West Hartford, CT
Hartt string audition requirements
The Hartt School, University of Hartford requires violin, viola, cello, double bass applicants to prepare a focused audition program. No prescreen for undergraduate and Master's string applicants. A recorded prescreening is required only for DMA and Artist Diploma applicants. The fastest way to get your take to standard is to fix the passage that is holding it back, on the same five dimensions a panel listens for, before you ever hit submit.
Requirements and deadlines change every admissions cycle, and exact repertoire varies by instrument and degree. Always confirm the current, official requirements before you prepare: Hartt official audition page
Frequently asked
Does Hartt require a prescreening video for string auditions?
No prescreen for undergraduate and Master's string applicants. A recorded prescreening is required only for DMA and Artist Diploma applicants.
When is the Hartt string audition deadline?
Prescreen deadline December 1 (for the programs that require a prescreen, such as DMA); undergraduate on-campus string auditions scheduled for January 24 (current cycle). Deadlines change each admissions cycle, so confirm the current dates on the official site.
What repertoire does Hartt require for strings?
A concerto movement or complete concerto, an unaccompanied Bach work, and an etude, caprice, or virtuoso piece; for violin BM at least one selection must be a 20th or 21st century work. Graduate/diploma prescreen: a complete concerto plus two Bach movements, or one concerto movement plus a complete Bach work, plus an additional showpiece. Always confirm the exact, current list for your instrument and degree on the official requirements page.
How can I practice my Hartt prescreen recording?
Practice it with the teacher first, free, no signup. Talk through your Hartt prescreen excerpt, get the one specific fix that is actually costing you points, then record it again before you submit.
Something in your Hartt program not holding?
Tell the teacher which passage it is and what goes wrong in it. Real fix in 30 seconds. Free to try, no card.
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