Prospective students of Bard’s innovative degree programs in Chinese music will have the opportunity to learn more about applying and audition with Bard faculty during a series of virtual and live events from December 10 to December 18, 2022, for admission in Fall 2023. To guarantee a spot, sign up for an audition below.
Audition Dates and Locations
December 3 Info Session (Online via Zoom)
12 月 3 日 招生说明会（通过Zoom线上进行）
December 10 Virtual Auditions (Online via Zoom)
12 月 10 日 线上初试（通过Zoom线上进行）
December 11 Shenzhen
12 月 11 日 深圳
December 17 Shanghai
12 月 17 日 上海
December 18 Beijing
12 月 18 日 北京
Location details and times will be provided after registration is completed.
These auditions will serve as the pre-screening round of auditions. Following a successful pre-screening audition, applicants will be invited to complete an application.
more information about pre-screening auditions
For the Undergraduate Double Degree, all instruments, please prepare one traditional piece and one contemporary piece for your audition. We are actively recruiting students in all Chinese instruments, with special interest in erhu, sheng, dizi, yangqin and suona.
For the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture, performance concentration, please prepare one Chinese piece (traditional or contemporary) of approximately 10 minutes duration. Other pre-screening materials will be collected after the audition.
For non-performance concentrations (composition, musicology), pre-screening materials will be requested after you submit the audition registration.