Guidelines for Pre-Screening Recordings 

• Recordings must be genuinely performed by you 
• You are required to upload your files in a Video format. Acceptable file types include: .avi, .flv, .m1v, .m2v, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .webm, .wmv 
• Each of your required pieces should be uploaded to your application as a separate file 
• Clearly label each of the uploaded files with the name of the composer and work/movement
• Recordings must not be edited, nor should any effects such as “reverb” be added 
• Review your recordings before uploading to ensure that they are of good quality and represent your best work to date 
• Upload your recordings to your application well in advance of the application deadline (December 15, 2024)

Please note that all Master of Music programs require you to submit a pre-screening recording as part of your application. Faculty will review the recordings and, if you pass the pre-screening round, you will be invited to a final audition.

In addition to your pre-screen repertoire, please also record an informal self-introduction video no more than 3 minutes in length. Please use this as an opportunity to share something that we don't already know from your application. This could be an interesting story about yourself, music or non-music related. Use it as an opportunity to share your personality and let us get to know you better! Please record this video in English.

All collaborative repertoire must be performed with soloists. Applicants must arrange for their own soloists on the pre-screen recording.

Final auditions for collaborative piano will take place in Tianjin and New York City. Applicants unable to travel to a live audition location must contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@tianjinjuilliard.edu.cn to discuss the circumstances and reasons they cannot audition live, and to request approval of an alternative audition modality.

• The live audition dates and locations are listed below 
• All collaborative piano applicants auditioning live will perform with soloists provided by Tianjin Juilliard 

Memorization

• All solo piano works must be performed from memory.

Instrumental Focus

Pre-Screening Audition Requirements

1. Choose one of the following:

   - The first movement of a substantial sonata for violin and piano by Mozart.

   - The first movement of a substantial sonata for violin or cello and piano by Beethoven.

2. The first movement of a substantial sonata of a contrasting style for violin or cello and piano.

3. A substantial solo piece of the applicant’s choice. All solo piano works must be performed from memory.

Final Audition Requirements

The following repertoire requirements have been adjusted compared to last year. Be sure to review the changes. Last updated on September 18, 2024.

Note that BOTH Sonata selections MUST be different from the pre-screening round.

1. Choose one of the following:

    - BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata in E Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3. First movement and second movement

    - MOZART: Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454. First movement and second movement

2. Choose one of the following sonatas:

    - FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A. Fourth movement

    - BRAHMS: Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78. First movement and second movement

    - PROKOFIEV: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 94a. First movement and second movement

3. Choose one of the following.

    - MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64. First movement

    - MOZART: Violin Concerto in A Major, KV 219. First movement

4. Choose one of the following solo selections. Must be performed from memory.

    - One prelude and fugue by J.S. Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier.

    - One solo piano piece of the applicant’s choice written in the 19th or 20th century.

5. Sight-reading selections from instrumental and vocal literature.

The candidate is required to perform with the violinist provided by Tianjin Juilliard. The candidate will be responsible for coordinating rehearsal time directly with the audition partners.

In addition to the requirements listed above, a personal interview of the applicant will be conducted by the faculty.

Vocal Focus

Applicants to the Collaborative Piano – Vocal Focus major must be fluent in English and are required to complete an interview with the Chair of Collaborative Piano as part of the pre-screening process.

Pre-Screening Audition Requirements

1. MOZART: Voi che sapete from Le nozze di Figaro

2. Choose one of the following:

    -SCHUBERT: Ganymed (A-flat major)

    -SCHUMANN: Mondnacht (E major)

3. Choose one of the following:

    -WOLF: Er ist’s (G major)

    -SCHUBERT: Der Musensohn (G major)

4. Choose one of the following:

    -FAURÉ: Mandoline (A-flat major)

    -DEBUSSY: Green (Original key)

5. A substantial solo piece of the applicant’s choice. All solo piano works must be performed from memory.

IMPORTANT: In the video recording, applicants must announce the complete titles of each vocal selection and the full names of each composer in the original language.

Final Audition Requirements

The following repertoire requirements have been adjusted compared to last year. Be sure to review the changes. Last updated on September 18, 2024.

In addition to the requirements listed below, a second personal interview of the applicant will be conducted by the faculty. All applicants will be asked to sight-read at their live audition or during the online interview with faculty.

1. MOZART: Smanie implacabili, with recitativo from Così fan tutte (start from “Ah! Scostati”)

2. STRAUSS: Wie du warst from Der Rosenkavalier

3. Choose one of the following:

     -SCHUBERT: Im Frühling (G major)

     -BRAHMS: Botschaft (B-flat minor)

4. Choose one of the following:

     -BERG: Die Nachtigall

     -STRAUSS: Cäcilie (E-flat major)

5. Choose one of the following:

     -DUPARC: Chanson triste  

     -FAURÉ: La lune blanche 

6. Choose one of the following solo selections. Must be performed from memory.

    -One prelude and fugue by J.S. Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier.

    -One solo piano piece of the applicant’s choice written in the 19th or 20th century.

7. One song to be played and sung at the same time by the candidate, emailed one week before the interview.

8. Sight-reading.

The candidate is required to perform with the singer provided by Tianjin Juilliard. The candidate will be responsible for coordinating rehearsal time directly with the audition partners.