Audition information can be found on the Ensemble & Studio Placement Auditions webpage.
8:00 a.m.–11:59 p.m.
The Graduate Entrance Exams (GEE) in Music Theory, Aural Skills and History are mandatory for incoming music graduate students.
(NOTE: Students who are awarded a Graduate Employee (GE) position in music theory are exempt from the Music Theory & Aural Skills portion of the GEE.)
Passing the GEE determines eligibility for graduate-level music history and theory courses.
Please visit https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/graduate-students-week-welcome for more information, including GEE study guides.
The Music Theory Entrace Exam will be available online starting Sunday 9/21/25 at 8:00 a.m. through Monday 9/22/25 at 8:00 p.m.
*Students will be added to the Canvas page by July 31. Be sure to check your email for a notification about this!
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
1:00–4:00 p.m.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
The Graduate Entrance Exams (GEE) in Music Theory, Aural Skills and History are mandatory for incoming music graduate students.
(NOTE: Students who are awarded a Graduate Employee (GE) position in music theory are exempt from the Music Theory & Aural Skills portion of the GEE.)
Passing the GEE determines eligibility for graduate-level music history and theory courses.
Please visit https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/graduate-students-week-welcome for more information, including GEE study guides.
The Music Theory Entrace Exam will be available online starting Sunday 9/21/25 at 8:00 a.m. through Monday 9/22/25 at 8:00 p.m.
*Students will be added to the Canvas page by July 31. Be sure to check your email for a notification about this!
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The Graduate Entrance Exams (GEE) in Music Theory, Aural Skills and History are mandatory for incoming music graduate students.
(NOTE: Students who are awarded a Graduate Employee (GE) position in music theory are exempt from the Music Theory & Aural Skills portion of the GEE.)
Passing the GEE determines eligibility for graduate-level music history and theory courses.
Please visit https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/graduate-students-week-welcome for more information, including GEE study guides.
1:00–2:30 p.m.
The Graduate Entrance Exams (GEE) in Music Theory, Aural Skills and History are mandatory for incoming music graduate students.
(NOTE: Students who are awarded a Graduate Employee (GE) position in music theory are exempt from the Music Theory & Aural Skills portion of the GEE.)
Passing the GEE determines eligibility for graduate-level music history and theory courses.
Please visit https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/graduate-students-week-welcome for more information, including GEE study guides.
For Aural Skills, students will attend an in-person Dictation exam, followed by individual appointments for the Sight-Singing exam.
2:30–4:00 p.m.
The Graduate Entrance Exams (GEE) in Music Theory, Aural Skills and History are mandatory for incoming music graduate students.
(NOTE: Students who are awarded a Graduate Employee (GE) position in music theory are exempt from the Music Theory & Aural Skills portion of the GEE.)
Passing the GEE determines eligibility for graduate-level music history and theory courses.
Please visit https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/graduate-students-week-welcome for more information, including GEE study guides.
For Aural Skills, students will attend an in-person Dictation exam, followed by individual appointments for the Sight-Singing exam.
All new graduate students in Jazz Music are required to attend the meeting.
4:00–5:00 p.m.
All new graduate students in Jazz Music are required to attend the meeting.
9:00–11:00 a.m.
All new and returning Music GEs are required to attend the meeting. Featuring introductions from select SOMD staff and a visit from the GTFF.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee in this area during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
noon
All new and returning graduate students who will be a Graduate Employee assigned to teach in the Keyboard Lab (FMB 111) during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting. This orientation will cover the "house rules" required for this specialized classroom and the technology within.
1:00–2:30 p.m.
For Master’s Students in Music Performance, Jazz Studies, Conducting, and Graduate Performance Certificate
All incoming graduate students are required to attend their assigned Orientation & Academic Advising session. During this session, we will build your class schedule, register for classes, and make sample schedules
3:00–4:30 p.m.
For Music Doctoral Students (PhD & DMA)
All incoming graduate students are required to attend their assigned Orientation & Academic Advising session. During this session, we will build your class schedule, register for classes, and make sample schedules
Required for graduate students and faculty assigned to teach MUE 392 Tech courses in the 2025-26 academic year.
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Required for graduate students and faculty assigned to teach MUE 392 Tech courses in the 2025-26 academic year.
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
All new and returning graduate students in Music Education are required to attend the meeting. Music Education faculty advisors will be present and review details specific to those students who hold a Music Ed GE in the 2025-26 academic year.
1:00–2:30 p.m.
For Master’s Students in Musicology, Music Theory, Music Education, Music Composition, and Intermedia Music Technology
All incoming graduate students are required to attend their assigned Orientation & Academic Advising session. During this session, we will build your class schedule, register for classes, and make sample schedules
9:00–10:00 a.m.
All new and returning graduate students who have a Graduate Employee appointment as an instructor in CMI's Piano or Suzuki Strings Programs during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
10:00–11:00 a.m.
All new and returning students who have a GE in Secondary Piano and/or will be working as an instructor for CMI's Suzuki Piano Program during the 2025-26 Academic Year are required to attend the meeting.
3:00–5:00 p.m.
Required for all new incoming graduate students in composition, and optional for undergraduates (to be determined during advising).
The exam is offered by appointment only and held in person. Sign up for an appointment here.
The exam will consist of the following components:
- Two-octave scales: Major and harmonic and melodic minor, all keys
- Three-octave arpeggios: Major and minor, all keys
- Sight reading: Comparable to the level of Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook or Bartok’s "For Children" Book 1
- Bach invention or dance movement
- Classical sonatina (first movement): Comparable to Clementi Op. 36 No. 2 or Op. 36 No. 4, Kuhlau Op. 20 No. 1 or Op. 55 No. 3
- Romantic or contemporary character piece: Comparable to Schumann's Album for the Young, Grieg's Lyric Pieces, Bartok's Mikrokosmos Volume 5, or Tcherepnin's Bagatelles Op. 5
If the exam is not passed, students must enroll in three consecutive terms of MUP 163: Functional Piano for Composers.