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BM Performance - Horn at Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington, United States

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Music in Performance - Horn is 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): admission requires a Jacobs Supplemental application and audition in addition to the IU application (preferred deadline November 1, final December 1; Supplemental application December 1). Live auditions held January 29-30, February 5-6 or February 26-27, 2027 (entry 2027-28); a recorded audition (final recordings due February 15) or ad hoc audition is possible if attendance is not possible. TOEFL or IELTS scores due March 1 for non-native English speakers. Horn audition: no prescreening; major scales up to four sharps and flats, two or more octaves; exposition of a Mozart or Strauss concerto or equivalent solo; four contrasting orchestral excerpts for the B.M.; possible sight-reading. Campus-wide: IU application fee $65; test-optional.

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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