By Katherine Evans, Admissions Manager
By now, you have probably submitted your general application to UBC and chosen “BMUS” as one of your choices of degree program. You’ve also been directed to submit and pay for the Supplementary Audition Form, and sent a 2020 Reference Form link to your two references for them to submit on your behalf.
If you are planning on playing an audition in-person, you should have recently received an audition date and time for the Feb. 29th/March 1st or March 7th/8th weekend. We are not often able to take requests about audition days because the audition schedule is instrument-specific and can depend on faculty schedules, but if you have a conflict with your date or time, please let me know and we will try our best to accommodate. If you live far away and are planning to submit a video audition, you should have received instructions via email about how to upload it. The upload deadline this year is Feb. 25th, 2020.
If you are applying for the Composition major, you have uploaded your recordings and sent your portfolio in hard-copy to the Music School and it will arrive by March 1. (If it’s a few days later than March 1st, that’s okay too.)
Haven’t received an audition time? Haven’t received directions to upload your audition video? Having issues of any kind about the audition process? Let us know! We’re looking forward to meeting you on the audition day or watching your audition video submission.
Now, take a moment to sit back — well done! You can imagine having a beautiful experience on your audition day. The sun is shining, a cheerful UBC student greets you when you check in at the welcome desk, and the faculty are all in a good mood because the Music Undergraduate Association has coffee, tea, and cookies available in the lobby. You will be able to warm up in a private practice room and bring your best performance level into the audition experience.
What would your life be like as a UBC Music student? You love music, love playing your instrument, and are excited to explore the incredible academic resources of an amazing institution! You will spend lots of time in the Music Building, Roy Barnett Recital Hall, Old Auditorium, and the Chan Centre, as well as the Music, Art, and Architecture Library in the Barber Learning Centre and the AMS Student Nest too.
We’ve posted some audition advice for you on the Admissions Blog and you may also want to check out UBC’s guide to life on campus.
Updated from Feb. 18th, 2019
