The Solo Piano Program Application Process
Solo piano applicants must provide an audition recording and an application. Materials must be submitted online or postmarked by 15 January 2011. Earlier application deadlines with discounted application fees are available (see deadline schedule below). Applications will be considered incomplete until all required materials have been received. All application materials must be submitted by the same deadline to qualify for that deadline's application fee. Those who apply online must mail the audition recording separately (recording must be postmarked by the same deadline the online application was submitted). Those who download/print a PDF application must mail the application form and audition recording together in one packet. Deadlines are "postmark" deadlines and not "received by" deadlines. Application fees are non-refundable.
The Application
The application contains three components: the application form, a one-page resume, and a short statement (100 words) explaining why you wish to attend the Music Academy.
Online applications are preferred. Applicants also have the option of downloading and printing a written application in pdf format. An application fee is required when submitting either application. Please see the application form for fees and payment methods. The resume and statement must accompany the application. Provisions exist for including these with online applications. In the case of printable applications, please attach resume and statement.
The Recorded Audition
Unaccompanied recorded auditions must contain three works, preferably solo, of contrasting styles, one of which should be a complete multi-movement work or its equivalent. CD preferred; DVD also acceptable. Be sure to label audition recordings with your name, instrument, and audition repertoire.
Written applications and audition recordings must be submitted to:
Admissions
Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
2011 Application Deadlines
All deadlines refer to both online submissions and the postmark date for hard-copy applications and mailed recordings.
Instrumentalists and Solo Pianists
15 January 2011: Application fee $100
Apply by 5 January 2011 for a $25 reduction of application fee (fee $75)
Apply by 15 December 2010 for a $50 reduction of application fee (fee $50)
All application materials - including audition recordings - must be submitted by the same deadline. A higher application fee is incurred if a recording is postmarked later than the deadline by which the application was submitted. *Application fees are non-refundable.
