Contact: Prof. Josefino Toledo, Department Chair (jjtoledo@up.edu.ph), and the Office of the College Secretary (musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph)

Mode of Delivery: Online

Audition Requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Composition and for BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Composition:

1. Composition
     a.   Submission of two (2) written/notated compositions in PDF format that best represent the applicant's skill and style.
     b.   Audio recordings of the submitted compositions in mp3 format. Midi realization is acceptable.
     c.   .pdf and .mp3 files must be emailed to jjtoledo@up.edu.ph at least two (2) days before the panel interview.

2. Online Panel Interview in two sections
     a.   Interview with the Composition and Theory department faculty.
     b.   A dictation diagnostic exam will take place after the faculty interview. Applicants should bring BLANK STAFF/MUSIC PAPER, PENCILS, AND ERASER for       this segment.

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Composition:

Submission of two compositions (score and audio file) and interview 

Contact: Dr. Raul Navarro, Department Chair (rcnavarro@up.edu.ph), and the Office of the College Secretary (musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph)

Mode of Delivery: In-person

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA(Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Conducting and for BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Conducting (for BM applicants):

The face-to-face/onsite audition process consists of several parts–

Choral Conducting:

1. Interview. (Please consider your answers for the questions provided below.)

     a.    What is your background in choral music?
     b.    Why are you applying for the choral conducting program?
     c.    What are your goals in applying for the program?
     d.    How do you plan to achieve your goals?

2. Unaccompanied singing of two vocal lines from the pieces attached below while conducting the time signature.

Specific instructions:
     a.   Sing two lines from the music provided below -- "Come Thou Fount of Blessing" (Trad. American Melody), and "Oculi Omnium" by Charles Wood.
     b.   One of the lines must be your voice classification (soprano, alto, tenor, or bass).
     c.   Analyze and learn to conduct the scores provided. You may be asked to conduct a small vocal ensemble during the audition.

3. Unaccompanied singing of any kundiman/classical vocal music.

4. You may be asked to sight read a simple piano score/music.


Instrumental Conducting:

1. Interview. (Please consider your answers for the questions provided below.)

     a.    What is your background in solo/ensemble instrumental music?
     a.    Why are you applying for the instrumental conducting program?
     a.    What are your goals in applying for the program?
     a.    How do you plan to achieve your goals?

2.    Play any [Western] musical instrument. Music pieces to be played must match those in the repertoire requirements of the first entry-level instrument performance course taken by instrument majors (MuP 100).

3.    You may be asked to sight read a simple instrumental music/score.

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Conducting:

      For Choral Conducting:
      Please see requirements for Choral Conducting Primary Concentration.

      For Instrumental Conducting:
      Please see requirements for Instrumental Conducting Primary Concentration. 

Contact: Prof. Ena Maria R. Aldecoa (eraldecoa@up.edu.ph) and the Office of the College Secretary (musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph)

Mode of Delivery: In-person (may be conducted online upon request)

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Piano and for BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Piano

1. The Keyboard Department is encouraging the applicants who will pass the Theory Placement Exam to do the face-to-face live audition. Applicants who       could not come to the face-to-face live audition due to valid reasons have to do a live-streamed audition. Both modes of audition will be done on July 14,     2023 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN in Room 109-A.

2. The detailed schedule of the audition and the details of the live-streamed audition will be sent per e-mail on July 10, 2023.

3. The audition repertoire in Word file shall be sent per e-mail to Prof. Ena Maria R. Aldecoa (eraldecoa@up.edu.ph) on July 11, 2023 with the following           details: a) complete name of the applicant, b) program applied for, c) composer and complete title of each work and duration of each piece.

4. The audition repertoire should have a total duration of 15-30 minutes for undergraduate applicants and 60-minutes for the graduate applicants.

5. All pieces shall be played from memory.

6. The order of performance of pieces shall be at the discretion of the applicant.

Repertoire requirements for AA (primary concentration only) and BM applicants:

1. Scales and arpeggios (major, harmonic, and melodic minor in four octaves) to be chosen from all keys. This requirement will be assigned to the              applicant one week before the audition.

2. One work by J.S. Bach chosen from the Two- or Three-Part Inventions, the 48 Preludes and Fugues, Toccatas, Partitas or the English or French Suites

3. One virtuosic étude chosen from Czerny op. 299 (except nos. 1-5), Chopin (except op. 10 no. 3, op. 10 no. 6 and op. 25 no. 7) Liszt, Rachmaninoff (except    op. 33 no. 7, op. 39 no. 2), Scriabin (except op. 2 no. 1), Prokofiev or Debussy

4. One fast movement of a classical sonata by Haydn, Mozart (except K. 545), Beethoven (except op. 49 nos. 1 & 2) or Schubert

5. A work by a romantic composer or Impressionistic/20th-21st century composer or a Filipino piece

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Piano:

The Keyboard Department has no audition requirement for students who would like to take Piano as the secondary concentration. But, access to a piano or a keyboard with 88 keys would be imperative once piano lessons commence. 

Contact: The Music Education Department (mued.upd@up.edu.ph) and the Office of the College Secretary (musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph)

Mode of Delivery: Online

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Music Education and BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Music education:

1. Applicants who passed the Music Theory exam and meet the department cut-off can proceed to submit the audition requirements. The requirements are 3 videos, a handwritten essay, and an interview. Music Theory exam passers will be posted on the UP College of Music website https://music.upd.edu.ph/

2. The three videos and the essay, specified on Tables 1 & 2, must be submitted by uploading them on July 12, 2023 to a Google Drive folder. Share this folder with the Music Education Department email mued.upd@up.edu.ph. You need to have a google email (Gmail) to be able to do this. July 14, 2023 will be the interview.

See these tables for further instructions:



Please standby (in the Zoom waiting room) for 15 minutes before your interview time slot. You will receive an email for additional instructions.

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Music Education:

              Submission of essay and advising

Contact: Musicology Department (musicology.upd@up.edu.ph) and the Office of the College Secretary (musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph)

Mode of Delivery: In-person

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Musicology or a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Asian Instruments, and for BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Musicology:

1. Perform an audition piece of any genre that demonstrates a high level of musical skill. You may provide your own live accompaniment or use a minus-one track.

2. Submit an essay according to the following guidelines:
       a. Answer one of these questions:

          How do you envision yourself as an “Iskolar ng Bayan” in your applied major at the UP College of Music?

          Given the availability, and potential for abuse, of music-making resources in social media and through AI technology, how would you practice            responsible and ethical musicianship?

       b. Formatting specifics:
           Length: 1 page
           Font size: 12
           Font: Times New Roman
           Spacing: 1.5
           1-inch margins all around

       c. Submit your essays via email to musicology.upd@up.edu.ph with the subject Musicology Admissions 23-24-[Degree Program]- [LAST NAME, FIRST           NAME (of applicant)]

          ex. Musicology Admissions 23-24-AA (Music)-Dela Cruz, Juan

3. A panel of department faculty will interview you about your background, education, family, goals, reasons for applying, seriousness of intent, essay, etc.


Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Musicology:

        Interview

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Asian Instruments:

        Interview 

Contact: Prof. Nathan Manimtim, Department Chair (nvmanimtim1@up.edu.ph), and the Office of the College Secretary musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph

Mode of Delivery: In-person

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass, and for BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass:

1. Scales
       a. All major scales and arpeggios in three octaves
       b. All minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves

2. Sight-reading

3. Performance of audition repertoire

     a. Violin
           One (1) movement (with cadenza) of a concerto by Bach, Haydn, or Mozart to be played WITHOUT accompaniment, and one (1) contrasting piece or            etude by Fiorillo – 36 Etudes or Caprices [Gavinies edition], Don’t, or Kreutzer

     b. Viola
           Two (2) contrasting movements of a standard viola concerto or sonata from the Baroque or Classical periods (cadenza as applies) to be played
           WITHOUT accompaniment; and one (1) etude by Dont Op. 37, Hoffmann - 15 Studies (Op.87), or Kreutzer - 42 Studies

     c. Cello
          Two (2) contrasting movements of a standard concerto or sonata to be played WITHOUT accompaniment and one (1) etude by Dotzauer

     d. Double Bass
          Two (2) contrasting pieces of applicant’s choice, and two (2) orchestral excerpts to be played WITHOUT accompaniment

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Guitar and for BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Guitar:

1. Scales
       a. Major scales in two octaves (open position only): C, G, D, A, E
       b. Harmonic minor scales in two octaves (open position only): c, g, d, a, e

2. Sight-reading

3. Repertoire
       a. Four (4) guitar studies (must be played by memory)
       b. Pagsasanay b. 5 by Lester Demetillo
       c. Pagsasanay b. 2 by Patrick Roxas
       d. Study no. 4 in D Major by Fernando Sor from Twenty Studies for the Guitar (Andres Segovia edition)
       e. Study no. 9 in A Major by Matteo Carcassi from 25 Melodic and Progressive Studies, Op. 60

Audition requirements for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Violin, Viola, Cello, or Double Bass:

1. Audition Video (unedited) of:
       a. one (1) three-octave major scale and arpeggio and its corresponding minor key
       b. two (2) contrasting movements from any baroque or classical sonata or concerto

2. Interview

Audition requirements for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Guitar:

1. Audition Video (unedited) of:
       a. scale (1 octave): C major, A minor harmonic and melodic
       b. sing and play: any Philippine folk song
       c. a performance of Study No. 1 in Metodo De Guitarra by Dionisio Aguado
       d. scheduled department interview 

The Dance Program

Contact: Prof. Angela Lawenko Baguilat, Department Chair (albaguilat@up.edu.ph), and the Office of the College Secretary (musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph)

Mode of Delivery: In-person

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Dance and BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Dance:

1. Eligibility: Preferably, applicants who have acquired five years of intensive training in any of the dance disciplines, like classical ballet, modern/contemporary dance, and jazz

2. Audition procedures:
       a. A ballet and contemporary class will be administered by a dance master on the auditions. Prepare a solo variation or contemporary solo routine.
       b. Applicants will be asked to write, on the spot, a short essay on the topic “Why Dance and why UP”?
       c. Applicants will undergo a panel interview.

3. Audition Attire:
       Female: black or blue leotard, pink or beige tights and ballet shoes
       Male: While top and black tights, ballet shoes

Audition requirements for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Dance:

The same as the requirements for a primary concentration in Dance. See above.




The Voice Program

Contact: Prof. Angela L. Baguilat (albaguilat@up.edu.ph), and the Office of the College Secretary musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph

Mode of Delivery: In-person

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Voice:

1. One English Song (sung in classical style)
2. One Kundiman Song (Abelardo, Santiago, Cuenco, San Pedro or F. de Leon)

       These songs must be sung from memory.

Audition requirements and guidelines for BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Voice:

1. One song from the Italian Anthology
2. One Kundiman Song (Abelardo, Santiago, Cuenco, San Pedro and F. de Leon)

       These songs must be sung from memory.

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Voice:

1. Two audition videos (1 song in English and 1 song in Tagalog) to be submitted ahead
2. Interview and sight-reading test to follow for students from other colleges who wish to enroll in MuP11.
3. For students of the College and Music: no video auditions. An interview or reading test will be required for the secondary concentration applicants. 

Contact: Prof. Antonio Maigue, Department Chair (armaigue@up.edu.ph), and the Office of the College Secretary (musicocs.upd@up.edu.ph)

Mode of Delivery: Online

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a PRIMARY CONCENTRATION in Wind or Percussion Instruments and BM applicants vying for a MAJOR in Winds or Percussion Instruments:

1. For Wind Instrument Players:
       a. Two contrasting pieces (i.e. fast & slow)
       b. All major and minor scales

2. For Percussion Instrument Players:
       a. A piece of your choice, like a snare drum solo – rudimental or concert style.
       b. Numbers 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 34, 36 and 39 of the 40 Drum Rudiments

A copy of the 40 drum rudiments may be sent to you upon request.

ALL applicants will be required to sight-read musical excerpts to be provided by the panel during the interview. Please be ready with your instruments during the virtual interview.

Video recordings should be properly labeled with your full name, title, and composer of the pieces. Please say your full name at the start of your video and the title of the piece you are about to play. Make sure that your full body and the instrument are visible throughout the video.

Upload your videos to Google Drive and send a link to armaigue@up.edu.ph.
Please don’t forget to give us all access to your google drive.

Audition requirements and guidelines for AA (Music) applicants vying for a SECONDARY CONCENTRATION in Wind or Percussion instruments:

1. For wind instrument players
       a. one (1) short piece
       b. one (1) major scale
       c. one (1) minor harmonic scale
       d. must have their own instrument

2. For percussion instrument players
       a. One (1) short piece for snare drum and rudiments

       A copy of the 40 drum rudiments may be sent to you upon request.

       b. Must have their own snare drum