants may supply their own accompanist if they prefer. A short test of musical theory and sight singing may be asked of the applicants in the final round of auditions.
