Audition!
A step-by-step guide to assist you with auditioning for the UTM Department of Music.
#2 - Register to Audition & Register For Test Flight
Audition
All applicants to be a music major or music minor must perform an audition for acceptance into the Department of Music, either in person or virtually. You can audition while you are here learning more about UTM Music during Test Flight or schedule your audition for another day.
Audition Requirements Not sure what to play for an audition? We have some suggestions on our Studios page under respective instrument
Music Scholarships Playing music with our department can help finance your academic career!
Other Scholarships and Financial Aid There are many more opportunities to assist you beyond the Music Scholarships
If you haven't registered for Test Flight, you may do so here.
#3 - Audition and scholarship results timeline
Once you have completed your registration and audition:
Audition results will be communicated by email
Electronic scholarship offers will be emailed*
*Auditions and scholarship offers are ongoing, though priority is given to those who audition earliest.
Note: May 1 is the last day e-signed acceptance letters/scholarship offers may be submitted
#4 - Take the Music Theory Diagnostic
Music Theory Diagnostic Exam
After you have auditioned and been accepted as a music major or minor, you must take the Music Theory Diagnostic Exam when you come to campus for orientation. This exam is designed to assess your level of mastery in the music theory area in order to place you in the appropriate course: MUS 120 Fundamentals of Music Theory or MUS 131 Music Theory I.
Students must take the diagnostic exam in the morning on the day of their scheduled SOAR, since they have to register for the appropriate theory course during the afternoon registration session. Therefore, if they fail the exam, it is not recommended that they retake it. However, if there is an extenuating circumstance or a student missed passing by a small margin on the first attempt and is otherwise academically strong, then the student may request to retake the exam. The theory coordinator has the discretion to grant or deny these requests.
Students who have mastered the concepts covered in the Diagnostic Exam will be allowed to register for MUS 131. Students who have not will register for MUS 120.
Preparation for the music theory diagnostic at UT Martin requires knowledge and skill in the following areas:
Notation
Clefs: Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Accidentals
Scales
Major
Minor – natural/harmonic/melodic
Key Signatures
All Major and Minor
Triads
Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented
Intervals
Naming and identifying intervals
Rhythm and Meter
Simple and compound meter
Tie/Syncopation/Hemiola
Triplet/Duplet/Tuplet
Ability to count these rhythms
For those students who already have a substantial music theory background, please contact the Music Theory Coordinator, Dr. Michael Mathenia at mmatheni@utm.edu or 731-881-7410 for more information on special arrangements.
Materials for Preparation:
The text we recommend is Principles of Music by Philip Lambert, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press: ISBN 978-0-19-063814-6). (NOTE: Students who do not pass the diagnostic will be able to use their copy of the text in the MUS 120 course.)
The following website may also be helpful: musictheory.net
Happy studying and please feel free to contact us if we can help you with your preparation!
Sample Theory Diagnostic and Key:
SAMPLE TEST
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FtjksYrYvrfZtpmMLxTJtzKseX78d6HL/view?usp=share_link
SAMPLE TEST KEY
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TICkl2F4Xr3qn6fOlkIOmDkyeT4oayH9/view?usp=share_link
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Music Theory Diagnostic Preparation
Music Theory Diagnostic Exam
After you have auditioned and been accepted as a music major or minor, you must take the Music Theory Diagnostic Exam when you come to campus for orientation. This exam is designed to assess your level of mastery in the music theory area in order to place you in the appropriate course: MUS 120 Fundamentals of Music Theory or MUS 131 Music Theory I.
Students must take the diagnostic exam in the morning on the day of their scheduled SOAR, since they have to register for the appropriate theory course during the afternoon registration session. Therefore, if they fail the exam, it is not recommended that they retake it. However, if there is an extenuating circumstance or a student missed passing by a small margin on the first attempt and is otherwise academically strong, then the student may request to retake the exam. The coordinator has the discretion to grant or deny these requests.
Students who have mastered the concepts covered in the Diagnostic Exam (outlined in the links below) will be allowed to register for MUS 131. Students who have not will register for MUS 120.
For those students who have a substantial music theory background, please contact the Music Theory Coordinator, Dr. Michael Mathenia at mmatheni@utm.edu or 731-881-7410 for more information on special arrangements.
Materials for Preparation:
The text for MUS 120 is Principles of Music by Philip Lambert, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press: ISBN 978-0-19-063814-6). This text may be used to prepare for the theory diagnostic exam. (NOTE: Students who do not pass the diagnostic exam will be able to use their copy of the text in the MUS 120 course.)
Preparation for the music theory diagnostic at UT Martin requires knowledge and skill in the following areas:
Notation
Clefs: Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Accidentals
Scales
Major
Minor – natural/harmonic/melodic
Key Signatures
All Major and Minor
Triads
Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented
Intervals
Naming and identifying intervals
Rhythm and Meter
Simple and compound meter
Tie/Syncopation/Hemiola
Triplet/Duplet/Tuplet
Ability to count these rhythms
Students who master these concepts will be allowed to register for MUS 131 Theory I. Students who do not master these concepts will register for MUS 12- Fundamentals of Music Theory.
To further assist your preparation, you may take the sample test and grade yourself based on the supplied key.
The following website may also be helpful: musictheory.net.
If you have any questions regarding the diagnostic or music theory courses, please contact Dr. Michael Mathenia via email at mmatheni@utm.edu.
Happy studying and please feel free to contact us if we can help you with your preparation!