BM Performance - Clarinet at Indiana University Bloomington

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Music in performance (clarinet) is an undergraduate performance degree offered by the Jacobs School of Music at IU Bloomington.

Faculty: Jacobs School of Music | Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Jacobs School of Music undergraduate applicants (B.M., B.M.E., B.S.O.F.): admission requires the IU application, the Jacobs supplemental application and an audition. Clarinet audition (undergraduate, about 10 minutes, no prescreen, no pianist): B.M. applicants play all major and minor scales through seven sharps and flats, one slow etude, one fast etude and two contrasting standard solos; B.M.E. and B.S.O.F. applicants play scales through four sharps and flats, one slow etude, one fast etude and one standard solo. IU application deadline November 1 (preferred) or December 1 (final); Jacobs supplemental application December 1; live audition weekends January 29-30, February 5-6 or February 26-27, 2027 (2027-28 entry); recorded auditions due February 15; TOEFL or IELTS scores due March 1 for non-native English speakers.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Freshmen can start in the fall or spring semester; freshmen applying for the spring semester should apply by November 1 (priority deadline).

Transfer students can start in fall, spring (January start) or summer.

Freshman early action (non-binding) deadline is November 1 (response January 15); regular decision deadline is February 1 (response March 15); after February 1 applications are considered on a space-available basis. The enrollment deposit of $100 is due May 1. IU Bloomington is test-optional (SAT, ACT and CLT scores are optional). Apply with either the Apply IU application or the Common Application.

Transfer priority deadlines: fall start June 1, spring (January start) November 1, summer start March 1; School of Nursing applicants for fall must apply by April 1 and Kelley School of Business applicants by June 1. Apply with either the Apply IU application or the Common Application.

The undergraduate application fee is $65 (US citizen and international); the Jacobs School of Music application fee is $95.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.indiana.edu/apply/index.html

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