Admissions

In response to the global events of 2020, and our subsequent inability to hold live in-person auditions, Manhattan School of Music will only hold recorded and virtual auditions in 2021.

MSM has creatively adapted to offer a modified audition process that will allow our applicants to be fully considered for both admission and scholarship.

Applicants who will participate in a live, virtual Zoom audition will receive more information about their audition schedule on December 18.

Find the updated audition requirements for each area here. Please read the instructions for your major carefully, and feel free to reach out to the Office of Admissions at admission@msmnyc.edu if you have any questions or concerns about your ability to fulfill these requirements.

Prescreening results will be released by December 18.

Specific information about prescreening requirements can be found on the program page to which you are applying. Links to the various program pages are provided here:

Classical Division

• Brass
  Horn, Trumpet, Trombone (Tenor, Bass), Tuba
• Composition
• Collaborative Piano*
  Instrumental, Vocal
• Conducting*
  Choral, Orchestral
• Guitar
• Organ*
• Percussion
• Piano
• Strings
  Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Viola, Violin, Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program
• Voice
  Classical, Opera Studies*
• Woodwinds
  Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone

Contemporary Division

• Contemporary Performance*
  Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Viola, Violin, Voice

Jazz Arts Division

• Jazz Arts
  Composition*, Bass (Acoustic, Electric), Drumset, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone (Alto, Baritone, Tenor), Trumpet, Trombone (Tenor, Bass), Vibraphone, Voice*, Violin/ Viola

Musical Theatre Division

• Musical Theatre

Orchestral Performance Division

• Orchestral Performance*
  Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Double Bass, Flute, French Horn, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Viola, Violin

*Graduate studies only

Find the updated 2021 audition requirements for each area here. Please read the instructions for your major carefully, and feel free to reach out to the Office of Admissions at admission@msmnyc.edu if you have any questions or concerns about your ability to fulfill these requirements.

A strong audition is the main factor in any successful admission result, but it is not the only factor. The MSM Admissions Committee reviews all required application materials before determining admissibility. To review the required materials for your desired major and intended degree program, please visit our How to Apply to the College page.

Admissions results are available no later than April 1, provided that we have received all of your required materials. We will send you an email to let you know when your admission result is available. Admissions results are not available over the phone.