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How current students may apply for an advanced degree

BM to MM

1. Complete a formal application to the Jacobs School of Music, available in the Admissions Office.

2. Submit the following items to the composition department chair before February 15 for priority consideration for financial aid:
a) chronological list of compositions, including instrumentation, duration, date
b) 3-4 scores and recordings


MM to DM

1. Complete the one page application form, available in the Jacobs School of Music Admissions Office.

2. Submit the following items to the composition department chair before February 15 for priority consideration for financial aid:
a) chronological list of compositions, including instrumentation, duration, date
b) 3-4 scores and recordings

3. Also, before making a departmental recommendation to the admissions committee (chair's letter), the composition faculty will need to hear your MM recital and also see a substantial portion of your MM Thesis.


Deadline for applying for Composition associate instructorships and graduate assistantships: February 15

Information and Application Guidelines for associate instructorships and graduate assistantships in the Composition Department (printable .pdf format). Applicants to the School of Music should wait to apply for these positions until after you hear from us in late December or early January, once we have completed our screening process for graduate applications.


Deadline for applying for Theory associate instructorships: early January (Check with the Theory Dept. for exact date)

Note: We strongly encourage new (and current) graduate students to apply for associate instructorships in the Theory Department. To do so, you need to check the appropriate box on the graduate application form. If you sent in the form without doing this, and would like to apply for a Theory AI, please contact the Admissions Office well ahead of your on-campus interview, to arrange the appropriate interview with the Theory faculty.

Current IU composition majors should apply for Theory AI positions by filling out the online application before their early January deadline. Interviews are held on audition weekends in January, February and March.



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